I originally ordered 15, 16 arrived, but early losses brought me down to 10.
I want to aim for maximum size I can get while still getting a somewhat tender bird...I plan to cook at least 80% of them whole in the pressure cooker though, so I'm not sure if that gives me more leeway on the...
I have a batch of 10 straight run New Hampshires from Freedom Ranger Hatchery because in my quest to find a sustainable meat bird, they seemed to be closest to meeting all my criteria.
My plan is to keep 3-4 hens and 2 (maybe 3, but doubtful unless someone has a really good reason that I'm not...