vfr400boy 3,325 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Just got 10 3 week old cocks from a chicken farm to fatten for Xmas , last year I just fed them on mixed corn and mash Potato's , just wonderd what you lads feed meat birds thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobkizzyhugo 40 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 I got some day olds hubards I think. The broiler meal is rocket fuel for them. I kept mine for 9 weeks before I killed the cock birds and they where huge. A friend had the same birds at the same time fed on normal meal and brown bread as well as mixed corn and they where 12 weeks before they where as big. The commercial feed is the stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted October 22, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Thanks bob I have 4 bags off food from the farm but i dont want um to get to big befoe Xmas as i have people who want them for Xmas and been told if you get them to big they can go off ther legs ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobkizzyhugo 40 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Carry on as you are then. Plenty of scratching will keep th legs goood Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted October 22, 2014 Report Share Posted October 22, 2014 Me and a mate did some a few years back and we fed them loads of mixed corn, greens and they had free range scratching around all day. They were good eating after that. They didn't grow as fast as their mates back in the cabin but they still piled it on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted October 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 Thanks gnipper just wanted to make sure I was doing it [BANNED TEXT] , they have acses to a grass run but they have not come out ov the shed yet Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,540 Posted October 23, 2014 Report Share Posted October 23, 2014 I read some won't move far from the food source,just lie down next to it,so you might need to move feed container round abit? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted January 2, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2015 Biggest bird was 4.8kg fully dressed and rest was around the 4.5kg mark well happy with them and tased spot on ! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fugolersc 7 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 A friend of mine had them on mixed corn but penned fairly small. 4 mnths they were like roast turkeys coming out of the oven... One of them made it till 6 months and was still tender roasted! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I think if left them any longer and let them get any bigger they wud of gone off ther legs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
david jones 97 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I went to a farm yesterday to pick up a dressed goose, anyway he opened up the freezer and in there was the biggest dressed chicken I have ever seen it was as big as a turkey I didn't think they got that big but obviously do. Price tag was huge for it as well near on 50 quid Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I only charged 20 quid for mine and every one sed thay will have one next yera might do 20 this time Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,426 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 My mate who farms the meat birds kept one for christmas one time and I think it was 28lb he said it got to. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,540 Posted January 10, 2015 Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 Bloody hell,we only had a 13 pound turkey lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vfr400boy 3,325 Posted January 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2015 I to have herd of 25lb + birds not sure how tho mine was getting wabbly on ther legs Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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