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1. Growth Rate and Processed Weight. Probably the biggest reason for me is that the females will grow at a slightly slower rate of gain and finish out at a smaller processed weight than the males. I sell our broilers directly to local consumers. Their feedback and the consensus is that a 2.5-4 pound bird is what they prefer.

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The grey butcherbird is a small grey, black and white bird with a weight of 90 grams (3.2 oz), a body length between 27-30 cm (10.6-11.8 in) and a wing span expanding 37-43 cm (14.6-16.9 in). The grey butcherbird is smaller than the Pied Butcherbird ( Cracticus nigrogularis ). Show More.

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The Loggerhead Shrike is a songbird with a raptor's habits. A denizen of grasslands and other open habitats throughout much of North America, this masked black, white, and gray predator hunts from utility poles, fence posts and other conspicuous perches, preying on insects, birds, lizards, and small mammals. Lacking a raptor's talons, Loggerhead Shrikes skewer their kills on thorns or.

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Grey Butcherbirds are 28 - 32 cm and weigh about 90 g. Both male and female are similar in appearance with the female being slightly smaller. Juveniles have similar markings but are brown in colour. Nests are untidy and usually built in the forks of trees. Females lay 3 - 5 brownish eggs and incubate them for 24 - 26 days.

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Description: The adult Grey Butcherbird has a black crown and face and a grey back, with a thin white collar. The wings are grey, with large areas of white and the underparts are white. The grey and black bill is large, with a small hook at the tip of the upper bill. The eye is dark brown and the legs and feet are dark grey.

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The adult Grey Butcherbird has a black head and face and a grey back, with a thin white collar. The wings are grey, with large areas of white and are white underneath. Their large hooked beaks are grey and black. The females are slightly smaller than the males but have the same colouring. Grey Butcherbirds love to eat meat such as lizards, mice.

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Length. 28-32. cm inch. Wingspan. 51. cm inch. The Pied butcherbird ( Cracticus nigrogularis) is a songbird native to Australia. It is considered the most accomplished songbird in Australia. Its song described as a "magic flute" by one writer, richer and clearer than the Australian magpie.

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Pied butcherbird. The pied butcherbird ( Cracticus nigrogularis) is a songbird native to Australia. Described by John Gould in 1837, it is a black and white bird 28 to 32 cm (11 to 12.5 in) long with a long hooked bill. Its head and throat are black, making a distinctive hood; the mantle and much of the tail and wings are also black.

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The Pied Butcherbird is a medium-sized black and white bird. It has a full black hood, dark brown eye and long, hooked, grey and black bill. It has a broad white collar that goes all around its neck and a black bib (throat area). The rest of the underparts are white and the legs are black. The upper parts are mostly black, with large patches of.

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Description. Butcherbirds are large songbirds, being between 30 and 40 cm (12-16 in) in length. Their colour ranges from black-and-white to mostly black with added grey plumage, depending on the species. They have a large, straight bill with a distinctive hook at the end which is used to skewer prey.

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The female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, and is fed by the male and other members of the group. The nest is a bowl of sticks and twigs, lined with grasses and other finer material. It is usually built in an upright tree fork up to 5 m above the ground. More than one female may lay eggs in the same nest.

Australian Butcher Bird Photo by Carroline.P Bird photo, Animals, Wildlife


Hence the name 'butcher bird'.. Having a tight-knit family is a big help for the butcherbird because while the female constructs the nest and incubates the eggs alone, the male and other members of the group will make sure she is kept well fed. Her nest is a bowl of sticks and twigs that she lines with grasses and soft materials.

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Near-frontal view of a female Grey Butcherbird; note the disproportionally tiny legs and feet, compared to the size of the bird's body [Eulah Creek, NSW, April 2008] Close-up lateral view of a female Grey Butcherbird [October 2011] Female Grey Butcherbird visiting one of our water bowls - a quick dip in. [20 km South of Narrabri, NSW, 2006]

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The grey butcherbird is a small grey, black and white bird with a weight of 90 grams (3.2 oz), a body length between 27 and 30 cm (10.6-11.8 in) and a wing span expanding 37-43 cm (14.6-16.9 in). The grey butcherbird is smaller than the Pied Butcherbird ( Cracticus nigrogularis ). [7]

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This bird is starting to find its voice and does the male's call, while the older chick does the female call. The youngest one is still quite scratchy and the notes are a bit off, but is improving. My wife's a good mimic of Grey Butcherbirds and if she whistles the male call, the young female responds until she works out where it's coming.

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A medium-sized black and white bird with a black hood, dark brown eye and a long, hooked, grey and black bill. It has a broad white collar around its neck, a black throat and black legs. The back is mostly black, with large patches of white on the wings and rump. Both sexes have identical plumage, but the male is slightly larger than the female.

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