CCX

[CrealCritter]

Huge roo, with drippings gravy it was the catfish!

 

[CrealCritter]

Plate

Desert slice Cherry Pie and Pecan Ice Cream

Wing Bones Length

 

[Mini Horses]

At least she was there to help slaughter! Most often they only show at point of getting from the freezer. 🤔 I rarely hear of any who want to be part of the cost of buy and raise experience.

 

[baymule]

Our DD and SIL are splitting the cost of buying, feeding and slaughter cost of Goldie the steer. They want half a hog this year too.

 

[Mini Horses]

Yep! 7. But 6 were gals running with a boar, so ya know they were preggers! And winter coming, With 7 becoming 57 ..... Cold, feed, rooting .... Slaughter houses? Yeah, hard but, had to turn it down. Decisions!! 😁

 

[CrealCritter]

You needed those CCX. Winter is cold, nasty weather. If you didn't have the CCX to keep you busy keeping them fed, watered and alive, you might get bored!

I reckon... I'll put them on 12h on 12h off feed schedule with 24h water and Bragg's ACV. This schedule seemed to work well in the past. It's keeping them warm that I'm a little concerned about. I guess I'll run a space heater and 250 watt heat lamp for them.

 

[baymule]

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

 

[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.

 

[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

 

[CrealCritter]

no corners. corners are a bad deal for them. they also pile up if the lamp is too hot

You are absolutely right about corners. But I never thought about heat lamps being to hot. This time I put in two heat lamps and spaced them apart where the edges of the circles overlap slightly.

Supposed to get down to 30 degrees overnight. I suspect if piling is going to happen, it will overnight. Hopefully I won't have any dead meaties tomorrow morning.

I just decided to leave their feed tonight. It's already 35 outside and if I open the door to grab their feed, it's just gonna blast cold air into their coop.