should i get starit run, hens, or roosters?

[jaketheeggman]

I am looking at ordering some cornish X and was wondering what would i be best of ordering for getting the most meat for the money?

Hens .91
Straight Run .99
roosters 1.12

 

[Ema]

I was thinking about ordering cornish X for meat myself, but then decided on a dual purpose breed instead, and I went with a straight run. The reason being is I can process the rest except maybe 2 or 3 females and one Roo so that way I do not have to buy more and I can keep reproducing my own when needed, and have eggs as well.

but if you are intent on cornish X and want more meat for your buck I would go for the roos as they get larger. Roos will be fine together as long as there are no hens to fight over.

Ema

 

[Dogfish]

Roosters only for me. Yes, they eat more, but you end up with larger birds. No, they won't fight.

Nice price, by the way. Local to you? Mine were $1.55 each, delivered.

 

[cattleman999]

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What breed of DP bird did you go with and what have you thought of the results?

 

[cockadoodledude]

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It's my first time raising chickens as well. I have 25 Cornish X straight run coming in 2 weeks. Should I separate the ROOs out? If so, when should it be done?

 

[Renee']

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It's my first time raising chickens as well. I have 25 Cornish X straight run coming in 2 weeks. Should I separate the ROOs out? If so, when should it be done?

Nope, no need to separate, they will be processed long before they become sexually mature.

 

[bigredfeather]

I like to get str8 run due to how we process. I get 110 chicks every other week. We process half (mostly cockerals) at 7 weeks and then the other half (the pullets) at 8 weeks. Generally the pullets will be just slightly lighter than the boys after holding them back an additional week.

 

[KaneMoa]

I usually get the cockerels. Way bigger bird for your buck. Ya they eat a lot but they are considerably larger than the pullets, and ready a lot faster. Even if they scuffle a little its no big deal, they don't have spurs yet.

 

[PotterWatch]

We get straight run and process them all the same day since some people like a little smaller bird and some people like a little larger bird.

 

[cockadoodledude]

Renee' :

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It's my first time raising chickens as well. I have 25 Cornish X straight run coming in 2 weeks. Should I separate the ROOs out? If so, when should it be done?

Nope, no need to separate, they will be processed long before they become sexually mature.​

Thanks for the tidbit Renee

Cheers!
C