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Looks good. Looks like good breast and leg size. Have to tell me how tender 37 weeks is. Thats long in the tooth so to speak.
Short answer is It ain't - but the wife makes em all tender . slow cook in the crock pot . Meat falls of the bone.
We pressure can them also and that does the tenderizing job. Thats great for a quick meal with BBQ sauce.
I would not hold them this long except when deciding who wins the breed forward lottery.
Yep ! joints hurt a little more every year but I love it considering the alternative.Getting older ain't for sissies...............
I do think its related to a specific hen but I was wondering because my other breeds with them don't seem to suffer this if there was something in the genetics that may make individual birds more susceptible. Maybe something in the specific birds ability to metabolize the calcium. Just thinking out loud.Chris we get one sporadically but not constant. Sometimes I think one hen gets a couple then it clears up . I had an EE that did it often.
All the same feed so don't think its related. Our pellets do not have extra calcium added but all get oyster shells free serve..
I think its related to the individual hen. The other day we got a 1.5" tiny egg and I don't have any pullets ? Maybe related to coming back into lay after molt ?
Don't have a answer just guessing.
I do think its related to a specific hen but I was wondering because my other breeds with them don't seem to suffer this if there was something in the genetics that may make individual birds more susceptible. Maybe something in the specific birds ability to metabolize the calcium. Just thinking out loud.
Thanks for that Neal also suggested a D3 dose might helpAnother thing to consider is some kind of infection.
http://www.thepoultrysite.com/publi...dbook/16/thinshelled-eggs-and-shellless-eggs/
or management issues
https://poultrykeeper.com/egg-problems/soft-thin-or-missing-egg-shells/