Could I?

[Supermommy486]

Raise a few roosters together long enough so we can have them as meat birds? Ok so don't laugh but we got a straight run of chicks. There is no way we were blessed enough to only have one roo. So I was wondering if we could raise them long enough (maybe separately?) so we could use them as meat birds? And when are they at their prime to eat anyway?
Thanks

 

[SteveH]

Yes ; and depending on breed / individual I'm guessing anywhere from 18 to 24 weeks .

 

[1eyejer]

Last summer i raised 30 white rocks and probably half of them were roosters, and had no problems,,they were ready for slaughter in 10 weeks

 

[scubaforlife]

About the time they start to get their crow and start to get mean, you will have butchered them. You can raise them together.

 

[Supermommy486]

Ok thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it, and I still have so much to learn.

 

[SteveH]

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Great growth rates ; by any chance do you know the dressed weights on them ?

 

[1eyejer]

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Great growth rates ; by any chance do you know the dressed weights on them ?

8 to 12 pounds

 

[SteveH]

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Great growth rates ; by any chance do you know the dressed weights on them ?

8 to 12 pounds

That's larger than the average adult live weights of White Rocks . Any chance they were really white cornish rocks ?

 

[jjparke]

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Great growth rates ; by any chance do you know the dressed weights on them ?

8 to 12 pounds

???????????????? I think your numbers might be off a bit. That's better than industry standards.

 

[1eyejer]

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8 to 12 pounds

That's larger than the average adult live weights of White Rocks . Any chance they were really white cornish rocks ?

Well let me tell you that last year was our first time raing chickens, the feed mill sold us a straight run of white rocks and we never lost one and the guy that did the killing said he never seen chickens that big...he called them monster birds...i gave a couple away and the people thought they were turkeys. and i can tell you that my numbers are most definitely not off thank you very much