Hi Teresa, without knowing more I would suspect your son will get Rock-cornish X. These are FAST growing birds usually ready for processing at 10 weeks. Any older an they run the danger broken legs,(they are that heavy) or heart attack. Normally feed is removed from them at night. Most of your supermarket roasters 7-8# or more are Rock-cornish roosters. The little cornish hens at 1-1/2 to 2 lbs are 2 week old hens.
Ol' George
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> Hey my 6 yr old is signed up to get 4 meat chickens this year to show at the county fair in January! Don’t know much about them other than they are a white chicken raised for meat birds and the kids get them in a couple of weeks. Was wondering if anyone had any pointers to help us?
> Mainly: Is it better to put them in a cage (as in they’ll gain more) or in a pen where they can run around?
> Feed: what protein should I be looking for? I can just get Purina or the Dumor here, would just free feeding the chick food be enough, or is there a type of show bird feed? I showed goats and pigs all throughout school, so I know they go on a certain type of bulk up feed, but don’t know if they do it for chickens or not?
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