Hedgeland Farms
Crowing
Hey everyone,
If you don't mind to share your schedule for your dual purpose coops.
This is what I am thinking.
Hatch out chicks from said coop for the freezer 1 or 2xs a yr.
Rotate the complete flock out after 2 yrs....
At the 1.5yr mark set a replacement hatch... and cull off the flock when the new flock reaches 6m (laying age)
Literally that's as far as I've gotten...
I don't want to harvest older chickens if I can help it, so it's likely that the entire flock will go to auction come time to replace.
At what age do they tend to be roasters?? We don't roast a ton of chicken so to cull my entire flock for the freezer (@2yrs)I feel would be a waste ...especially when they'd be good to lay for another 1 to 2 yrs I imagine...(barred rocks)
What do you do??
How do you manage rotation??
If you don't mind to share your schedule for your dual purpose coops.
This is what I am thinking.
Hatch out chicks from said coop for the freezer 1 or 2xs a yr.
Rotate the complete flock out after 2 yrs....
At the 1.5yr mark set a replacement hatch... and cull off the flock when the new flock reaches 6m (laying age)
Literally that's as far as I've gotten...
I don't want to harvest older chickens if I can help it, so it's likely that the entire flock will go to auction come time to replace.
At what age do they tend to be roasters?? We don't roast a ton of chicken so to cull my entire flock for the freezer (@2yrs)I feel would be a waste ...especially when they'd be good to lay for another 1 to 2 yrs I imagine...(barred rocks)
What do you do??
How do you manage rotation??