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I keep seeing on here that Delawares are a good DP bird. Something to look into some day, maybe. I love my mutts, though. Much variety in my flock. It's fun to mix and match and see what I get.

There really wasn't that much left on the one I did skin. Not even enough for a chicken nugget. We were done getting what meat we wanted off those birds in less than an hour.

x2! We went on a little road trip yesterday, and I spent a goodly portion of the ride thinking about all the different ways I plan on using that chicken!

You can raw pack or hot pack it. I raw pack mine, mainly because I want to get the job done. This time the meat went straight from the carcass into the jars. The canning process tenderizes it nicely. Having said that, I do have to say that AFTER I got the first batch in the canner, I decided to...

Trio - I forgot to mention one more thing about my favorite breeds. I have a coop full of mutt a right now, and I'm just as happy if not happier with them than I am with any specific breeds.

Donrae - I cut the breast meat off the bone when I remove it from the bird. I have been boning out the drumsticks and thighs, but after boning out 36 legs yesterday, I have decided that that's too time consuming. From now on, the drumsticks are going in quart jars, thighs in pints or quarts...

Trio - I have a confession to make. It has only been the last 5 years or so that I have even considered butchering "the pretty birds". I'd get Cornish X and have no problems butchering them. But I finally decided that it wasn't practical to keep feeding non-productive birds and if I wanted to...

Today was the day. We butchered and canned 11 three-year old laying hens and 7 extra cockerels. I've gotta say it - no matter how many times we do it, no matter how necessary it is - I hate it when it comes time to cull the hens. The cockerels don't bother me at all. I know they're going to go...