Anyone ever eat a barred rock? How about a buff orpington?

[draye]

I eaten Buff Orpington, Dumpling.

His name was Dumpling because he was mean and I told him if he didn't straighten up he was going to be dumplings. Needless to say he didn'y straighten up so he was made into dumplings.

 

[bwmichaud]

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That's too funny. I find it a lot easier to eat the mean ones.

 

[pat3494]

I have eaten both BRs and BOs. They are comparable. Both eat like dual purpose chickens, not like CXs. Mostly it depends on age as to how tender they are. Older birds, especially mature roosters, taste best when used as a soup or stewing bird. They are delicious when cooked this way because they develop more flavor as they age but lose tenderness. I am raising a new batch of colored range broilers aka "freedom rangers" but they are only 7 weeks old now. In a couple of weeks I'll begin to process them and I'm eager to see how they compare. I've also raised and eaten Dark Cornish which have a noticeably larger breast than the BOs and Brs, but taste about the same.
I think all these breeds are fine dual purpose birds, just don't expect the breast meat and tenderness of commercial CXs.

 

[yinepu]

I have orps in my breeding program for our "meat bird".. also planning on getting some freedom rangers next spring and reserving a few to add into the mix..

we do have a couple Barred rock roos that are going to freezer camp.. I may hang on to one and see how he fills out.. havent decided for sure yet