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Here's my progress thread, with comparison to the other breeds I've tried. I think they'd be a worthy addition to your program. For breeders, I'd keep them on no more than 20% protein feed throughout...

Background: This thread is to document my experiences with Freedom Ranger hatchery's White Rangers (3m broiler very similar in appearance to CX) and New Hampshires optimized for meat production. My previous meat bird experience has been with a straight run 25 bird batch of Cornish Rock Cross...

Thanks for sharing your experience. This is good information to know!

I've been trying out the Freedom Ranger White Rangers as a CX substitute. They are more tolerant so far of the heat, but are a 3m broiler, not 2m.

CX will need heat for the first 3 weeks at least - it takes them that long to grow enough feathers to regulate their body heat. You can do 4 wks in the brooder, but it may not be needed if temps in the coop are moderate. You can put the heat lamp out in the coop for three weeks or 4 weeks if...

Many chickens enjoy dust bathing in the sun. Not sure if CX are smart enough to move once they get too hot, but if you're concerned, you can always cover that portion of their tractor with shade cloth (loosely woven cloth that cuts a portion of the sun out, but still allows exposure). It won't...

I've done 21 CX in 150 sq feet covered run (in Alabama where we get almost no snow) on about 4" of mulch from a tree service. Have to stir the mulch daily to turn in the poo. Raised them to up to 9 weeks. They had to walk from one end to the other to get food and water. Wouldn't raise any...

Yeah, I'm not gonna recommend Breese Farms (with an s). Sorry they had this experience.

An extra wrinkle to the process... Was hoping to avoid having to do this, but you have a good point.

Did you (or the person) contact Breese Farm (singular) in Florida?

Babies!!! How exciting!!!

@Stravager and @NatJ thanks for your input! I only have 10-12 birds of each breed, and I found a few more with slipped wing, so having to cull all of these is going to put a pretty good dent in things. The White Rangers have another month to go, so I'm keeping an eye on them right now...

I'm so jealous! I wanted some Aloha eggs, but couldn't find someone who would ship. Can't wait to see your cute balls of fluff! Wishing you all the luck!

It's looking like that's the case? I'm confused because I raised 21 CX to processing on basically the same food access schedule in a very similar setup, except I kept them on meatbird feed throughout, and had less trouble with them. Both of these breeds are supposed to be hardier and less...