I've been raising meat birds for 15 plus years, layers for same amount. This year we ordered from a different company, at 8 weeks we had to change our appointment with the butcher because they were tiny!
We booked for another 4 weeks hoping that would be enough time.
We took them in and the birds were roughly 1.5 to 3 pounds. Never in my 15 years of doing this have I had meat birds that small after 12 weeks.
I contacted the company to see if maybe they gave us the wrong birds, I asked the butcher if they were sick etc.
I did notice they weren't doing the typical lay around and eat process. They would fly around the barn try to run out the door when we went in which I thought was very weird.
The company said they were more then likely full of worms, according to them if meat birds have worms they fly and don't eat as much ( I highly doubt that)
Has anyone had this problem before, I now have a freezer of 40 birds that weigh 3 pounds and under!
We booked for another 4 weeks hoping that would be enough time.
We took them in and the birds were roughly 1.5 to 3 pounds. Never in my 15 years of doing this have I had meat birds that small after 12 weeks.
I contacted the company to see if maybe they gave us the wrong birds, I asked the butcher if they were sick etc.
I did notice they weren't doing the typical lay around and eat process. They would fly around the barn try to run out the door when we went in which I thought was very weird.
The company said they were more then likely full of worms, according to them if meat birds have worms they fly and don't eat as much ( I highly doubt that)
Has anyone had this problem before, I now have a freezer of 40 birds that weigh 3 pounds and under!