SAY WHAT??? Pet cornish X?

[CalebtheChicken]

Yeah really?

 

[Chicken + Duck = Ducken!]

If your meaties lived that long, then I'm determined to keep my white broiler hen Honey Bun alive for at least a year... She is the best of all my chickens she is a beloved pet that is loved by much of my town

 

[Denninmi]

Chicken + Duck = Ducken! :

If your meaties lived that long, then I'm determined to keep my white broiler hen Honey Bun alive for at least a year... She is the best of all my chickens she is a beloved pet that is loved by much of my town

Well, I think that diet and exercise are going to be the key -- keep the bird as fit and trim as possible, and make it work for its food rather than sit there and eat all day.

Good luck.​

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Well, I think that diet and exercise are going to be the key -- keep the bird as fit and trim as possible, and make it work for its food rather than sit there and eat all day.

Good luck.

You are absolutely right.

 

[Jschaaff]

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That is exactly what I am planning on doing. I bought them with some other chicks and they are all growing up together. I have read that they will eat themselves so fat that they cannot walk anymore. So I am hoping that they will not do this.

Well let me jump in on this one. 6 "meaties" were given to me by someone who had no idea they were meaties. Guess what? Here's a pic of 3 of them.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/6612_byc_broilers.jpg



I was told that they wouldn't live past 8 weeks old. Not sure what happened but here are they 2 1/2 years later. They just had a dust bath. That's why they are so dirty.

I let them free range all day every day. I only feed them one time a day (in the morning). They get plenty of fruits and vegetables and they exercise when they run around the property running after bugs and other insects.

Who knew.

Edited to say that they lay double yoke eggs. They eggs are HUGE !

Nice job

I process my meaties, nothing to do with money as the OP suggested, afterall, it's a lot more expensive than store bought... I do it simply because if I'm gonna' eat a chicken, I want it to have a good life before it's processed, not live in one of those awful factories.

That said, I LOVE what you did! I have been thinking about keeping my smallest meaty, at 7 weeks she is maybe 3 lbs, she's always been the runt!, and putting her in with my layers until she is much bigger. Not so much for a pet, but as long as she is healthy and enjoying life, I'd rather keep her until she is much bigger. It's nice to see it CAN be done, whether you want them as pets, or for food.


Great job, and thank you very much for sharing!!!

-Jessa