Thanks for your input. We're sending them to the freezer on Saturday.
I think it is more than just their present size because backsides splitting has been happening since about 2 weeks old.
We aren't sure we want to do this again because we don't know what this bottom splitting thing is...
We got about 15 Cornish X Rocks and Roasters (Meat 'n Egg package) from McMurray the beginning of March (9wks old). We have them in a large chicken yard w/ a leanto type coop. There are 15 other chicks and about 25 other chickens in the same yard. They all seem to get along just fine. There is...