Posts by Saltysteele

where did you get them?  the smaller bird looks very healthy, and appears to be getting plenty of food.my thought (and again, i don't know where you got them) is that the smaller bird may not be 100% cornish cross.  unless you...

royal palms are a heritage breed that does not get very large.  12-14 pounds.  this is my first year raising them, but have a friend who swears they are the most delicious bird around

like said, depends on the bird you're raising.  a cornish cross, 6-8 weeks.  a freedom ranger, 12-14 weeks.also depends on what you're planning on doing them.  a fryer is not as big as a roaster, for example.

two organs are not completely obvious and need to have conscious effort expended on their removal.  the kidneys and the lungs.  the kidneys lie on each side of the backbone, towards the hole you create in the rear end of the...

Quote:Originally Posted by SteveH You're missing some pretty good eating if you don't clean those gizzards. Gizzards act to "chew" food for birds; the rocks [grit] works very much like our molars.i agree.  i love them...

the fact that they are always laying on their breasts, causes bruises and abrasions.

just to answer a question you had - anemia isn't a shortage of blood, it is a shortage of red blood cells (still same volume, just less red blood cells)

i think the issue here is the time which you let the meat rest.next day, as in how many hours?  I could butcher a chicken at 11 p.m. on the 1st, cook and eat it at 3 a.m. on the 2nd, and technically it's the next day.the one you did...

i agree....  i wouldn't hang a deer in those temps, and def. not poultry.  find a cooler.no meat should be left out in 80 degree temps.  you're trying to slow the deterioration by cooling.  by letting it sit in 80...

don't do that.  i would recommend before doing several at a time, do one at a time to give yourself reference to how long it is going to taste you.  now they're marinating in their own gastric juices.  you also don't have...