About To Butcher Cornish X. Need Advice!

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

so you are telling me that is a rooster????

the lady at the chicken store told me that they are all females.

Nope. That's a cockerel.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

i bought my chicks from Wilco. it's a farm store, but i called it a chicken store lol

is there a way to tell that this cornish x is a rooster? they all look the same to me.

Pictures?
The comb on this one is rather large and red for its age and breed.

 

[Weeg]

so you are telling me that is a rooster????

the lady at the chicken store told me that they are all females.

Definitely a rooster. Your butchering them anyway, so it won't matter much.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

it's been like that since week 2. i guess she either picks her feathers or other chickens pull it out.

Is he in with other Cornish X or meat bird or is he with layers? If you have him in with layers and other non meat bird they will pick on him.

 

[naznaz11]

Is he in with other Cornish X or meat bird or is he with layers? If you have him in with layers and other non meat bird they will pick on him.

yes, they are all together lol.

i do have 1 small rooster (he is the smallest out of all of them), this cornish, and 4 hens who are 7 weeks old.

they only pick on the cornish, lol.

im actually surprised the hens pick on this rooster.. he needs to grow some chickens balls and man up.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

yes, they are all together lol.

i do have 1 small rooster (he is the smallest out of all of them), this cornish, and 4 hens who are 7 weeks old.

they only pick on the cornish, lol.

im actually surprised the hens pick on this rooster.. he needs to grow some chickens balls and man up.

If you have CX with LF birds they will peck on them so that might be why she doesn't have very many feathers.

 

[turkey girl 0964]

Good luck! Hope all goes well!

 

[FuzzyCritters]

You have some more time before you need to butcher. I'd let her get a little meatier.

She does look like a hen to me. My cornish roosters had bigger, redder combs than that. It doesn't really matter though.

 

[B-Goock]

You have plenty of time. I started butchering mine from 8 weeks to a little over 12 weeks.

 

[MissE]

If the weather is cool, you can usually wait a little longer to butcher. Just keep an eye on their movements and behavior. If they struggle to get up, walk, or breathe, get out the knife.