[Dave C]

3kg at 16 weeks is really good for a pure breed, well done mate 

Will be interesting to see what the dress out like.
Are you still processing them next week?

Your moving forward with a good breeding stock for next year 

[Dave C]

Got eggs piping 

Started with 30 in the Incy, lost 10 at candling so left with 17 IG and 3 Wyndotte's.

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

I think I am going to give them
A few more weeks
Another 2 weeks they should hit 3.5kg and then will finish them for a week see what that are at thinking of upping the protein for last few weeks

[Dave C]

7 little Indians out this morning

But plenty of noise from the eggs still in the Incy 

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

Did you buy eggs in or hatch your own

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

muscovy spreadsheet

[Dave C]

Again very good weights pal 

[Dave C]

Did you buy eggs in or hatch your own

Ended up with 11 chicks from 24 eggs.
These were bought in and came through the post.
Hoping to use my big cockerel over them next year, but will see how they turn out first.

[Dave C]

[Dave C]

Haven't had a weigh in with my Farm Rangers in a while due to working away, but boy they have grown.
















They are 10 weeks now and between 2.9kg and 3.4kg
Bigger than my Sasso Gallic when I processed them at 12 weeks.

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

Looks no well what live weight and age you looking at Dave

Would they eat as much in 12 weeks as a LS in say 20?

[Dave C]

Think I might try for about 5kg for a Christmas bird, maybe.

They do eat a bit more than a LS but not that much more.
So they are very cost effective at converting feed into meat.

[Dave C]

They are the ideal meat bird but to be honest I don't like them as much as my Sasso Gallic.
The FR is more of a broiler, so basically a slob sitting in the mud by the feeder eating most of the day.

But a cross between them will be very interesting 

[Bramham Wiltshire Horns]

spread attached
so i have now reached  point where my pullets havet been gaining much weight and seem to have come to a lull

and the mains are also putting small amounts on

since subday i have now changed there diet and put them on a boiled wheat mix to see if i can add some extra weight
if i cant see a change this week then i will finish them off the following week and start culling we are at 17 weeks

[Victorian Farmer]

When we was growing fowl for  the Christmas market it was unblefabul at Huntley they fetched £18 each not dressed .And £40 for the geese .The 18 were corn fed .We stopt doing the fowl as dispatching and dressing was a problem . Did like doing the fowl the pics look splended Dave you will get the ideal bird .Myn  was Dorking Indian and ixworth the hatching eggs made more than the stock .It takes a season to get the foundation stock castle farms have some lovaley stock for these  projects .