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We've been incubating eggs from our BR flock and selling the chicks

Discussion in 'Meat Birds ETC' started by mtnviewfarms, Mar 20, 2012.

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  1. Mar 20, 2012 #1
    mtnviewfarms

    mtnviewfarms Chillin' With My Peeps

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    but will have many cockerel chicks left that we plan to process for meat. What is the best age to process Barred Rocks? Thanks.
     
  3. Mar 20, 2012 #2
    xC0000005

    xC0000005 Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I asked exactly this question, as I have a feathered zebra of my own I'm planning to eat, and I was told 12-14 weeks.
     
  5. Mar 21, 2012 #3
    galanie

    galanie Treat Dispenser No More

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    Yeah 14 weeks or whenever he seems big enough for a meal. After 16 weeks they start getting tough.
     

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