Below is the chronology of the Cornish Cross Meat chickens from 1 day old to 6 weeks old so you can see their growth: As you view the photos, compare the feet of the chick below to that of the last picture - amazing!
One day old baby Cornish Cross Chick |
One week old chick sporting new white wing feathers |
Two week old chick in that uncomfortable adolescent stage |
Three week old chick putting on weight |
Four week old Cornish Cross chicken |
5 weeks old |
Russ is holding up a six week old Cornish Cross chicken to the camera. Hard to imagine that this bird is only 42 days old, right?
6 week old Cornish Cross Meat Bird |
Only 2 more weeks until they reach maturity and it is butchering day. We often take a look though at their size at 8 weeks and if they can get a little bigger, then we'll give them another week to grow. One thing you have to consider, though is feed cost. Although they are eating grass, they eat a lot of Chick Grower 18% Protein feed. That adds up quickly.
We've got another 100 chicks in two brooders in the garage right now and one of my tasks for this weekend is to move them out to the pasture. I don't have an extra chicken tractor to put them in, but I have a plan. I'll show you the plan this weekend.
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