Hello,
Ok, so I have a few questions. I have 8 golden sex link hens I raised from chicks starting February 2017, and I mainly raised them for egg production. Today, almost two years later, they have all stopped laying. I know that sex links lay for 1-2 years very strong, then stop, so this does not surprise me.
Now that they are not laying, I plan to switch them from egg production feed to meat bird feed, so I can fatten them up and butcher them when they are good and meaty.
Me and my family are moving anyway, and need to get rid of them by March.
First question, how long should I keep them on meat bird feed before butchering them?
Second question, what is a good weight to butcher a hen?
Any help with this will be appreciated.
Jared
Ok, so I have a few questions. I have 8 golden sex link hens I raised from chicks starting February 2017, and I mainly raised them for egg production. Today, almost two years later, they have all stopped laying. I know that sex links lay for 1-2 years very strong, then stop, so this does not surprise me.
Now that they are not laying, I plan to switch them from egg production feed to meat bird feed, so I can fatten them up and butcher them when they are good and meaty.
Me and my family are moving anyway, and need to get rid of them by March.
First question, how long should I keep them on meat bird feed before butchering them?
Second question, what is a good weight to butcher a hen?
Any help with this will be appreciated.
Jared