My buddy and I wanted to squeeze one more batch of Cornish X's out of this year, so we split a batch of 40. Yesterday was butchering day. Keep in mind that the birds in the following photo are the SAME birds, hatched on the same day, same hatchery, etc. I drove to the hatchery, picked them up, and dropped 20 off to my buddy, and kept the remaining 20.
I feed my birds with a strict 12/12 program of 22% protein, mill ground feed. I also pasture raise them, in movable PVC tractors. My buddy gives his a feeder full of 20% TSC (Dumor) feed "a couple times a day." He keeps his in a smaller area of his chicken yard, penned separately from his layers.
Here is the result from our butchering day. My 20 birds are on the right- separated by parts in the tubs. His SAME 20 birds are bagged on the left. Weighed out, he got 52 pounds of meat. I got 114 pounds.
Feed and raise properly, and they will treat you right. Otherwise....
I feed my birds with a strict 12/12 program of 22% protein, mill ground feed. I also pasture raise them, in movable PVC tractors. My buddy gives his a feeder full of 20% TSC (Dumor) feed "a couple times a day." He keeps his in a smaller area of his chicken yard, penned separately from his layers.
Here is the result from our butchering day. My 20 birds are on the right- separated by parts in the tubs. His SAME 20 birds are bagged on the left. Weighed out, he got 52 pounds of meat. I got 114 pounds.
Feed and raise properly, and they will treat you right. Otherwise....