Chronicles of Raising Meat Birds - Modern Broilers, Heritage and Hybrids

[SnapdragonQ]

Forgot the pictures @SnapdragonQ

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psshh, that's small for you! I'm used to seeing plates piled high with potatoes, eggs, and all kinds of yummy looking things.

 

[ShrekDawg]

psshh, that's small for you! I use to seeing plated piled high with potatoes, eggs, and all kinds of yummy looking things.

I haven’t been cooking lately. just downing muffins, ice cream, and saltines with PB on them LOL I did last night though and today I made tuna and sweet potato slices lol fried them in a pan haha so good. that’s my carbs cause I ate the tuna out of the bowl lol the other day I had a huge buffalo chicken sandwich and the day before a meatball sub

 

[JacinLarkwell]

The article was really helpful. All I've ever done birdwise is plucking since I was the person that got attached to the meat birds sitting in the shade while waiting for everyone to be ready.

 

[SnapdragonQ]

Speaking of processing...anyone know if a larger bodied standard breed is that much harder to do than a soft plump CX? I have small hands so cleaning out a standard size should not be too hard, but I'm wondering if I aim for doing them under 18 weeks will it be harder to clean out the inside in general? Are the membranes tougher?

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I haven’t been cooking lately. just downing muffins, ice cream, and saltines with PB on them LOL I did last night though and today I made tuna and sweet potato slices lol fried them in a pan haha so good. that’s my carbs cause I ate the tuna out of the bowl lol the other day I had a huge buffalo chicken sandwich and the day before a meatball sub

Geeze.... reading your post made me gain weight!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

They might be tougher since they don't have as soft lives

 

[Parront]

Speaking of processing...anyone know if a larger bodied standard breed is that much harder to do than a soft plump CX? I have small hands so cleaning out a standard size should not be too hard, but I'm wondering If I aim for under 18 weeks will it be harder to clean out the inside in general? Are the membranes tougher?

I used to have a lot of Orpingtons. They are tougher than Cornish-X, but nothing to worry about.The little leghorns I sometimes cut down the middle like a fish.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Geeze.... reading your post made me gain weight!

I’m gaining weight too! I’ve gained like 20 pounds the last few months I was down 20 too sadly

 

[SnapdragonQ]

I used to have a lot of Orpingtons. They are tougher than Cornish-X, but nothing to worry about.The little leghorns I sometimes cut down the middle like a fish.

I wondered if smaller birds could be done like quail is done. Snip along the back and everything comes out in one fell swoop. Easy peasy!
Or so I understand...the video I saw went from the head off phase to a finished cleaned quail in about 3 minutes. This included plucking too. (actually just rubbing the feathers off)

 

[ShrekDawg]

I wondered if smaller birds could be done like quail is done. Snip along the back and everything comes out in one fell swoop. Easy peasy!
Or so I understand...the video I saw went from the head off phase to a finished cleaned quail in about 3 minutes. This included plucking too. (actually just rubbing the feathers off)

OMG wow!!!!! I hope I’m that fast when I do mine hahaha