CCX

[CrealCritter]

I will never show those pictures to any future CCX I ever have. They would revolt, up an die on the spot!

Cozy 72 degrees in there about 5' off the floor. Mine are fixing to revolt. 12 on / 12 off diet officially starts @ 10 PM in 10 minutes.

 

[baymule]

Ferment their feed. They will drink less water, eat a little less and the meat tastes better. I keep 4-6 small buckets with lids going at a time when I raise them. I usually have 30-50 of them. I start the buckets off with a live culture buttermilk and always leave some to start the next batch. I put in the feed and add water.

 

[CrealCritter]

Ferment their feed. They will drink less water, eat a little less and the meat tastes better. I keep 4-6 small buckets with lids going at a time when I raise them. I usually have 30-50 of them. I start the buckets off with a live culture buttermilk and always leave some to start the next batch. I put in the feed and add water.

Has to be cultured and non pasteurized buttermilk though right? I could skip the Bragg's ACV then, since acetic acid bacteria will already be present in their feed. acetic acid bacteria is what makes vinegar, vinegar.

 

[baymule]

Just look for live culture, or raw milk if you can get it.

 

[CrealCritter]

Just look for live culture, or raw milk if you can get it.

Raw milk - no problem.

 

[Chic Rustler]

Ferment their feed. They will drink less water, eat a little less and the meat tastes better. I keep 4-6 small buckets with lids going at a time when I raise them. I usually have 30-50 of them. I start the buckets off with a live culture buttermilk and always leave some to start the next batch. I put in the feed and add water.

I'm gonna try this next time

 

[Chic Rustler]

nice set up!

 

[CrealCritter]

nice set up!

Spur of the moment kind of thing... I had to move a lot of old rough cut 2x out of there and fetch a hay round from the pasture. But all in all pretty happy with it. 68 in the coup but 43 outside not bad for two 250 watt heat lamps. I think they will be fine.

Death by piling seems to be my number one problem with CCX. They get cold and is like "dog pile" the ones on the bottom don't make it out alive.

 

[baymule]

Poor little Dirty Birdies.......they can't help being stupid.

 

[farmerjan]

They are dumb.. Brains mostly all bred out of them to make room for the EAT- DRINK -POOP gene inserted there!!!!