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Depending on how much meat you want, and how you want to prepare it, anywhere from about 3 1/2 months onward... All normal chickens, including Dorkings, reach maturity at about 6 months, filling out completely after about a year. "Broiler" is under 4 months, "fryer" 4-6, "roaster" 6-12, and "stewing fowl" 12+ (approximately).
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https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3473262#p3473262
Depending on how much meat you want, and how you want to prepare it, anywhere from about 3 1/2 months onward... All normal chickens, including Dorkings, reach maturity at about 6 months, filling out completely after about a year. "Broiler" is under 4 months, "fryer" 4-6, "roaster" 6-12, and "stewing fowl" 12+ (approximately).
Here's a cool link relating to that:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=3473262#p3473262
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