Congratulations! Raising and processing your own chickens is a huge leap towards great nutrition and self sufficiency! At first, processing your own meat birds can be confusing. How long does it...
Category: Meat chickens
Raising 25 Broilers: Beginner’s Guide To Area Needed And Options
Raising your first batch of broilers? Super! Now you need to know how to house and care for your new chicks. For a batch of 25 broilers, you need: 16" diameter heat circle in a 4x4 brooder area...
Thinking about raising your own meat chickens this year? You'll be glad you did! Broilers are a fast and easy way to put quite a bit of meat in your freezer. If you don't plan to butcher the birds...
Thinking about raising your own meat chickens? Awesome! You'll love the taste and nothing tops the "I raised this myself" feeling. Now you're wondering, how much will this awesome chicken cost me...
Your chicken processing day is coming quick! Plans are all in place and things under control, or so you thought! Then a huge complication: your plucker is back ordered, for 3 more months! Now...
Why do you never hear about people eating rooster? Since they are chickens just like hens, can roosters be eaten or do we just eat the females? Many people eat roosters, they are the preferred...