99% of farmers do not worry about the age of the birds, what matters is the weight.
Poorly fed/ light birds can be as old as four months or more before reaching desired weight and meat to fat ratio. Well fed birds can often be culled at about 2 months old or once they reach about 6 to 8 lbs unless specifically required as "Cornish" or "poussin" in which case they are often 28 days old and 1.5 to 2 lbs.
* Broiler starter- for young chicks.* Broiler finisher- for marketable chickens.* Straight broiler mash- for chickens of any age.* Laying mash- for hens:))
That is false. Most chickens do not live to be 5, let alone 15. MOST chickens are slaughtered within 1 -3 years of age, with a very few making it to 12-14 years. The average lifespan of a chicken is 5-7 years.
Texas longhorns can be slaughtered at any age and weight above 200 to 300 lbs. Cows and bulls can be slaughtered at any age, young or old, and heifers and steers are often slaughtered between 800 and 1200 lbs, be they around the age of 8 months to 14 months of age.
There is no slaughter age for a horse. Horses can and are slaughtered at any age provided they meet specific drug testing requirements and are slaughtered in a slaughterhouse that has funded meat safety inspections.
Grain-fed beefers (steers and heifers) are slaughtered around 18 to 24 months of age. Grass-fed beefers are slaughtered around 24 to 28 months of age.
A cow can be any age when slaughtered, especially if you are referring to a female bovine that has given birth to a calf. She can be slaughtered at 3 years of age or as old as 20 years of age. If you are using the term "cow" in a very loose manner, typically a "cow" (being a feeder steer or heifer) is usually slaughtered at around 14 to 24 months of age. A calf raised for baby beef can be slaughtered between 5 and 8 months of age, and a calf used for veal can be slaughtered from 2 weeks to 3 months of age.
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Broilers are chickens of either gender that will be slaughtered for meat at about 5 to 8 month old depending on weight. Layers are hens or PULLETS that will be used to provide eggs until they are about 18 to 24 months old at which time they will become stewing hens.
I would probably think about getting some new chickens. As chickens age they lay less eggs.
No. Meat birds raised for broilers and fryers are both genders. They are slaughtered well before they mature so it makes no difference. There is no way to tell if you are purchasing a hen or a cockerel but it really makes no difference when they are that age.
No you shouldnt because before technology started growing the kids were out feeding the chickens at age ten
Most broilers are processed between 4 and 6 weeks of age depending on the body weight desired. 4.5 lbs is a targetweight but some processors prefer a higher finishing weight and will go to 2 months or longer. The problem with higher weight is the birds gain weight so rapidly they cannot move around and often actually lose weight and dehydrate because they cannot get to the feeder/water dispensers.