I forgot to say, the meat was in th fridge about 5 days after processing and before freezing. Another thing, one of the chickens was very stiff and hard right after it finish bledding, what do I do in this case? Throw it away, or proceed with the plucking?
I need some advice from experts :), I processed 4 roosters about a month ago, everything went fine with the process, but the meat has been in the freezer and now is not edible, it s very stiff and hard and the color is dark red, almost black in some parts only, I would like to now what did I do...
I have hens that are production red, easter eggers, barred rocks, and turkens, I also have several breeds of roosters and about 20 chickens, they all go from 6 weeks to 6 months old.
I have too many chickens and need to butcher a few to avoid overcrowding in the coop, my question is, is there a specific age or weight that works better? How do I select which ones have to go? Any help would be appreciated...