8 mos Roo's

[tigger65]

well after months of waiting it is definite,, the 2 beautiful Buff Orps are Roo's.
We would like to dispatch(first time for us) and deep fry them for Thanksgiving.
Because of their age do you think this will be ok?

 

[SandraMort]

From reading, not from personal experience, an 8 month old roo may be too tough to deep fry. I would recommend processsing, roasting the frames, then making stock from them. Once you have a nice dark concentrated stock, simmer the meat in it until it's tender, then dice and mix with veggies. Take the stock and make into a thick gravy with the stock and a roux (you know how?) and stir the meat and veggies together. Eating over noodles worked well for US, but you could put a crust over it like chicken pot pie. A soup would be nice, too. Think long, moist, sloooow cooking for old.

 

[greyfields]

Should be a tastey bird. If you want to deep fry it, you ought marinate it 24-48 hours in the fridge first to help loosen the muscle texture.

Honestly, I don't find year old birds to be offensively tough. They just taste more "chickeny" to me.

And as always, the BEST use for an older cockrel:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2001/nov/25/foodanddrink.shopping

 

[the1much]

our last roo was 9 months old when we ate him,,,, he was the BEST chicken ive eaten ,, way better then the younger ones, and wasnt even slightly tough.