Thanks for your reply. My birds are only 10 weeks so we are in the same stage. I plan on keeping the hens for their entire natural lives so I'll keep tabs on their development. I've been seriously considering the caponizing some of the males but I read that doing it when they are older is...
If you don't mind me asking did the JGs you ordered from the hatchery mature to a satisfying weight? Ive been reading lot of complaints stating that hatchery JGs do not grow to desired weight.
And multipurpose bird is what my aim was when I ordered these. I'll have to admit though after looking through this thread and seeing all the amazing birds I wouldn't mind going the breeder route. I raise boer goats and have show quality goats so I generally want animals of good quality that...
Hey everyone, first time poster here. I took the time to skim through about 120 pages of this thread and have really learned a lot of useful information.
I couldn't help but notice that hatchery birds are not very liked on this forum. I can see how some people may end up with poor quality...