Raising our 1st set of CX meaties

[Angelicisi]

Very happy I didn't sell any of these. This order was for our own freezer (they better grow! We need food lol) so we kept all the chicks. Is hate to get that call lol

 

[kuntrygirl]

I separated 12 large last week because one cut open the side of a lil one over food. Today I studied the group for a few and I have ANOTHER 10 that are like regular week old layer chicks that have feathers growing the wrong way or not at all and the rest look like 3 week old CX :/ aren't these 6 week olds?

We are placin an order next week for 50 CX. I bet that order BEATS this order!

I definitely got some runts, whoopsies and some "what is this" chicks. My poor little runts just let the others run over them to eat and wait on the side until everyone is done. I think I will separate the runts and put them in a brooder by themselves. I'm thinking I may not ever process them. They are just too small. They are the same size and weight as the average chick. I think they are killing themselves because they are not meat birds and they are trying to keep up with the amount of food the other chicks are trying to eat and it's making them sick. They don't look good.

The 10 that you are talking about sounds just like mine as well. So, they all must have come from the same farm.

And yes, they are 6 weeks old. Doesn't look like I can process mine in 2 weeks. Looks like it will be longer. :/

As soon as some get to TSC, I will get about 10 of them then.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Very happy I didn't sell any of these. This order was for our own freezer (they better grow! We need food lol) so we kept all the chicks. Is hate to get that call lol

I'm glad that you didn't sell them either. You would have got some threatening visits AND calls. If mine don't grow any bigger, it will be ok, because I can put a bunch in the freezer. It'll be just for me and perhaps a few relatives that come over. So whatever the end result is, I guess I"ll have to be ok with it.

 

[LemonMeringue]

I also have been very benefited by the FF feed discussions here on byc. I had never seen that before reading it on here. It has made a big difference in our birds. We are getting a handful of CornishX in a few days. I'm starting the FF bucket for them today.

 

[LindaB220]

I'm really getting antsy about the chicks coming. I have 18 com Mar 20 and 25 coming around May 1. BUT all DP. No cornishx. I'm thinking that now I have my brooder set up and ready I might just pick up 10 or so and get a head start. What do you think? Too much? They would be ready for outside by the time the others come. I have a 3'x12' grow out pen. Just thinking.

 

[Angelicisi]

Yay! Fluffy butts! I would to watch 1st hand the different growths lol

I'm really getting antsy about the chicks coming.  I have 18 com Mar 20 and 25 coming around May 1.  BUT all DP.  No cornishx.  I'm thinking that now I have my brooder set up and ready I might just pick up 10 or so and get a head start.  What do you think?  Too much?  They would be ready for outside by the time the others come.  I have a 3'x12' grow out pen.  Just thinking.  

 

[LemonMeringue]

I will be doing exactly that. I have ordered 3 dual purpose breeds as well as the CornishX. We have 25 chicks coming from McMurray in a couple of days. Guess I should get a notebook ready for note-taking.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Chick Days at Tractor Supply Monday. Get ready chicken lovers.

 

[BCMaraniac]

Chick Days at Tractor Supply Monday. Get ready chicken lovers.

Why did you have to tell me that??????

 

[Angelicisi]

What is chick days? I need in on this. We aren't big Tractor supply people yet lol
Are they selling chicks now?
Is there a super sale? (still paying for my last super sale )
Humor my brain while I absorb what's about to happen knowing the local feed store actually has chicks (not have to order but in my hand peeps) crap chicken math!

We want eggs to go with meaties lol
For a dozen a week or so I figure is 2 hens at minimum but probably technically 4 hens to achieve. (*might get double that might get snubbed! This I know, but need a buffer lol)
For every extra dozen I'm thinking double that number of hens. So we want 3-4 dozen a week.
Thinking I would need at least 8 but realistically closer to 16 hens to get proper egg numbers, even then I know molting and seasons can hault it a bit...we need pullets then. Always need a few extra pullets when chicks (in case we lose one?)
Probably straight run chicks? So I need DOUBLE the actual number needed for a good chance at getting half pullets. Then will eat the roos (but whew that's a long time growing out roos to eat lol) so wanting a few dozen eggs leads to over 30 new peeps about right? u
Still a chicken newb in many many many ways!
I have only gotten chicks from breeders and random rescues and meaties at hatcheries...are these hatchery layer chicks?! I want real layers but don't wanna pay shipping lol I almost placed an order for Dominiques for someone but they bailed and I didn't have my minimum met (only want 4 lol) lol love fluffybutt nuggets but in a different way (yum) my novelty flock of layers is small and we need more eggs than we got last year. Hubby says Keep the rainbow but where's his eggs!? Lol