cornish roaster butchered

[paisleycj]

We butchered the cornish roasters. At 8wks, we had some 9lb roasters! The one pictured we rotisseried this weekend. They weren't as flavorful as I was hoping. Gotta raise something for more than 8wks for that! I'm hoping the Partridge Rocks I just started will fill the bill.

 

[Wolf-Kim]

*drool*

That's a good lookin bird!

-Kim

 

[Salt and Light]

All right, I'm confused. I have X-rocks and roasters and you are saying they aren't tasty??? That's totally different than what I've read on other messages.

I'm confused

 

[paisleycj]

They're better than store bought, that's for sure. I just know they don't have the flavor that my older hens and roosters have. 'Course they can get so tough I have to pressure cook them! It's a trade off.

 

[max13077]

That's the same sort of thing that if you get used to venison, beef tastes pretty bland.

 

[ladyrua]

*pout* I think my biggest one this batch only dressed out to 5 pounds! I wonder what I'm doing wrong? I'll re-check my feeding schedule I guess.

 

[paisleycj]

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Ours grew for 8wks. I fed them a bag of medicated feed by accident once, otherwise I fed them a lower protein layer feed, and a mix the local elevator has. One thing we might have done different, is that they always had electrolytes and vitamins in their water. I know they were healthy birds!