Issue I had was after raising them from chicks and tending them every day I couldn't bring myself to kill them 😂. I'm just not cut out to be a chicken farmer. I ate the heck out of some eggs but when I decided to get rid of them I had a guy that wanted them to come get them. I would imagine they lived out the rest of their lives on a big ranch and all died of natural causes. 😂
They are too tough to eat after a certain age. They are only really good for soup. Not a lot of meat. After 4-5 years the egg production will drop. Then it’s a choice of pet or soup. Mine were all free range during the day and locked up at night.