With the CornishX or Meat King, do the chicks come from mothers who have been boosted with hormones

[RForbes]

.. And if so does that crap go also into the hatchling? I might be way too anal here but I figure if I'm gonna raise my own chickens, I want to make sure it's organic all the way.

We were raising a bunch of White Chantecler, but did a rookie mistake and introduced 7 new hens to our existing flock without quarantining the new batch for a while, and they came with a respiratory virus, so they all have to go now

pls and thank you

 

[Egghead_Jr]

Parent stock of meat birds don't have the super fast growth rate and resulting health problems. They don't require antibiotics and what have you to keep them healthy.

Cornish X or Meat Kings purchased as day old chicks can be raised and certified as organic.

It's important to note that they are meant for slaughter at 8-12 weeks. Rationing feed will keep them healthier but over limiting will delay date of slaughter for desired weights. They are a hybrid that don't use roosts nor are expected to live to egg laying or breeding age.

 

[RForbes]

Thank you very much for your reply that's pretty much what we wanted to know.