2014 Lambing
Lambing started President's Day with a set of triplets. Good thing I finished building our permananet lambing pens (4) in an unused part of our large barn. The triplets are strong and were moved to ...
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I must say I appreciate my meat more now that I see it come into this world as opposed to just as packaged meat in the grocery store.
The meat, lamb, comes from animals that are less than 1 year of age but are almost full grown (think late teens in terms of humans). "Milk-fed" (4-6 weeks old) or ""spring" (3-5 months old) lamb are exceptions; these are meat from lambs that have not been weaned. We do not sell milk-fed or spring lamb.
I'd rather consume meat from animals that had a good life up to the point of butchering than animals that may have suffered prior to that.
The meat, lamb, comes from animals that are less than 1 year of age but are almost full grown (think late teens in terms of humans). "Milk-fed" (4-6 weeks old) or ""spring" (3-5 months old) lamb are exceptions; these are meat from lambs that have not been weaned. We do not sell milk-fed or spring lamb.
I'd rather consume meat from animals that had a good life up to the point of butchering than animals that may have suffered prior to that.
Cornish Cross Chicken Breed Information:
The Cornish Cross Chicken (Cornish X), (Cornish –Cross), (Broiler), (Cornish/rock), (Jumbo Cornish cross) is a cross between the Commercial Cornish chicken and a White Rock Chicken. They were developed for the commercial meat chicken market and have been dominating it for the past fifty years. They are a rapid grower and Cornish game hens for sale can reach 4 1/2 lbs by 6 wks of age and cockerels 6 lbs by 6 wks of age. They grow so fast that their legs may give out from their weight and it is not recommended that they be kept for breeding. You can take away the chicken feed at night to restrict the feed intake to slow the growth of the chicken. This will allow the bones and tendons to catch up with the rapid growth of the Cornish boiler or as some call a game hen. However, do not use small particle bedding (like saw dust or small shavings) because when restricting their feed they will eat too much of their bedding material and cause sickness and death. This breed is bred specifically to butcher or harvest and is not recommended for a pet and only for chickens for meat production. Generally, if the Cornish broiler chicken is NOT butchered/dressed it will have health issues with the heart, bones, muscles, tendon and sores from sitting all the time. This breed is your best option for efficient feed/time to butcher weight and is the best choice for raising chickens for meat.
