Is there a way to tell age of chickens

[porkchop48]

The chicken plucker has been built and in the next few weeks some of the chickens will be being butchered.

I am not sure who is laying and who is not laying.

I want to take out some of the older hens and the majoirty of the roosters.

Is there a way to tell who is older? or is there a way to figure out who is laying and who is not laying?

I would think with 40 some hens I would be getting more than 7-12 eggs a day. Now some days I get closer to 20ish but not always.

 

[Luke13:34]

Ask for their ID and check for underage fakes?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

A lot of us are not getting many eggs right now due to molting and a decrease in production due to the heat. I have hens that are less than a year old that were laying a month ago, but not now. Any chance of giving them a few more months before making your final decisions?

 

[porkchop48]

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Oh Yes nothing has to be done right away. The roosters I am going to butcher first anyways. So depending on how long that takes the hens have a reprieve for a while