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I did make stock this last go round (not bone, I’ve never done that). But I like this idea. How would you go about making bone broth? I’m still unclear about how to clean out a small bird, though. I’ve only processed birds twice so I’m still a novice.

I assume they would need to be a certain age in order to show, and probably a pure breed? i don’t know much about it. Ultimately I’m trying get rid of the cockerels earlier but without them going to waste, and like IgorsMistress said, before I grow more attached to them, and to make more space.

Do you feel that 12 weeks is the earliest you can butcher them? Have you ever had trouble cleaning them out? The last cockerel we did I could barely get my hand inside. He was around 18-20 weeks.

You can compost them?

Not sure if this is the best place for this question- but it isn’t really a question about meat birds, so I hope it’s okay here. Is there anything that can be done with young cockerels (3-8 weeks) that you do not have a need for? I don’t like the idea of culling a bird without giving it a...