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  1. dancingbear

    At what age can I kill my roosters for the pot?

    Hattie, your grandmother's recipe sounds divine. I'll definately be trying this one! The chicken and bacon pie sounds good too, and this year I have my own home-cured bacon, from our own home-raised pigs. Chayla, another thing you can do with birds in the 20-30 week old range, is fillet the...
  2. dancingbear

    At what age can I kill my roosters for the pot?

    Quote: Do you mean Cornish X's, or do you mean cross-breeds? If Cornish X's, you should butcher them anywhere from 6-10 weeks, earlier for fryers, later for big roasters. If you mean cross breeds, see my earlier post. Good luck, they both make good eating, you just need to use appropriate...
  3. dancingbear

    At what age can I kill my roosters for the pot?

    Chayla, you might want to do a forum search on how to cook older birds. There are LOTS of us on here who cook older roosters and hens all the time. The male hormones DO NOT ruin the meat, but you can't cook an older bird (especially when they are dual purpose or heritage breeds) the same way...
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