Or, to put another weigh, I'm screwing up getting my broilers to weight.
My chicks are roughly 3 weeks old (tomorrow is 3 weeks since I received them as newly hatched chicks). So, this marks end of week 2. According to Miller Hatcheries, commercial broilers should be .81 pounds (13 oz) by now.
Mine...well...aren't. Harumph. I weighed 3 of 20. I may weigh more to get a better idea of what's going on.
Then we have the turkeys...We've already had one cull due to a leg problem. We have another (pictured below) that may be culled due to a less severe but still obviously restrictive problem.
According to Meyer Hatcheries, at 2 weeks (I'm going to assume it means end of week 2), they should be 1.8lbs (1lb 13oz). Again, mine are not.
The chickens are moving to tractors tomorrow - 10 chickens per 6'x3'x3'. I will probably separate them out into more tractors at 5 weeks. I'm going to get some bands at TSC and mark the ones I'm following so I can keep accurate weekly records. Only one has identifiable markings.
My chicks are roughly 3 weeks old (tomorrow is 3 weeks since I received them as newly hatched chicks). So, this marks end of week 2. According to Miller Hatcheries, commercial broilers should be .81 pounds (13 oz) by now.
Mine...well...aren't. Harumph. I weighed 3 of 20. I may weigh more to get a better idea of what's going on.
Then we have the turkeys...We've already had one cull due to a leg problem. We have another (pictured below) that may be culled due to a less severe but still obviously restrictive problem.
According to Meyer Hatcheries, at 2 weeks (I'm going to assume it means end of week 2), they should be 1.8lbs (1lb 13oz). Again, mine are not.
The chickens are moving to tractors tomorrow - 10 chickens per 6'x3'x3'. I will probably separate them out into more tractors at 5 weeks. I'm going to get some bands at TSC and mark the ones I'm following so I can keep accurate weekly records. Only one has identifiable markings.