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White Rock Cornish X

Chickens to meat

19 Apr 202229 Jul 2009 by Mike (tfb)
Chickens in trailer at processing house

The White Rock Cornish X meat birds are now…meat! Today was to-the-processing-house day. Up at 5:15 a.m. to get them rounded up for the trip. And it seemed to be a pleasant one for them. They arrived looking laid-back and … Read the rest

Categories Animals, Tools Tags slaughterhouse, birds, chickens, White Rock Cornish X, Summer 21 Comments

Chickens: ranging too far

18 Dec 20118 Jul 2009 by Mike (tfb)

These guys, the White Rock Cornish X meat birds, have free-ranged too far, making it to the edge of the veggie garden in the big field. Luckily, although it looks good in the photo, this all-lettuce mesclun is done, cut … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Farm lab (research!), Animals, Fieldwork Tags chickens, White Rock Cornish X, free-range, mesclun, lettuce, salad greens, fencing, birds, Summer 9 Comments

Behaving like chickens!

17 Jun 200915 Jun 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The White Rocks, bred over decades for insatiable appetites and rapid growth, and likely to just eat, drink and SIT once they get growing, are behaving like CHICKENS! Every morning the door opens, three quarters of the 40 burst out … Read the rest

Categories Animals Tags chickens, White Rock Cornish X, Spring 9 Comments

This year’s chickens

8 Jun 200925 May 2009 by Mike (tfb)

The White Rocks have arrived. Yes, 40 more White Rock Cornish X males, here for the fattening and then away for the slaughter. We got two-week-olds for the same reason as last year: save time and care with so many … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Animals, Tools Tags White Rock Cornish X, meat, barn, chickens, chickenhouse, Spring 15 Comments

Chickens arrive!

7 Mar 201116 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

That was fun! Picked up the CHICKENS, wood shavings, and starter feed mix at the feed store. On this beautiful, sunny day, the airy, skylighted boxes looked like a deluxe place to be for a traveling chicken. Back on the … Read the rest

Categories Animals Tags White Rock Cornish X, travel, chickens, heating, whitewash, Spring, Summer 12 Comments

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