whoa whoa! Don't you want a chicken for supper? If I were you, I'd raise him for eight weeks. Not sure when they start crowing, but no matter. When he starts to make too much noise before eight weeks. Go ahead and butcher him then. But if your not able to butcher your own, then I totally understand! But if you don't mind butchering or can't find someone to do it for you. I'd say just raise him up to the eight week or so mark and butcher. His crow shouldn't be real developed by then anyway.