Poll: What kind of Meat Birds do you raise?

[GregJS234]

What kinds of birds are people working with?

 

[3KillerBs]

I haven't raised any meat birds yet other than incidental "packing peanuts". We're planning on raising some Cornish X this year.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Quail and males we can't get rid off

 

[B-Goock]

Quail, barnyard males & a few hens, black penedesenca, cornish x...... So far
Probably try some slower grow meat birds sometime.

 

[GregJS234]

not very many responses, but this is really interesting so far! CX is much less popular than you would think based on reading the threads here. I'm surprised we don't get more turkey-specific threads as well.

 

[Timmy59]

We have 2 flocks of birds, 1 for laying and 1 for meat.. The meat birds are double or near double the size of the layers.. Some here know what we're keeping as I have said elsewhere.. But I will be bringing these to market locally and calling them BYBs backyardbroilers or maybe Prepper birds.. Our meatbirds are of a Cornish cross but NOT the typical cx that we have kept and processed at 50 days.. These birds are a sustainable bird and other than curled toes appear to have no issues living a productive life.. Matter of fact the meaties are outlaying the layers at present.. The meat birds were 5 months on the 2nd and 4 hens are laying the layers are 3 weeks older and only 2 are laying at present... They are new to us, I bought them for a sustainable flock and at present I do not know what the chicks will become.. If they follow the footsteps of these young adults I forsee no problem stocking our freezer with good eats from a productive bird..

 

[GregJS234]

We have 2 flocks of birds, 1 for laying and 1 for meat.. The meat birds are double or near double the size of the layers.. Some here know what we're keeping as I have said elsewhere.. But I will be bringing these to market locally and calling them BYBs backyardbroilers or maybe Prepper birds.. Our meatbirds are of a Cornish cross but NOT the typical cx that we have kept and processed at 50 days.. These birds are a sustainable bird and other than curled toes appear to have no issues living a productive life.. Matter of fact the meaties are outlaying the layers at present.. The meat birds were 5 months on the 2nd and 4 hens are laying the layers are 3 weeks older and only 2 are laying at present... They are new to us, I bought them for a sustainable flock and at present I do not know what the chicks will become.. If they follow the footsteps of these young adults I forsee no problem stocking our freezer with good eats from a productive bird..

that's crazy that your meat birds out-lay your layers! have you kept track of how much each flock eats? It would be interesting to compare the feed-to-egg conversion rate

 

[Timmy59]

I do not have that concern, as a small time farmer my time is VERY precious and few.. We got 7 eggs from the meaties today and 2 from the layers.. They're young birds so it'll balance before it's said and done.. I've got the incubator fired up and will start collecting the meat eggs here pdq so that we hatch for the freezer and local sales..

 

[NY Coturnix]

Raising coturnix quail for a year now. Not really for meat just the extra roo's. I have Turkey coming late April though. A couple BB and some heritage bourbon reds.

 

[Anne02]

I've raised turkeys and ducks, and I am planning on getting quail. We will also most likely eat any extra roosters that we get.