I've heard exactly that. But you know about things you hear on the internet. Anyway, apparently this is absolutely true. It's just that holding them and all.. I cried for half an hour. And I hated the bird. I do try to make sure they are calm and actually hold their heads and stuff when they are...
Ah, but Orpingtons are very tasty. At least the non-hatchery "breeder quality" ones are. Lots of delicious dark meat.
I had one last year that needed harvesting and was in a situation where I was moving soon and my cones were unavailable. So I elected to sit down and do the deed with the bird...