Feed for the latest batch................

week one / week two/ total /ave per bird


Hubbard 3 kilo/ 8 kilo / 11 kilo/ 0.44 kilo

Sunshine 3.5 kilo / 9.5 kilo /13 kilo/ 0.27 kilo

these numbers just dont seem correct,have to watch the care taker more closely.


ok....well after investigating and listening closely....I have found a huge management error on MY part.

The Sunshine weight was low because the feed available to them was low.....cant eat what isnt there.

Its my fault for not monitoring more closely daily.

well we weighed both the Hubbards and Sunshines at two weeks of age......ALW

Hubbards.........270 grams

Sunshine..........200 grams


Both groups active,good feather growth,seem healthy

Also weighed Three Sunshine hens fro Feb 14......uniform at 1.8 kilos each
A Farmers Choice Roo born Feb 7 th 2.25 kilos.....all three looking good and of course ranging

Weights at one week of age......

25 Hubbards.......2500 grams for an average of 100 grams each.Feathers developing well.....active and healthy looking.


49 Sunshine..........4574 grams for an average of 94 grams each......Feathers developing well.Active and healthy looking.....very people shy so far.


Dont get lost in the weight difference...the Hubbard is supposed to be faster growing.

I will do a little research and edit this later .

ok....just added some Sunshine chicks.Born the same day as the below Hubbards....aslo good looking,healthy and active.They checked in at 42 grams each on Monday Morning.
Very pretty and varied colors. Im anxious to watch them grow also.

Some Hubbard 45 day chicks born April 12,2009....good looking birds.......we'll see how they grow.....I have good luck with them except on batch....which I believe had a birth problem.
This batch is 25 and doing well so far.Uniform in size and active.

Ill try to bring everything up to date.....sigh

The new pictures are of King Rodney and his ladies,Rona,and Rhonda
Rodney and the girls are all Sunshine Chickens.Rodney born Oct 20,2008 and the girls on Dec 1,2008.

Finally harvested them on April 2,2009.Total weight of 10.4 kilos live.......dressed 7.4.

Rodney was 4.3 live and 3.1 dressed,Hens were3.0 and 3.1 live,,,,,,,,each dressed at 2.15

Yesterday morning re'ced docs from SunShine courtesy of Sandy.They arrived in Bacolod City on the first flight out of Manila.Various colors....which excited everybody here. Active,healthy and uniform in size at 42 grams each.This morning they are still doing well.I look forward to their progress.