tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post4749195553067591901..comments2023-10-27T19:59:24.365-06:00Comments on Aspiring to Simplicity: Broiler Cost Breakdown 2010EllaJachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-42032244599876304242010-07-01T15:31:28.769-06:002010-07-01T15:31:28.769-06:00Briana, thanks for visiting! These were cornish c...Briana, thanks for visiting! These were cornish cross - your standard grocery-store, big-breasted, crazy-fast-growing chickens. The tag on my sidebar for "meat mutants" has past posts about them.<br /><br />2 years ago we raised a mix of light brahma, black australorp, buff orpington, brown leghorn, and aracauna. We kept the hens as layers, and used the roosters as meat birds, having had trouble with the cornish X in previous years. It takes much longer to grow them to butcher weight, and I must say they looked NOWHERE NEAR like these, once their feathers are off. Kinda like holocaust-survivor chickens. Not because they were underfed, just because they aren't bred to be so huge! Definitely a different experience, though not a bad one. We went back to the cornish X though, and while we're not always terribly thrilled about them, it puts food on the table. :)EllaJachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17937838823211562533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-14404589383369845902010-07-01T15:20:35.160-06:002010-07-01T15:20:35.160-06:00Thanks for writing about this. We killed our firs...Thanks for writing about this. We killed our first chicken a few months ago and want to grow some of our own chickens for meat. I hatched some eggs a month or so ago to grow as layers and meat. It's nice to learn from others about the best ways to go about the process. What kind of broilers are you raising? I'm thinking about trying some heirloom types, not sure yet.i cant decidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03211685173168040992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36612182.post-61679862726399691982010-06-18T23:39:02.051-06:002010-06-18T23:39:02.051-06:00WoW! That is A LOT of butchering to do in one day...WoW! That is A LOT of butchering to do in one day!! Great job.sariahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04027291557643997827noreply@blogger.com