Ross cobb cockerels

It may be that their possible concern is the weight that these birds become massive! And if left to long they go off their legs although saying that our Hubbards were 12/14 wks and HUGE but one of the cockerels was struggling to walk a bit but it didn’t stop him treading the girls!

I have heard that often hens are kept and a young fit cockerel is brought in to do the treading i.e. a light Sussex boy.

Hey Foxy what a kind offer..................FREE culled and dressed chooks you’ll have no shortage of takers………………….or have I misunderstood?        

Hey Foxy what a kind offer..................FREE culled and dressed chooks you’ll have no shortage of takers………………….or have I misunderstood?        

 :shock:  :shock:  

Cobbs at 8-10 weeks should be around 4lbs dressed, but I prefer a slower growing hybrid (less chance of them going down on their legs of dying of heart attacks).

This year I've had Sasso birds.  The Cendre's were 4lb, 4lb 2oz at 14 weeks and 5lb at 19 weeks.  The Sasso-Hubbard JA857 were 4lb 4oz, 4lb 2oz at 14 week and 5lb 10oz at 19 weeks (fuly dressed)

Having said that, I really preferred the Cendre.  In general they were easier to pluck, left a cleaner carcass (the JA857 looked as if it was wearing hair shirt even after plucking!), and in general were much less flighty.

I have 2 sasso naked neck cockerals to process this weekend, and I'm not really looking forward to it.  They are as flighty as you can get, and viscious to the girls.  At least then I'll be back down to one cockerel - having 10 about the place was getting a bit much lol!