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I have several too many partridge barnvelder roos and red sussex roos. Does anybody know when the ideal age is to butcher these? Most of the info I can find is on meat birds particularly, and I don't want to have them processed too young and not get any meat off of them or wait too long either...

I just finished my permanent coop on Tuesday with a 20 X 20 run and a 20 X 5 coop built into the barn. I only have a total of 22 chickens right now. 18 hens and 3 roos. Not a bad ratio and plenty of space for them. There should be plenty of hens to keep the roos busy. I came out on...

I have referred to the knowledge given on Backyard Chickens over this past summer which is my first summer of owning chickens. I finally thought "Why haven't I joined?" So here I am. Keeping chickens has been a lifelong dream and after working to take care of my husband and daughter for the...