If you process a barred rock or probably any of your chickens over 6 months in age, they are most likely going to be tough. Try brining the bird over night. There are plenty of great brine recipes on the internet. Cornish crosses are great meat birds and should be processed between 6 and 7...
This is our second year of raising chickens and our first year for guineas and turkeys. We have had a few mishaps (our great pyranees wiped out the first flock) and many adventures, but it's been a wonderful and fun experience. We currently have 12 barred rocks (2 of which are roosters), 3...