Dressed Carcass Picture Chart

[nicalandia]

I believe is about time we should put together a chart with pictures and description(with details as to what breed or cross is, what age and feed) of dressed carcass in a single database chart.

 

[Kris5902]

Here’s my Barnvelder cockerel at around 20 weeks dressed out at 3.8 lbs legs removed to fit in ziplock processed at home.

Compared to my Red Ranger meat birds at 11 weeks and 5.5 lbs, these we had done at a local plant so we can sell them.

Parent stock for my meat breeding program, though I lost by heaviest standard Barnvelder Rooster, this boys brother, and am going to try my back up. I’m also wanting to try bresse and dark Cornish

 

[Kiki]

Left 6 weeks 114 grams (caged by himself always)
Right 11 weeks 175 grams (caged with a female always)

Coturnix quail
28% Gamebird feed
Caged

 

[Morrigan]

Some nice looking eating birds here!

This is 13 week old Dorking rooster that DH is prepping for the grill tonight. I meant to get a picture before it was spitchcocked, but didn't notice what hubby was doing until it was too late. Dressed weight was 2 lbs 10 oz. Not true free range, but had access to large fenced yard.

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Updating with the post-grill product. It was extremely tender and tasty. One half was plenty of meat for two adults.

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't usually take photographs, but I have a few. Data may be incomplete as meat was not their principal purpose.

Year old Dominique, layer pellets and free-range.

Runty 1 yr old Partridge Chantecler rooster, layer pellets and free-range.

Partridge Chantecler, layer pellets and free-range. 1 yr.

Silver Ameraucana cockerel. Layer pellets and free-range. I forget how old he was, perhaps 6 months?

Olive egger hen, 3 yrs. Layer pellets and free-range.

8-month-old Black Australorp cockerel. Layer pellets and free-range.

 

[pintail_drake2004]

16 week polish in back and 12 week Red Ranger in front. Pasture raised.

 

[Mosey2003]

12 week old Buff Orpington (breeder) pullet:

Two breasts and wings from 16 week old SOP line Barred Plymouth Rock cockerels:

It seems I don't have the full carcass pics of the Rocks here now... The carcass was 4lbs dressed total.

 

[Mosey2003]

4 year old heritage Barred Plymouth Rock cock:

 

[Compost King]

Not a pretty picture... My first Skinning and the first time I had processed in about 5 years. My 3rd overall and the first 2 were disasters.

Ayam Cemani x Red Ranger cockerel (Black skin/meat is a sex link trait only females have in this cross) It was at 20 weeks. although he didn't put on much weight after week 18. I kept putting off butchering him because of previous disasters... I am fishing through my Red Ranger crossing thread to find more pictures. I did not weigh this guy because I had not bought a scale yet.

 

[Geena]

We've already done most of our chickens for the year, but I took some pics of the quail we just processed. Jumbo Brown Coturnix on the left, and Texas A & M Coturnix on the right.

I didn't weigh them, but to give you an idea of size here's the way I pack them for the freezer, eight to a gallon bag. We cook them on a rotisserie and they are delicious!