12 bonus chicks in box- what breed?

[alohamoa]

Hello! Ideal Poultry sent me 12 extra chicks, any idea what breed? Thank you!

 

[StarMeKritten]

They most likely added production red cockerels to keep your chicks warm.

 

[QueenMisha]

They do look like some type of Production Red so far.

 

[alohamoa]

Thank you!

 

[alohamoa]

So if they are all going to be roosters, what would be a good age to cull them? I cannot have roosters where I live.

 

[Michael OShay]

They most likely added production red cockerels to keep your chicks warm.

They do look like some type of Production Red so far.

X2 on both of the above posts.

 

[Michael OShay]

So if they are all going to be roosters, what would be a good age to cull them? I cannot have roosters where I live.

If you are planning to eat them, I would butcher them around 16 weeks. That age would probably be the best balance between quantity of meat and quality (tenderness) of meat.

 

[alohamoa]

Thanks for the info. As you can tell I'm new to chickens. My husband is a bird Hunter so I'm guessing we'll butcher and eat them. Can not believe they are 12 males! Oh boy!

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Star me Kritten and Queen Misha.

You can see how little value the hatcheries consider male chicks to be worth.

 

[donrae]

If you're not allowed roosters, simply start culling whenever a bird starts crowing. Some may live a lot longer than others