Raising roosters for meat

[Cody brown]

Does anyone eat their roosters? If so do you raise the extra roosters that your going to eat, with your hens or in a seporate pen. Also what do you feed the roosters?

 

[ChocolateMouse]

I raise my cockerels separately. I feed them 20% unmedicated chick grower until they're ready to eat. I process them as they start crowing.

 

[Cody brown]

Thankyou, do they get on fine keeping more than one rooster together?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Mine are all in a rather unique set up. If they can get along with the flocl, I let them be with everyone until the time comes, but if they're aggressive breeders or towards other males, I put them in my rabbit stackers

 

[ChocolateMouse]

Thankyou, do they get on fine keeping more than one rooster together?

They fuss a little, but they don't draw blood. They don't really fight. They're too young to really act like roosters do with the chasing and attacking.

 

[Cody brown]

Mine are all in a rather unique set up. If they can get along with the flocl, I let them be with everyone until the time comes, but if they're aggressive breeders or towards other males, I put them in my rabbit stackers

Thankyou

 

[Cody brown]

They fuss a little, but they don't draw blood. They don't really fight. They're too young to really act like roosters do with the chasing and attacking.

TThankyou

 

[Cody brown]

They fuss a little, but they don't draw blood. They don't really fight. They're too young to really act like roosters do with the chasing and attacking.

What age do you butcher your roosters. Ive asked this question before but thought i would ask again

 

[ChocolateMouse]

What age do you butcher your roosters. Ive asked this question before but thought i would ask again

Like I said - when they start crowing. So any time between 3 and 6 months usually. I aim for 20 weeks but I will go sooner or later as circumstances dictate.

 

[Cody brown]

Like I said - when they start crowing. So any time between 3 and 6 months usually. I aim for 20 weeks but I will go sooner or later as circumstances dictate.

Thankyou