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McMurray Hatchery All Heavies Male Baby Chick Assortment

All Heavies

If you are looking for cockerels and want a heavy breed to eat - our All Heavy Assortment is what you need! Butcher them young for fryers or hold them a little longer for a delicious roasting bird. Each of these assortments will give you at least 5 different heavy breeds. Our choice of varieties, but we guarantee at least 5 different ones from this list: Black Australorps; Lt. Brahmas; Dark Cornish; Black and White Giants; Buff and White Orpingtons; New Hampshire, Rhode Island Reds, Barred, White, Partridge, Buff Rocks; Sussex, Turkens; White, Silver Laced, & Columbian Wyandottes, Red Star and Black Star.

Item #	Description		15	25	50	100	Quantity
ALHC	Male		15 15 for $46.50	25 25 for $73.75	50 50 for $140.00	100 100 for $266.00	Sold Out

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Will they be chicks?
Yes, we only offer newly hatched baby chicks. The All Heavies is an assortment of male chicks, all heavy breeds.

at what age do cockerels start to crow
Males can start to crow as early as 7-8 weeks of age.

About how old to butcher/process
The All Heavies male assortment is a variety of heritage/hybrid breeds. We suggest butchering no earlier than 16 weeks of age.

I'm attempting to order the all heavies assortment but there is no add to cart option. Are they not available?
They are available. Right under the dropdown option where you choose the quantity, it says add to cart.

Are the heavy birds good egg layers?
Yes, the heavy breeds are good layers. Although the "all heavies" is an assortment package of MALES, so they would not lay.

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