For the second time in two years some of the "hens" I got turned out to be roosters. Out of 7 I have 5 hens. I do NOT want to keep a rooster again so I was planning on "repurposing" them but wanted to wait until they were mostly full grown. They are Australorps and are already 11 weeks old. The two in question already have deep red combs and wattles, whereas the third autralorp isn't even close to that color. Thanks!!
Around 20 weeks is considered the best time for a dual purpose. This is the average point where they've gained most of the weight they're going to gain, after that you're just pouring feed into a non-gaining bird. Or, whenever he becomes too much of a pain in the butt.
