[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

Any of you tried raising brahmas for meat they are a large bird but wondered if they where all feather


Or even crossed with IG

[devonlady]

I have had surplus males to fatten (free of charge!) and you do get a decent carcase but they are big boned birds. Crossed with an IG they may be better. Only way is to try it!

[Dave C]

Hi all, been away for the last week
Looks like there's been some good crack 

PR - will have a look at your spread sheet tomo when I get the laptop fired up.

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

I will have another update in the morning

Plus updated a new one for Muscovies

[Dave C]

2 of my Gallic hens laid this morning
They are 17 weeks old 

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

that's good going Dave

here are my weights for this week also started weighing some muscovies biggest over 2.2kg at 8 weeks old

the chickens hve been slow this week most being in moult so that will know  doubt be taken up the energy

[Dave C]

Very soon you will have some nice cockerels to process 
I have a feeling the hens may slow down on the meat front 

Are you ultimately looking for meat or duel process birds ?

Do the Muscovies dress out  with the same Live / Dead weight % ratios as chicken do ?

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

I'm going to keep the hens for laying eggs
And cull the cocks apart from the light Sussex and best cockerel
I will also use the best IG X hen to go back with the LS cockerel as an F1 see how they turn out

Muscovies I think have similar dress out

That maybe because the breast is pretty big
I could be wrong though

I have just agreed to take on some really rare coucou de Rennes
I beleive they are a French utility breed they get to around 3.5kg for cockerels and take around 4 months o that will be an interesting project

[Dave C]

Excellent that will b a good project 

I think the 3.5kg will be a mature bird rather than a 4 month old bird but will be very interesting to find out.
Think they are good layers as well.
And good for you taking on a rare breed 

[Dave C]

Macgro7 how are you Farm Rangers doing ?

I'm not liking me me as much as my Sasso Gallic as they just sit & eat all day, they don't look the best either but it could be down to all the rain.
Will weigh them this week so that might make me like them a bit more 

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

Excellent that will b a good project 

I think the 3.5kg will be a mature bird rather than a 4 month old bird but will be very interesting to find out.
Think they are good layers as well.
And good for you taking on a rare breed 

Ye I agree I have a couple of rare breeds at minute that I show but
As I was going to look at another utility breed this option cam up and thought I would go for it

[Dave C]

Are you getting in some mature birds or pullets ?

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

Are you getting in some mature birds or pullets ?

It's going to be a trip to breed from
There's a few videos on YouTube from France they look tasty

They are in decline so will be good to get breed get them going
I will have some trios free of charge next year if your interested that's my terms and conditions for having them give some birds away and try to promote the breed

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

I've weighed up today the chickens so will put spread sheet up later once I've updated it

One of the IG X cocks has hit 3kg at 16 weeks and the other males are around the others not far behind

The females have all lost a little this week but like I said before there's in moult

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

spreadsheet attatched