The thing is my roosters live with the flock so changing the feed really isn't an option right now, but next year im going to try mixing my own so that they have a more free range style and can get what they need.
To answer a few questions, I'm sure it's a rooster, though technically it would be a cockerel, 6 months old. He was raised with my Barred Rock and RiR cockerels. I feed them a crumble layer mix along with a mix of black oil sunflower seeds, whole oats, and corn. I don't give them a lot of corn...
I was just do surprised by the difference in amount of fatty compared between the two breeds. With my limited knowledge it looked normal, not like a fatty tumor or anything. But still the first chicken had such lean fat around its organs that it was barely noticable and then i do the other and...
Hi everyone, I butchered some broiler chickens in summer with my brother in law. I decided to decrease my heritage rooster population this winter and butchered two different breeds. The temperatures were in the forties, no snow on the ground so i didn't expect much fat on them. The Rhode island...