hangin'witthepeeps
Deeply Rooted
My work hatched some broiler chicks last year and they needed a home after the class was done. I took them and gave them to my broody. She, of course, had them walking every where to eat and boy did they eat. So they were very healthy and I didn't process until week 11. There was one who was almost the size of a small turkey, but they were good. If you let the broody raise them, they will exercise more and won't gain as fast. They also develop their muscles and won't be as tender, but they are more tender than 15 week old heritage rooster.