Posted by ChrisinMO on March 14, 2010 at 09:58:24 from (69.29.84.73):
In Reply to: OT Raising Chickens posted by super99 on March 14, 2010 at 05:23:38:
For the price of meat production in chicken, go with the CornishX broiler chicks. They grow FAST and can put on a pound of weight for every two pounds of feed. Other breeds of chickens grow much more slowly (ie: normal growth for a chicken) and can take up to 12 or even more weeks on feed to reach a decent size. Also, you should aim to use a mixed, complete ration feed. They need the hi-test feed to do well. Little chicks can't handle whole corn. Adults (5-6 months or more) can eat whole corn, but not the little guys.
One final issue. If summers get hot (higher than upper 80s) where you are, you're going to have heat stress issues with your birds as they get bigger, especially the CornishX birds. We raise broilers to sell and have always had trouble here in the summers, so much so that we aim to only have full size birds in the fall and no later than mid to late May in the spring.
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