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Shawn Braquet 02-29-2012 03:22 PM
With cornish hens, if you dont kill/clean at a certain age they will die from being to big. At least that was what I was told, the man said they grow fast as to provide meat quick but they will get overweight and die if not harvested after so long.

swamp snorkler 03-01-2012 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by nguidry (Post 398983)
My brother raised some a few years ago for a 4h project. Grew like weeds, lazy as heck, and dirty. Had to use a broom to make them walk. 6 weeks later had mini turkeys. Helped clean about 40 and damn near cured my chicken eating for life. Not the cleaning just think about them at the chicken ranch. That has to be a sight. I am telling you they were the laziest animals I have ever seen

If they were white and Ugly like Salty they were broiler hens, my nephew raises about 100 a year. He's in the 5th grade and so far has taken 2nd and 5th out of about 60 kids both times.

swamp snorkler 03-11-2012 01:53 PM
almost done with my chicken tractor, I'll get some pics hopefully this evening

swamp snorkler 05-05-2012 11:36 AM
finally finished up on my chicken tractor


http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/.../photo13-2.jpg

http://i1260.photobucket.com/albums/.../photo16-1.jpg

swamp snorkler 09-22-2012 01:15 PM
Got my first egg this morning! Kids were pretty pumped. Once a 4 birds get to laying I should be getting 4 a day

Bluechip 09-22-2012 01:16 PM
Fresh eggs..... Can't beat that.

meaux fishing 09-22-2012 01:55 PM
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Originally Posted by swamp snorkler (Post 495922)
Got my first egg this morning! Kids were pretty pumped. Once a 4 birds get to laying I should be getting 4 a day
Sweet

Josh C 09-24-2012 08:41 AM
Swamp, I have 9 hens that lay and I don't get 9 eggs per day. I average around 50% that lay on a given day. Don't expect to receive 4 eggs per day as that won't happen, especially this time of the year with the shorter days. Next spring and summer, you might see 4 per day.

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Originally Posted by swamp snorkler (Post 495922)
Got my first egg this morning! Kids were pretty pumped. Once a 4 birds get to laying I should be getting 4 a day

swamp snorkler 09-24-2012 11:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Josh C (Post 496616)
Swamp, I have 9 hens that lay and I don't get 9 eggs per day. I average around 50% that lay on a given day. Don't expect to receive 4 eggs per day as that won't happen, especially this time of the year with the shorter days. Next spring and summer, you might see 4 per day.

I got my first one Saturday AM and only 1 since. They were both layed during the day. IF i get a dozen or 2 a week I'm fine with that.

I my go pick up another laying hen or 2.

swamp snorkler 09-24-2012 12:09 PM
http://i1153.photobucket.com/albums/...ps3ae73248.jpg



our first egg


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