They're Cooking A Silkie On Food Network For Halloween...

[PurpleChicken]

Redhen, sorry, I'll have to find some meat pics. Normally I don't post those online.


Kathy, they really do taste like chicken, just not your regular Cornish Cross. They are closer to a young cockeral.

 

[Dipsy Doodle Doo]

Hi! It's all CHICKEN! The ones I've cooked here come out a kind of mauvey-gray (like dark meat all over, but different because of the dark bones). Something I've noticed is even older Silkie (and Silkie cross) boys are tender and not stringy like other older boys tend to be.
Not sure if my experiences are coincidental.

Lisa

 

[PurpleChicken]

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That's a real good point about the tenderness. All the silkies I've ever cooked were very tender too, even the 6 to 12 month old roos.

 

[wegotchickens]

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I can't see fising something like that for my OCD DH. He'd insist it had gone 'bad' and refuse to let me cook it.

 

[Hillsvale]

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That's a real good point about the tenderness. All the silkies I've ever cooked were very tender too, even the 6 to 12 month old roos.

thats because they sit around all day sipping sherry and eating bonbons...

My hen weights about a pound and roo about 3 pounds... and while they may taste good they are too cute for words, I couldn't do it. Though I would have no problem raising silkies destine for the pot....

Must set the PVR to records one of these shows... I hang out on the food network channel all the time.

 

[suebee]

Don't remember which poster is was but their tag line said:

"Silkie...It's Whats For Dinner" (shame, shame on you poster!)

 

[moonlyghtegirl]

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Yeah...Silkies look wierd enough when they are alive....

 

[plecostrum]

can someone send me the link to the food network cooking a silkie for halloween

is it on youtube i cant find one

i would love to see a dead to cooked !!

my friend took 2 8mth old cocks to auction and they said curried tonight lolol

shame they were nice looking too.

is it really black skin black bones and black meat too my hubby wouldnt touch it lolol


i could do with some really good info site not killed anything yet but the plucking and removing is probably the bit i am more concerned about. any links for that too would be great!

im going to grow me a good hen for easter any ideas? on a decent table bird

 

[silkiechicken]

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Check out the meat bird section. Table birds in the store are cornish x meat breeds. They go to butcher at 8 weeks old.

 

[wegotchickens]

We watched this last Friday.

DH was TOTALLY disgusted by the sight of dead silkies. He wil not be eating one any time soon.


The rest of the episode was equally disgusting