meat bird

  1. FunClucks

    White Ranger from Freedom Ranger Hatchery - Results and Experiences Anyone?

    Has anyone raised the White Rangers from Freedom Ranger hatchery? How did they grow? What was your experience with these? In particular, I'm interested to know how they compare to Cornish Cross. From the website, it sounds like these have the growth rate and size of a cornish cross (more or...
  2. M

    HELP! Unknown??? Chickens with holes poked in them, but not pecking holes...

    Hi everyone, so my family and i have started raising meat birds to sell. we have about 170 at this point and we keep having a bunch of mystery deaths. Lately, we think we've diagnosed some of the flock as coccidiosis and will start treatment today. But a fair number of them have almost a flesh...
  3. FunClucks

    Bachelor pad for cockerels raised for meat - helpful advice?

    I hatched 20 of my own eggs and came up with at least 14 cockerels. They are Production Red x Prairie Bluebell mainly, and are flighty, active, and a number of them are aggressive to each other and me. They are only 5 weeks old, and about the size of a songbird, not quite the size of a pigeon...
    • FunClucks
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  4. FunClucks

    Cornish X sourcing recommendations? Also management recommendations welcome.

    I'm trying to grow and process some meat chickens for the first time. Would like recommendations for which Cornish Cross strain to purchase, and from where. I've heard that different strains have different qualities. If this goes well, I'll probably do it again. If it goes poorly, I may not...
  5. HensAndFriends

    Butchering Hens Bred for Egg Production

    I need the high egg production from Golden Comets and White Leghorns, and was curious about other's experience concerning the fattening up (I know that they will never reach the weight and size of meat chickens) and meat of White Leghorns and Golden Comets. What is the average meat that is...
  6. 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...
  7. burberry

    Cornish Meat Line

    I’m starting a project line of Dark Cornish specifically for meat and would love to share the ride with y’all! Current goals are to push for early fleshing at 12 weeks first and foremost and also work towards correct type and color. I have been tossing around the idea of using some cornish cross...
  8. HenriettaPizzaNolan

    Axe/hatchet method of chicken dispatch - is it the most humane and cost-efficient method?

    We will be processing our first meatbirds in the fall (6 Cornish X from Meyer Hatchery). My fiance grew up in Europe and remembers killing the meat chickens on his grandparents' farm by chopping off the heads, so originally we just planned to do that. But the more I research, the more I'm unsure...
  9. L

    Meat health of processed bird

    I just processed my first two birds. More out of necessity than planned but it has been a good learning experience for the future. The second bird had some dark spots throughout the process so I was wondering if anyone could tell me what they are and other things to look for when processing a...
    • LadieKluck
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  10. M

    Sudden Death 1.5 week old chicks

    Hey there, first time raising Cornish Giant meat birds. I’ve had laying hens for a year and aside from my dog killing 3 have had zero issues or illness with any. I got these chicks on April 28th, hatched the 27th. They are unvacced, on regular chick starter. Plain water, have had maybe 3 days...
  11. H

    WANTED: Sustainable Heritage Meat Breed Chicks | Alabama

    Any breeders looking to sell heritage meat breed chicks or hatching eggs? Looking to start a sustainable flock from good lines. Any recommendations?
  12. M

    Coop for Meat Birds

    HI! Looking for opinions. We are currently building the run for our meat birds. Hubby asked me if he needs to build some sort of "box" they can go in to at night. Do the broilers need to have this type of area within their run? Please post pics of your designs.
  13. A step by step guide to choosing the right chicken breed for you

    A step by step guide to choosing the right chicken breed for you

    When starting out with chickens, at one point I remember asking myself, what is the perfect breed(s) for me and my situation, location, etc… With a few years of experience and research under my belt, I’ve decided to compile a guide to help newcomers to chicken keeping make the decision a lot...
    • BlueTheBrahma
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    • bantam breed chicken breed dual purpose layer meat bird
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    • Category: Chicken Breeds
  14. ShrekDawg

    Cheapest meat birds

    This is just for curiosity’s sake since I can’t have chickens at the new place but maybe it will help somebody else soooo….. What’s the cheapest place to buy meat birds? Specifically Cornish Cross but also maybe ranger types? I know it probably varies some or some maybe have sales or...
    • ShrekDawg
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    • cheapest meat birds chicks meat bird meat bird price meat birds meat chicken meat chicks where to buy
    • Replies: 24
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  15. Ashley4

    Leghorn or meat bird?

    My husband purchased birds at tractor supply and he bought leghorns. I think it is just a really healthy leghorn lol My husband thinks she is a meat bird now. What do you think our chicken is?
  16. LizzzyJo

    My first Cornish Cross arrive tomorrow! I will try to post weekly updates! Watch me fail my way to success? Follow if you want to see me goof up ;)

    I have my brooder (water melon box) set up in the shed. I am going to try (99% chance in vain) to get my broody to care for them before turning on the light. I hate electric in the shed as it is a tender box! It is already set up and is as safe as possible, but I am just extra paranoid. I have...
  17. C

    Questionable harvest method

    Hello fellow chicken lovers. I've got some roos we need to harvest and we're still new as we've only did this once before. My husband wasn't a fan of cutting the throat because the bird was looking at him the whole time which I agree makes it difficult when we're not used to this lifestyle yet...
  18. davidmpenning

    Processing 16 week old Roosters

    We have three roosters I’ve been trying to give away for over a month, and I can’t find anyone to take them. But we also don’t want them - one is a jerk, the other two aren’t the breeds we thought we were buying. And although we weren’t going to start meat birds until next year, it looks like...
  19. A

    CRX help- slow down but still keep healthy?

    This is our first time raising cornish cross. They are currently 8 weeks (today actually) and we have given a controlled amount of feed and pulled feed at night for their entire lives. They are absolutely at slaughter weight and a few are starting to have issues walking. I could not get into...
    • apohl498
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    • cornish cross growth meat meat bird slaughter age
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  20. davidmpenning

    How to find specific breed Breeders?

    As I’ve been researching which DP to get for meat birds, I keep coming across people saying to make sure to buy from a breeder. It sounds like some hatcheries are good, but breeders (breeding for meat quality) should be better. I’ve searched on other websites and here on BYC, on Facebook and...
    • davidmpenning
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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