Chicken

Cornish cross broilers (most commonly raised) need only six to eight weeks to reach a market carcass weight of four to six pounds. Other breeds… Read More »How Long Does It Take To Raise A Meat Chicken?

six weeks. If home temperatures range around 75 degrees, you won’t need a heat lamp past week four. But in barns or garages, which may… Read More »How Long Do Meat Chickens Need A Heat Lamp?

Here are 10 of the best chicken breeds for producing eggs. Leghorn. Any discussion of the best egg-producing chickens must include the Leghorn. Rhode Island… Read More »What Is The Best Egg Laying Meat Chicken?

Can You Keep Broilers as Pets? Yes, you can keep broilers as pets. We know this because of last year’s late-summer broiler chicken order when… Read More »Can Meat Chickens Be Pets?

There are no problems associated with hatching mixed breed chickens. If you have a rooster in your flock, he will try to breed ALL your… Read More »What Happen If You Crosses The Meat Type Chicken To The Egg Type Chicken?

Meat chickens also produce eggs, but often less than the other egg breeds as specified above. With the meat breeds, you’ll be looking at around… Read More »How Often Do Meat Chickens Lay Eggs?

The most common price I am finding for poultry processing is $3.50 per bird. This is for a whole bird, processed and chilled. Butchering cost… Read More »How Much Does It Cost To Slaughter A Chicken?

A laying hen is allowed to live the longest – it lives around 20 months, i.e., around 1.5 years. A broiler chicken, on the other… Read More »How Long Do Meat Chickens Live?

The Ayam Cemani is a unique breed of chicken. It is easily distinguished with its all-black feathers, skin, and meat. The breed was developed in… Read More »What Is The Most Expensive Chicken Meat?

Another study found that meat from free-range chickens was significantly lower in fat and higher in protein, iron, and zinc, compared with meat from conventional… Read More »Is Free Range Chicken Better For You?