Recent content by The Hawk

Not too far away. In Princeton.

Hello to you too.

Just wondering at what age would be ideal for butchering some barred roos? They are 12 weeks old now and have had all the grower they can eat plus free range.

Just wondering how old do most of you let your barred rock roos get before butchering ?

I fed my meat chicks FF starter from day one to 3 weeks then went to FF grower. Butchered them at just over 8 weeks and they turned out excellent.

I would say its a pullet.

I would agree on the pullet. Here is a barred rock rooster at 8 weeks. And he is starting to crow. My mistake,, this pic is at 6 weeks old.

So how did the capture of the killer go ??? Sure hope you never lost any more ducks.

You will need a bucket heater for your water.

6 weeks old

I would say they are all hens. At 3 months old, i think if you had any roos they would really stand out. I have some BR that are 6 weeks old and the roos are easy to pic out. Some of them are trying to crow.

If the holes are very big then yes a weasel will get through. They can fit through a very small hole. Maybe you can put some smaller mess wire in side the trap so it cant get through.