i have been raising some buff orps for laying hens, and my husband and i are thinking about taking on a flock of meat birds.
i've been reading the threads in this section, and it seems like meat birds don't require the same accommodations as laying hens.
if i were going to raise, say 25 meat birds, do they need the same amount of space as laying hens? do they need roosts and whatnot?
and if we wanted to get to where we could breed our own meat birds, what are our options? someone here said that store quality meat birds couldn't be bred in the back yard. is that true?
is there a sticky somewhere with all this information?
any (and i really mean ANY) information you could offer me - or advice - would be greatly appreciated.
we would rather grow the fast-growing birds if it's possible to breed your own.
thanks
i've been reading the threads in this section, and it seems like meat birds don't require the same accommodations as laying hens.
if i were going to raise, say 25 meat birds, do they need the same amount of space as laying hens? do they need roosts and whatnot?
and if we wanted to get to where we could breed our own meat birds, what are our options? someone here said that store quality meat birds couldn't be bred in the back yard. is that true?
is there a sticky somewhere with all this information?
any (and i really mean ANY) information you could offer me - or advice - would be greatly appreciated.
we would rather grow the fast-growing birds if it's possible to breed your own.
thanks