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Pretty much what I've been saying, I think.
Pretty much what I've been saying, I think.
Standard Cornish vs. Cornish-X
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Haha, I'm with you there- I love raising my birds, but this winter has been great. I killed my old layers with my meaties last fall, and I've been chicken free ever since! It's nice not to have to wade through the snow to de-ice a water trough for birds that aren't even producing eggs because it's too darned cold! Now that spring is coming though, I can't wait.
Haha, I'm with you there- I love raising my birds, but this winter has been great. I killed my old layers with my meaties last fall, and I've been chicken free ever since! It's nice not to have to wade through the snow to de-ice a water trough for birds that aren't even producing eggs because it's too darned cold! Now that spring is coming though, I can't wait.
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Absolutely nothing, Boss. Absolutely nothing.
I'm just suggesting that breeding and raising meat chickens from eggs is a fine choice and not the tedious chore you generally make it out to be. You often talk about it like it is some sort of disadvantage of a heritage breed versus the Cornish X. It isn't unless you don't really like working with chickens. Lots of folks on here keep their chickens year round. For us, a bird like the standard Cornish or Buckeye or Delaware is an excellent choice.
After 6 decades of raising chickens ( and loving every step of the way) following my Veterinarian father's and my mother' and grandmother's flock and methods and hitting a brick wall trying to improve on my flock's genetics, therefore their performance. I decided that it was much less painful to switch rather than do the same things and expect a different result. I found a way to feed me and my family for a lot less effort and still enjoy my life long love of raising chickens. I choose to spend more time with my family that I save by switching to a new and better way of doing things for me. You choose to raise what you want , well good for you and good luck. I hope that you have success.
Absolutely nothing, Boss. Absolutely nothing.
I'm just suggesting that breeding and raising meat chickens from eggs is a fine choice and not the tedious chore you generally make it out to be. You often talk about it like it is some sort of disadvantage of a heritage breed versus the Cornish X. It isn't unless you don't really like working with chickens. Lots of folks on here keep their chickens year round. For us, a bird like the standard Cornish or Buckeye or Delaware is an excellent choice.
After 6 decades of raising chickens ( and loving every step of the way) following my Veterinarian father's and my mother' and grandmother's flock and methods and hitting a brick wall trying to improve on my flock's genetics, therefore their performance. I decided that it was much less painful to switch rather than do the same things and expect a different result. I found a way to feed me and my family for a lot less effort and still enjoy my life long love of raising chickens. I choose to spend more time with my family that I save by switching to a new and better way of doing things for me. You choose to raise what you want , well good for you and good luck. I hope that you have success.
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"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
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"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
My birds are not only better than your birds, they are SUPERIOR to yours as one of them is merrily soaking away in a marinade and is soon to be the honored guest for tonight's Bar B Que while the rest of them are bundled up at freezer camp. My wife and I are slowly sipping away on a hot buttered rum enjoying the Olympics on TV and a nice fire in the fireplace!!! It's beer o'clock somewhere!
"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
My birds are not only better than your birds, they are SUPERIOR to yours as one of them is merrily soaking away in a marinade and is soon to be the honored guest for tonight's Bar B Que while the rest of them are bundled up at freezer camp. My wife and I are slowly sipping away on a hot buttered rum enjoying the Olympics on TV and a nice fire in the fireplace!!! It's beer o'clock somewhere!
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"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
My birds are not only better than your birds, they are SUPERIOR to yours
Well, like I said, "better" depends on perspective. I'm already collecting fertile eggs from my meat birds and will begin incubating a batch soon. Others will be hatched out by broody mothers.
Some of those meat birds won't get as big as your CX, but they will taste a lot better, and some will get both bigger and taste better. And they will all come from my own back yard system. I will be ordering in some birds, but I don't have to. My system is sustainable without it.
So, again, it is all about perspective. For you, your birds would be superior, as they would be for a lot of folks. For me, not so much.
Enjoy your beer.
"Better" is most definitely a matter of perspective.
As to the rest, I wish the same to you and yours.
My birds are not only better than your birds, they are SUPERIOR to yours
Well, like I said, "better" depends on perspective. I'm already collecting fertile eggs from my meat birds and will begin incubating a batch soon. Others will be hatched out by broody mothers.
Some of those meat birds won't get as big as your CX, but they will taste a lot better, and some will get both bigger and taste better. And they will all come from my own back yard system. I will be ordering in some birds, but I don't have to. My system is sustainable without it.
So, again, it is all about perspective. For you, your birds would be superior, as they would be for a lot of folks. For me, not so much.
Enjoy your beer.
You guys
Yeah, well one of my birds is very close to solving world hunger, and my dog can talk.
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