Cornish Cross @ 3 weeks old |
Marking the birds to weigh each week |
And time for the weekly results! This week the Cornish Cross weighed almost 2 pounds.
1 lb 15 ounces |
Here's a little comparison I worked up that compares this week with last week and with our birds last year at three weeks old:
As the table shows, our Cornish Cross gained 13 ounces over the past week, and they weigh 1 lb and 1 ounce more than the birds did from the same time last year. That's some significant growth. Remember, we're aiming for a 6 pound bird on butchering day.
Now let's look at the Red Rangers. They run around more and act more like a normal chicken would, whereas the Cornish Cross mainly sits, eats, and poops. The Red Ranger is a taller, leaner bird as you can see.
Red Ranger at 3 Weeks old |
And here you can see that at 3 weeks old the Red Ranger weighs almost a pound. 15 ounces, to be precise.
15 ounces |
Here's the same table with the same comparative metrics, but for the Red Ranger:
The Red Ranger gained 7 ounces over the past week and weighs 6 ounces more than the birds from last year at 3 weeks old.
I've taken them off of the Game Bird feed and they are now completely eating Chick Grower (18% protein). Well, that's not totally factual. They eat grass now that they are on pasture and they also eat something else that they are absolutely crazy about that is unusual. I think I'll talk about that tomorrow.
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