How long should I raise cross breeds?

[irf1983]

I have some houdan crosses that i need to get rid of so I thought i'd try to eat them. They are about 2 months old now. Has anyone had any experience with cross breeds? I think most of them are crossed with brahmas or rocks. How old should they be before I butcher them. Thanks!

 

[LarryPQ]

As soon as they start to crow

I usually do it between 16 and 22 weeks. They aren't as meaty as they could be, but once they start getting annoying to the laides, they are OUT.

 

[pkw]

I just killed off a 11 week old new hampshire roo that kept attacking me and he was always attacking the other chickens he was living with. I finally had enough of him and now he is no more. I have more than enough roosters to keep an aggressive one around. If you need to get rid of them right now then go ahead and do what you gotta do. I have been giving this roo a few weeks to get some meat on his bones and hoping he would stop being so aggressive. He had enough meat on him to make a nice dinner for me and my family.