meat bird

  1. alknoll

    First year doing Cornish Cross birds... Here's how it came out!

    Hi everyone, I was scrolling through this forum trying to read up on what people thought of the taste/size/etc of the Cornish Cross chicken breed and decided to post my own results. We butchered ours at 5.5 weeks, and wow, what a range in sizes we got! Our runt was 2.5lb and Big Bertha was 4.3...
  2. J

    Rooster Conundrum

    Hi All, I have a conundrum. I started a meat flock last spring with 5 hens and a rooster. They are Rangers that I held out from a batch I got in the spring. My goal is to have a self-sustaining meat flock. Everything is going fine, except for the rooster. I've never had a rooster that crows...
  3. chickenchicklady

    Going to get too cold for chickens?

    Hey! I just found out that we’re supposed to get snow in 7 days with a low of 21. I have 25 meat birds, and I knew I was cutting it close to the cold weather When I ordered them, but I wasn’t expecting it so soon. The only housing they have is a Joel Salatin style tractor, so it’s not totally...
  4. chickenchicklady

    Meat bird tractor

    Hello! We are building a meat bird tractor! We have it doneC other than predator proofing.. we aren’t sure how to go about that! Any suggestions?
  5. chickenchicklady

    Jumbo Cornish X Vs. Cornish Game Hens

    I ordered Jumbo Cornish X and Cornish game hens. 12 of each. I asked hatchery to separate them or mark them so I could tell the difference, they did not. Will I be able to tell when they are older? I know Game hens are usually ready before Cornish X. That’s why I’m a bit worried. I don’t want to...
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    • brooder chicks cornish game hen differences feed hatchery jumbo cornish x meat bird meat grower tell apart
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    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  6. SOlace30

    chicken plucker question

    Happy Monday, processing my first batch off meat birds this week. Prior to throwing them in the plucker do I need to sterilize the feather/skin area from one bird to the next? is there any issue of contamination I should be worried about?. Does the dip in the hot water cover that just not...
  7. H

    Cornish X color variants?

    Hi y’all! My latest batch of broilers (1/2 Cornish cross, 1/2 freedom rangers) was a “test batch” from a new hatchery. Some of the Cornish are... not what I’m used to seeing. Several of them have patches of black feathers. They have had them since I got them as day-old chicks. They all seem...
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    Chicken tractor

  9. Dfarago

    Best egg chicken

    Questions are at the bottom My husband and I would like to add some more chickens to our little farm. We have a rooster and hen we got from a neighbor to just roam around the yard for big control and chicken tv. We started with the rooster and three hens but one got killed by the other hens and...
  10. comish83

    kitchener plucker

    I am in the market for a plucker and noticed that Amazon has the 20" Kitchener Plucker in the link below on sale for $279 today (from $350). I am debating between that and the 20" YARDBIRD Plucker 21833, which is $400. Can anyone shed light on the performance (or lack thereof) the Kitchener...
  11. MysteryChicken

    Show Off Your Biggest Thanksgiving Turkey!! (Graphic Pics)

    Our Biggest Turkey Weighing 42lbs. Before cull.After Cull. Plucked, & Butchered.
  12. AlexisP

    Help/ Advise on raising Broilers/meat chickens?

    Hello! I am raising chickens (Specifically the breed White Hen X bred at A&M university) for my FFA animal showing, and this will be my first time. I have done a lot of research already, but I am very interested in learning more on how I am to take care of my tasty friends! (BTW, I've named them...
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    • advice needed broilers ffa help meat meat bird
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  13. TabbieFayth

    Processing for 1st time

    We currently have 11 meat birds (cornishX) that we plan to process Sunday afternoon. We have previously done 2 roosters that were aggressive. We did little planning other than withholding feed 24 hours. That was a hot mess to clean out. That said, I have 2 questions. As I said, Sunday is the...
  14. K

    Meat bird, Probably dying. Can I help her? Possible heart issue?

    I came back from setting some eggs in the incubator and when I went to do the evening move/feed noticed one of my meat birds didn’t move to the new grass, wouldn’t stand or go for the feed. I’ve moved her inside her comb is purplish she is panting and has a swollen abdomen right near her vent. I...
  15. Cristalzita

    Backyard chicken owner

    I have a 5 chicken flock. One Buff Orpington, Austalorp, Barred Rock, Red Star, and Easter Egger. Names Buffy, Scarlet, Dak, Crispy, and Cheeks respectively. For me, my 5 chickens are my pets and egg layers for my family. I built their coop with my father with an attached run and all but they...
  16. K

    One of these things is not like the others...

    Moved my meat birds out today at 4 weeks old, and I’m puzzled by this featherless wonder. I am supposed to have all Red Rangers, but this one is a little different... hatchery (Beau Peep in BC, Canada) also provides CX and dark Cornish as meat breeds. Any thoughts on what it might be? This is...
  17. ScarletinaVixen

    Ideal Hatchery Black Broiler: honest review

    I would like to contribute my experience with Ideal Poultry's Black Broilers. First, these birds are hardy and gentle. I butchered several (I do it by hand- cervical dislocation- minimal flapping) and they were calm during the entire process. They matured slower than I would have liked on 24%...
  18. ScarletinaVixen

    Fishing off FryPan Roosters on 24%

    Greetings: I have fry pan buff orpington and barred rock boys. I know they likely will not be as succulent as the meaty ladies I raised last year, but I want to give them every chance at that level of yumminess. Is a 24% chick starter feed on to give for the remaining 3 weeks before I look at...
  19. cqangie29

    Is this normal??

    My 1st time having chickens...so I have no idea if this is normal. My meat bird has a pretty big swollen area underneath her vent/butt area. But she also seems very fat lol. (I say "she" because I'm not sure of the sex). I think she's about 4-6 weeks old. She eats a lot, but I thought meat birds...
  20. T

    Mass of meat from the chicken

    has anyone here recorded the mass of a chicken pre-slaughter and then its mass after processing it(removing its guts and feathers etc). If anyone here has I would really like to know those records. I'm curious to see how much of the bird is actually the processed meat we get in the end.
    • TheDisease21002
    • Thread
    • chicken cull feathers guts mass meat bird percentage processing ratio slaughter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
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