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canesisters
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Anybody want to guess what day it is????
American Bresse
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canesisters
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4weeks & 3 days old
2 mesh kitchen strainers
1 large key chain ring thingie
1 D clip
a fish scale
TAA-DAA! A chick scale!!
Key chain ring on top. Open it up like a clam shell, stuff the chick in, close & lock with D clip & hang from scale
Red & Yellow (zip ties on legs) weigh 15oz each.
Blue is 14oz
2 mesh kitchen strainers
1 large key chain ring thingie
1 D clip
a fish scale
TAA-DAA! A chick scale!!
Key chain ring on top. Open it up like a clam shell, stuff the chick in, close & lock with D clip & hang from scale
Red & Yellow (zip ties on legs) weigh 15oz each.
Blue is 14oz
Wow, nifty idea!
Mini Horses
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Sooo cute! 
Baymule
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That is so cool!!
farmerjan
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Very resourceful....
SageHill
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Now that rates a MacGyver badge!! 
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Update
They are mostly feathered & can fly up to the roost with the grownups.
Weighed today, 6 weeks old
Red 21.3 oz (1.33 lbs)
Blue 21.7 oz (1.42 lbs)
Yellow 23.6 oz (1.48 lbs)
Considerably behind average weights for cornishX at this age.
I found this on the AIwebs:
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Cornish Cross:
Slaughter Age: 6-8 weeks
Dressed Weight: 5-7 pounds
Dual-Purpose Chickens (e.g., Freedom Rangers):
Slaughter Age: 8-12 weeks (or longer for larger birds)
Dressed Weight: Depends on breed and management
American Bresse:
Slaughter Age: 16 weeks or more (roosters can be older)
Dressed Weight: Roosters 6-7 pounds, hens 4-5 pounds
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However, most of the info I could find from actual people raising them suggested cornishX process at 12weeks & Breese at 14weeks - both having very similar weights at that point.
We'll see.
Since these little guys are being raised in with my flock, they are not getting fed intensely for weight gain. Instead I've put the whole flock on a higher protein feed than usual (flock raiser instead of layer pellets).
Picts later
They are mostly feathered & can fly up to the roost with the grownups.
Weighed today, 6 weeks old
Red 21.3 oz (1.33 lbs)
Blue 21.7 oz (1.42 lbs)
Yellow 23.6 oz (1.48 lbs)
Considerably behind average weights for cornishX at this age.
I found this on the AIwebs:
_______________
Cornish Cross:
Slaughter Age: 6-8 weeks
Dressed Weight: 5-7 pounds
Dual-Purpose Chickens (e.g., Freedom Rangers):
Slaughter Age: 8-12 weeks (or longer for larger birds)
Dressed Weight: Depends on breed and management
American Bresse:
Slaughter Age: 16 weeks or more (roosters can be older)
Dressed Weight: Roosters 6-7 pounds, hens 4-5 pounds
__________________
However, most of the info I could find from actual people raising them suggested cornishX process at 12weeks & Breese at 14weeks - both having very similar weights at that point.
We'll see.
Since these little guys are being raised in with my flock, they are not getting fed intensely for weight gain. Instead I've put the whole flock on a higher protein feed than usual (flock raiser instead of layer pellets).
Picts later
Any idea on sexes, yet?
