What is the youngest age to reasonably cull a cockerel or duckling for meat?

[RUNuts]

Consider running a couple of chicken tractors for small batches of meat birds. No integration necessary. I used the garden as a secondary run with tractor as coop at the end of 8 weeks. Worked well. They wouldn't coop train though. I favor more space for the meat birds. What goes in, comes out stinky. Space is your friend.

Quail are good and different. Biggest bang for the buck is cornish cross.

 

[Mosey2003]

Quail are nice in that you can literally butcher them in your kitchen sink quite easily. I've never tasted one, but I hope to do some eventually.

 

[RUNuts]

Quail are nice in that you can literally butcher them in your kitchen sink quite easily. I've never tasted one, but I hope to do some eventually.

The feed bag fed quail taste like a mild, wild duck. I don't like the word gamey, too often that means rotten. I think they compare favorably to a free ranged chicken. A tad stronger. Delightful. Definitely has a flavor.

I encourage you to try.

Yes, I cleaned 6 yesterday in the kitchen.

 

[Mosey2003]

I'm just not in a place to make somewhere to house them yet.

 

[JB8907]

I'm just not in a place to make somewhere to house them yet.

I understand I need to build a new coop for my birds and and move my poults into their old one.