I'm considering doing as others have, ordering some meat birds in the fall so they do not suffer from overheating as they grow the weather would get cooler not hotter.
I have a back yard, not acerage.
I was thinking of ordering maybe 12-15 chicks from Ideal - enough to get the 25.00 min order.
i was thinking 1/2 Cornish crosses, 1/2 red or black Broilers.
I can tractor them in my back yard as they get older.
There is a processor I can use - so I have covered that.
This is more about being responsible for the food I'm eating more than trying to do this on the "cheap".
I have a flock of 8 laying hens now.
I have a friend who has raised meat birds the past 2 years, so I have been around what the Cornish crosses are like.
thoughts? feedback?
Thanks
Catherine
I have a back yard, not acerage.
I was thinking of ordering maybe 12-15 chicks from Ideal - enough to get the 25.00 min order.
i was thinking 1/2 Cornish crosses, 1/2 red or black Broilers.
I can tractor them in my back yard as they get older.
There is a processor I can use - so I have covered that.
This is more about being responsible for the food I'm eating more than trying to do this on the "cheap".
I have a flock of 8 laying hens now.
I have a friend who has raised meat birds the past 2 years, so I have been around what the Cornish crosses are like.
thoughts? feedback?
Thanks
Catherine