Dressed Carcass Picture Chart

[Lark60]

3 Polish cockerels. 14 weeks old. Dumor feed and foraging. Live weight average 2 lb 13 oz. dressed weight average 1 lb 13 oz.

 

[Mosey2003]

Here is a 10 week old standard bred Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel. He was being a jerk already, and I won't have that. 1.5oz short of 2lbs seems really good to me, for such a young bird.

 

[Parront]

Here is a 10 week old standard bred Barred Plymouth Rock cockerel. He was being a jerk already, and I won't have that. 1.5oz short of 2lbs seems really good to me, for such a young bird.
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Sometimes small is good! If they are being so annoying, they taste better! Good BBQ grill size, he looks great!

 

[Mosey2003]

Sometimes small is good! If they are being so annoying, they taste better! Good BBQ grill size, he looks great!

Thanks! I plan to spatchcock him and roast him tomorrow.

 

[Lark60]

Well today I processed 3 of my meaties (Cornish rock Cross). 2 cockerels and 1 pullet. 7 weeks old, fed 24% starter feed for 2 weeks and then 20% starter/grower. Also fed mealworms, dried fruit and veggies. Kept in brooder room. Live weights averaged 6 lb 10 oz. dressed weights averaged 5 lb 6 oz.

 

[Parront]

View attachment 1898823 Well today I processed 3 of my meaties (Cornish rock Cross). 2 cockerels and 1 pullet. 7 weeks old, fed 24% starter feed for 2 weeks and then 20% starter/grower. Also fed mealworms, dried fruit and veggies. Kept in brooder room. Live weights averaged 6 lb 10 oz. dressed weights averaged 5 lb 6 oz.

You can really see the difference between these birds and a dual-purpose when you look for the breast bone and see a dimple!

 

[Mosey2003]

7 month old Black Sexlink cockerel:

 

[Compost King]

I keep remember to take a picture right after I removed the legs and Fillet the breasts.

 

[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!

 

[Compost King]

I remembered to take pictures before I started Filleting the breasts

CX 7 weeks, 6.0 pounds

Mix breed 1/2 Naked Neck 1/4 Ayam Cemani 1/4 Red Ranger, 20 weeks old, estimated weight 4 to 4.5 pounds. I forgot to weigh him. Didn't expect the Grey/Black meat.

Side by Side comparison.

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This is grey meat not black meat, although I have never processed a full Ayam Cemani or a Silkie I suspect their meat is much darker.