- Feb 7, 2009
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Everyone,
I am considering ordering a few chicks this spring to provide meat for my family. I've read about the "Meat chickens" (cornish x rocks, etc) and how you pretty much have to butcher them by 12 weeks or they'll die of heart attacks.
Is there a breed of chicken that will yield a decent amount of meat, but that I can allow to live until it is needed?
Jason
I am considering ordering a few chicks this spring to provide meat for my family. I've read about the "Meat chickens" (cornish x rocks, etc) and how you pretty much have to butcher them by 12 weeks or they'll die of heart attacks.
Is there a breed of chicken that will yield a decent amount of meat, but that I can allow to live until it is needed?
Jason