broiler

  1. mikahakkinen

    Is it inhumane to keep wry neck chick alive

    Today I noticed one of my 4-week-old broiler chicks had a wry neck. He didn’t seem to eat or drink until I checked a couple hours later after the discovery. I hand-fed and hand-drank him and he immediately seemed a little better. I watched him go to the feeders and feed. His neck will go limp...
  2. mikahakkinen

    2-week old broiler won’t move/laying on side with curled leg

    Today I nudged a chick to get it to walk away so I could clean up some poop, and I noticed that it refused to move. I had to pick it up, and when I did, there was no vocal protest and only slight wing flapping. I noticed that when I put it down it would limp forward a few steps and lay on its...
  3. Syidan96

    Which of these are the best white chicken meat broilers?

    Specifics of the Differences and/or pros and cons of between these breeds or label: Cornish x, jumbo Cornish x, and Arbor acres, Can anyone explain the specifics, and which is better in the attributes of fast growing, large meat birds be it commercially, industrially or even personally? And if...
  4. The_Chicken_Tender

    Is this a defect?

    I hope this is the right category for this question. Two of my broilers have wings that are separated like this. I am showing three broilers at a fair, and one of the ones I'm bringing has this problem. Is this a defect that will get them marked down? The other two are not close in weight, so I...
  5. The_Chicken_Tender

    What to feed broilers

    I will be getting five broiler chickens in a few days and I'm unable to find information on what to feed them as chicks. Should I feed medicated chick starter before switching to regular broiler feed? How long are they on chick starter for?
  6. T

    Flip over disease (sds)

    My neighbor is new at raising broilers. They've had a number of them die from SDS a.k.a. flip over disease. Is it still safe to eat chickens from her group?
  7. J

    Meat birds in town?

    My family is planning to move onto a 1/4 acre in town. After raising our own chickens for meat for the last 7 years, we are loathe to give that up. Our kids also raise them for 4h, so we’d like to continue. Has anyone successfully raised meat birds in town? A movable chicken tractor is not an...
    • Janedi
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    • broiler broilers meatbirds urban backyard urban homestead
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  8. H

    Hi All! I'm a professional poultry nutritionist

    Hi Everyone! I'm a professional poultry nutritionist based in the US (BS in Animal Science and MS in Animal Science focused on poultry). My Master's thesis focused on pullets, layers, and broilers growth and production. I can get more specific if there's interest! I wanted to hop on here...
  9. RaresightFarms

    Best Heritage Breed for to Improve Small Broilers?

    Hi all. We are starting a fibro broiler project and are looking for advice. We intend to use Svart Hona, a slightly stockier (and winter-hardy) fibro breed than the more popular Ayam Cemani; they top out at 5-7lbs, vs the Cemani 3.5-5.5lbs. However, that's adult weight, not butchering weight...
  10. citizenmouse

    Broiler Advice.

    Hey! I appreciate your time. Long story short, I found a broiler chicken in the woods about five days ago. Since then, B had been improving like crazy. He was getting more and more active, more vocal, affectionate, curious, just everything. This morning, on the other hand, though awake, B was...
  11. B

    Training rooster to fight or to run away

    I bought a rooster, Kuroiler, and I was free ranging him, His Brother was their too, with one of my RIR Hen, Just then an Aseel rooster jumped into action,and killed the kuroilers brother in One shot( I think he broke his neck), And the Kuroiler I was talking about at the beginning of the thread...
  12. TundraFang

    Can Cornish X breed?

    So I have two Cornish X pullets that have been squatting for 1-2 months now. They haven't laid but my Barred Rock rooster has successfully bred with them many times. I'm wondering if anyone has successfully bred Cornish X because I've read they have bad hatch rates.
    • TundraFang
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    • bad hatch broiler cornish cross cornish cross pet cornish x cross crossbreeding eggs free range pullet
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  13. Kkaysue

    Stores Not Stocking Food

    Ahhh!! This is mostly just a complaint but we are new to chickens and to Alaska so I couldn’t tell you if this is an Alaskan thing or a chicken thing (so maybe someone else can tell me) but within the last two weeks, all the chicken feed has been disappearing from stores and I didn’t think...
  14. C

    Freedom Ranger Outside Temperatures

    Hello! I’m currently raising Cornish Cross chickens and would like to try out Freedom Rangers for my Fall chickens. I am located in NJ, and I pasture-raise my birds in chicken tractors. My question is, what temperatures can the Freedom Rangers withstand? These would be ready for processing in...
  15. Clucking_Caramel

    Rescued Broiler stopped walking

    I have a rescued broiler - Lucky Strikes - and recently she stopped walking. She used to waddle around, but now (Almost a year to her hatching) she began sitting all the time and usually sits on one foot. That foot had a blister that I popped the other day and it was full of puss and blood! I...
  16. R

    Creating a pasture in the AZ sun

    Hello, I am trying to create a pasture on my land for my chickens to free range. I live in southern AZ near Tucson. I was wondering has anyone ever attempted a pasture in the desert? If so, what tips, tricks, and info can you give me to make this go as smooth as possible. Thanks!
  17. E

    Growing up! Start adult food?

    I’m raising 8 layers & 17 meat chickens together. They’re 5 weeks old now, eating a few handfuls of scratch (as a treat), vegie scraps, & unmedicated chick starter. I think in another week it’s time to start them on grown up food? When I switch, should I mix the chick starter w/the adult food...
  18. Broad Breasted White

    Broad Breasted White

    The following information is all coming from Cackle Hatchery. The White Broad Breasted Turkey is the most common of commercial broad breasted strains of eating Turkeys on the market today. The White Broad Breasted Turkey is by far the largest of the breeds and generally are not able to...
    • Mitsos Lamprogiorgos
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    • Category: Turkeys
  19. Quailberries

    I’m completely at a loss

    Ok, where to start... My family recently decided to get backyard chickens, and got out first flock of four pullets on March 30th. It has been not even 2 weeks and we are now down to two... kind of. Our EE chick was quickly found to have a really horrible cross beak, and thanks to the help of a...
    • Quailberries
    • Thread
    • broiler chick integration chicks 2 weeks cross beak culling dead baby chicks death replacing chicks
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Raising Baby Chicks
  20. T

    Can my 19% finisher feed be used as grower feed

    I have 19% finisher feed and can't find any grower feed in our local area, is it possible that I can just use this instead of grower feed or does finisher feed have something in it that is meant to only be given to chickens who will be butchered soon.
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