Meatie chicks

[Emily1220]

If I buy regular cornish cross chicks, for later butchering, from my local feed store, they have already been vaccinated. After 6-8 weeks of grow time are they safe to eat?? Or should I order from a hatchery and have them NOT vaccinated???

 

[sonew123]

I've never heard of meaties being vaccinated due to their short life span...If you got this info from one of the store clerks...I wouldn't trust it....I'd order from a hatchery anyway...that's just me

 

[FarmrGirl]

I read here that in the chicken industry there is widespread injection of broiler eggs with antibiotics prior to hatch: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/05/h...cts-use-of-antibiotics-in-livestock.html?_r=3

 

[peterlund]

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