Red Laced Cornish X and project talk (pics p. 8)

[bt2000]

all I can say is..

On second thought I have to ask.

Do you have feed limit those birds as they get older or do they "max out" or even out on growth??

What are they looking like as adults?

 

[al6517]

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If you don't mind some fantastic genetics in a WLR I could probably swing that ............ but man O man are you gonna have to dish out some serious favors hehehehehe

. perhaps something good to eat.

 

[SteveH]

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Mine was a day shy of 12 weeks old when I lost him and most of my flock to a plague of buffalo gnats. He had been on free choice feed from hatch on, about 22% protein most of that time, but if memory serves, he also got some 18% for 2 or 3 weeks. At around 8 weeks he was thrown in with my adult flock; he was the same size in height as my year old ISAs and Ameraucanas, probably weighed between a half to a full pound more. He began trying to breed at 11 weeks........................... I've never had one do that before. He was very active; a great forager with nothing like the CX's tendency to sit at the feeder and gorge, though of course he did consume a fair bit of feed.

The thing I liked about him was that he had developed meat right along with the big frame, not grow the frame first then start muscleing up much later like a Brahma or Jersey Giant............................. and at 12 weeks had a bigger frame [with plenty of meat over it] than those giant breeds would have had at the same age.

Katy probably thinks I'm plugging her chickens, trying to butter her up..........................

...................... but I was truly sold on that boy's build, rapid growth, and active nature. I'm not sure if he would have lived a long life; but I was encouraged by the fact that he remained so active inspite of the big, rapidly grown, meaty body. I was figuring on useing him on the CX and Cornish crosses I was making on my Ameraucanas.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

I love plugs

I do have the size down and the healthy even growth of feathers/bone/meat. And they do start breeding early. It's longevity that I am still working on . . . but it's getting better all the time

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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If you don't mind some fantastic genetics in a WLR I could probably swing that ............ but man O man are you gonna have to dish out some serious favors hehehehehe

. perhaps something good to eat.

BAHAHAHAHAHA . . . . I'll take your eggs and raise you 10.

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

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Thanks! I do keep the adults on restricted feed/grain however they are very active foragers. I feed them 20% flock raiser and keep them thinner than they would like, but it is working one batch of my very large hens are two this year. They let me know when they need a little more feed by backing off on the eggs. Funny thing is most of them are egg a day layers and they lay huge eggs. WMR & Steve can attest to that

The short end of the stick is feeding the breeding stock through the winter

 

[WhiteMountainsRanch]

I've been free feeding mine 22% starter...

They are 5 weeks old...

and AS OF TODAY already weigh TWO full pounds!!!

No wonder I've been going through so much food...

good thing there's only 6 of them! I couldn't imagine feeding 25 or 50!!!

 

[knjinnm]

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Got pictures??

 

[BarnChick]

I have a dark cornish hen coming in, and what would I cross it with to get these birds. The red laced wyandotte or something else?

 

[NevadaRon]

What birds are you looking to get?