Please tutor me to raise Cornish X for my freezer

[kathyinmo]

A few of the meaties (17 days old) went out free ranging today; some went further than I expected (into the timber area).

Some stayed in their shelter and lounged around.

Others ventured out to the feed ...

I weighed a 3 of them, at random. Weights were 16 oz, 17.2 oz, 19.7 oz.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

lookin' good Kathy, lookin' good!

 

[SteveH]

Dose anyone know if there are different strands of Cornish X's, some that grow slower than others?

There are , but they're sold as such . I believe its probably the free ranging that slowed their growth .

A few of the meaties (17 days old)

They're lookin' like they oughta Kathy . Don't you just love that big , bald , baseball under their tails ?

 

[kathyinmo]

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Never having had these before, I was kinda worried about that. Looks like the skin is so tight .... like it is ready to split open! I had to look around at some other pictures, to see that it is, "normal."

 

[Wolfwoman]

Are you on the 12 on 12 off feeding schedule?

Mine are 17 days old and they are at 10oz.

 

[kathyinmo]

I take the food out every night, and put it back in the morning. I hope this is the right way to do it.

Are they growing too fast?

 

[Wolfwoman]

Yup that's what I've been doing... hmm. Are yours still on medicated chick starter? But mine aren't outside... it's too cold here for them yet.

 

[kathyinmo]

Non-medicated, because I had them vaccinated for cocci, so can not use medicated feed.

 

[Wolfwoman]

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But still chick starter. Maybe yours are getting the extra weight from being outside. I'm hoping to get mine out in the next week.

 

[kathyinmo]

22% (or is it 23% ?) Game Bird Feed is what I am using.

ETA: I went and looked .... It is 22% Game Bird Starter/Grower.