Originally Posted by Candace
Why at 7 weeks? Our chickens are Rhode Island Reds, so meant for eggs not meat, but they weren't full grown at 7 weeks.
Ours were Cornish X - genetically engineered to be ready for slaughter at 7 weeks. If you don't slaughter them early enough, they will literally either start breaking legs or dropping dead of heart attacks. Ours weighed around 5-6# each at 7 weeks of age.