Age??

[Feleena]

At what age is a good time to kill meat kings?? I can't for the life of me remember!

 

[sourland]

An online search indicated that squabs are generally harvested prior to leaving the nest at 25 to 28 days of age.

 

[ShellyBear]

I do mine around 2 to 3 months. Your talking about meat chickens right?

 

[sourland]

An online search indicated that squabs are generally harvested prior to leaving the nest at 25 to 28 days of age.

OOps, my bad - thought you were talking about pigeons.

 

[ShellyBear]

That's ok.

 

[Feleena]

That's ok!! thanks for a reply anyway!!

 

[SJ]

What is a meat king?

 

[Feleena]

I'm not sure what their official name is...here we call them mest Kings...they're just a white chicken used strictly for meat.

 

[Feleena]

*meat king

 

[Feleena]

Posted this before and no one wants to talk about it so am trying on several threads. Is this immoral? Why will nobody talk about alcohol and bird butchering?? Has anyone ever lace feed with alcohol to help your girls "relax" before preparing them for the table? I gave 12 5 month old austrolorps a pint of 80 proof rum in 2 cups of feed and they thought they were having a social. Did not slow them down a bit. Pound for pound that is like this 205 lbs. Soo do farmer guzzling 2 1/2 pints. Never have but I know That would but me on my behonkus. Seems logical. Like novicane at the dentist. Easier on all involved.