Weight butchering

[KNAndrs]

Has anyone every weighed their chickens before they butchered? Or waited to butcher before a certain weight?

I guess I am asking what is your live butcher weight?

Getting ready to dispatch 4 Cornish Xs this weekend or next,

PK

 

[bigredfeather]

Between 5 1/2 and 7 1/2 pounds live weight. As a rule of thumb, you will lose about 1/3 of the live weight after butchering.

 

[Clay Valley Farmer]

I have been aiming for 8-10lb live weight to get 5-7lb dressed. Might keep the curent batch to 9-10 weeks and try to get them closer to 8lb dressed for a nice family sized bird.