Might be better under Meat birds, but most of these certainly are no meat breeds, and it's more or less managing the flock too.
16 weeks is when birds start to develop the hormones that make them tougher when cooked, right? Or do smaller birds get them sooner?
I'm trying to figure out when would be best to process since I've got birds that are about 14 weeks down to 8 weeks and most are bantams.
Also is it really even worth it on some of the bantams to process? I'm just asking because I've got a sebright and 2 D'uccles and they're never going to get very big. I'm all for not wasting a life, but this time... anyone know if they'll be around a quail in size after processing? I could do that soze, but not much smaller before it's not worth it.
16 weeks is when birds start to develop the hormones that make them tougher when cooked, right? Or do smaller birds get them sooner?
I'm trying to figure out when would be best to process since I've got birds that are about 14 weeks down to 8 weeks and most are bantams.
Also is it really even worth it on some of the bantams to process? I'm just asking because I've got a sebright and 2 D'uccles and they're never going to get very big. I'm all for not wasting a life, but this time... anyone know if they'll be around a quail in size after processing? I could do that soze, but not much smaller before it's not worth it.