Bummer!!!! Wife and kids did not like the chicken dinner

[jvls1942]

one more note, roosters tend to be stringy because they walk around a lot.. If you are gooing to butcher one, pen him in a small pen for a couple of weeks..

local farmers do the same with older cows they plan on culling.
they keep them in the stall for a few weeks and feed them corn.. no exercise.. tender meat..

I have culled 2 and 3 year old hens and roosters this way..

.....jiminwisc.........

 

[MicMoo]

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We own a microwave but I insist that it's kept in the garage, so I guess I'm weird too.

 

[Tiramisu]

We don't have a microwave, we threw it out several years ago and got a toaster oven.

 

[BettyR]

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Would you ask your wife to...PLEASE with sugar on top...post her recipe?

 

[al6517]

Thanks all for the insight :

Now maybe I can salvage the plan, I am going to try some very young Roos that will be culls. I will also follow everyones advice, and hopefully I can get my girls to like them. Rest assured I will not give up, Ill find a way to make it work. Thanks again for all the good advice.

AL

 

[Gazinga]

Yes yes, teh recipe would be great! could you pry it from your wife?

 

[al6517]

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Yes no problem I will post it as soon as she is free.

 

[burntumber]

No microwave here, either! LOL!

The last one broke and we never replaced it. All I miss it for is microwave popcorn. That's not enough reason to go out and buy one, though, when we can make darn good popcorn on the stove top the old fashioned way!

Interesting thread- good tips.

 

[the1much]

next time invite me and my kids over,,, we'll PRAISE you

 

[cjeanean]

Didn't read the whole thread, so I don't know if this was already suggested: I aged mine for a good week before freezing, and it make a LOT of difference! The first one we processed I only aged for 3 days, and it was about 3 weeks younger than the other meaties we processed. Aging really does it! Also, the older the bird the tougher the meat (I know that was already mentioned, but figured I'd underscore it again!).