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How to Raise Meat Chickens

How to Raise Meat Chickens

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This is a meat chicken, Cornish Cross

This is a meat chicken, Cornish Cross

Make sure they have a lot of food, because they eat a lot. 20 chicks

Make sure they have a lot of food, because they eat a lot. 20 chicks

Make sure to give them some water twice dailey.

Make sure to give them some water twice dailey.

This is a meat chicken we got it a week ago

They need a heat if it gets below 50 at night.

They need a heat if it gets below 50 at night.

Today is March 30, we'll publish a guide in about 7 weeks when we harvest them:( yes it is sad, but we appreciate having healthy chickens that have a good life of free ranging.

  • 20.0 Cornish Cross chicks = $25.00
  • 1.0 Shelter
  • 1.0 Feeder
  • 1.0 Water container
  • 5.0 50lb back of flock raiser ~$100
  • 8 weeks until ready to harvest
  • 1.0 Heat lamp