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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: harry on November 21, 2009, 05:38:28 pm

Title: hubbards
Post by: harry on November 21, 2009, 05:38:28 pm

am getting a few 8 week old hubbards monday, anyone got some, when do you kill yours and at that time what weight are they. i was going to keep them in a 9x9 movable run onto fresh ground every 2 weeks, next year may X them with my ixworths to see what happens.

Title: Re: hubbards
Post by: cmorrell on November 22, 2009, 12:52:55 pm

Can I ask how many "some" is and is that 9x9 feet or metres? :)

Title: Re: hubbards
Post by: harry on November 22, 2009, 11:10:25 pm

 some / any, 1 or a 1000 doesnt really matter! 9 x 9 feet, i couldnt move a 9x9 metre run, i want them to put on some weight so its 9x9 ft

Title: Re: hubbards
Post by: Rosemary on November 22, 2009, 11:11:42 pm

We kill between 10 and 12 weeks.

Title: Re: hubbards
Post by: harry on November 23, 2009, 02:10:27 pm

anyone know how to you slow hubbards down so they dont fall off their feet, i know its no good just cutting down their food as a growing hubbard or cobb needs a certain level of protien to develope, i want to keep the 8, 8 weeks olds ive got now for fertile eggs in spring, i assume once adult and fed on breeders pellets that would do as the protien content is less than growers, or maybe mix in some maize grits.

Title: Re: hubbards
Post by: Rosemary on November 23, 2009, 06:59:57 pm

I was told to mix with pellets with mixed corn 50/50 but I haven't ried it. I fed ours layer pellets this time (I ran out of grwoer pellets) and I don't think they were as good this time.