I think it was the flavor. We are butchering the extra roos from when I hatch at about 4 to 5 months. Now we have had a hot miserable summer and I don't know if they just didn't put on the weight or what. We were so surprised at how small they were once we got all the feathers off them. Now the...
I really was hoping not to do the cornish cross again but I am so far not happy with the flavor of my dual purpose birds. I purposely chose to breed and raise Delawares but we are just not happy with the flavor.
Don't get me wrong, I love Delawares and most likely will continue to raise them...