American Bresse eggs!!!

[FunClucks]

Question- so what does “aging out” mean to you? A certain age, reduced production, some other factors?? If you’re looking at say a 2-3 yo or older bird, what’s you cooking method for them to be edible? All the “basic beginning “ questions?

The other option for old birds is to pressure cook them. I skin mine, pressure cook, and then debone anything over about 6 months because I really don't want it tough, and I guess my crockpot skills aren't the best yet. Pressure cooking always gets it tender, but you do have to adjust processing time for meat thickness. have to play with it a bit to optimize, but I always get edible product.

Whenever they're no longer laying enough to support feeding them, they've aged out of production, so if they're not pets, they become dinner. Hard to get a decent amount of meat from a white leghorn, but people eat quail, and that has less meat, so for many it's worth the effort. Or you can feed them to your dogs raw, or use them to fertilize your garden.

Or you can wait for them to die of natural causes (or humanely euthanize once they're sick and not gonna get better), dig a grave, and bury them and cry about it, and have a funeral service, and put their names on a big rock over their grave. It really depends on the chicken.

 

[Coops Dad]

Hey Coops Dad,

I'm moving to the country about 25 miles NW of Waco. I've got some Black Australorp chicks on order, but would really like to get some Bresse, too. It'll probably be mid summer before I'm ready. I'd love to know where you're sourcing your birds.
Thanks.

If you've got a broody hen or an incubator, I'd be happy to give you 12 or 18 eggs. I'm not flush with birds enough to sell chicks and the two people I got mine from are gone.

 

[CliftonQuail]

If you've got a broody hen or an incubator, I'd be happy to give you 12 or 18 eggs. I'm not flush with birds enough to sell chicks and the two people I got mine from are gone.

I've got an incubator, but I'm not quite ready for birds. I actually had to cancel the Australorp order because I wasn't going to be ready in time. I'm still in the city and working on building my homestead on weekends. I'll probably be moving within a few months, though, and would be happy to get some eggs from you when I'm ready. I'll PM you in a minute.

Thanks