Eating Bantam Orpingtons?

Quote:I cant imagine it would be worth all the work, unless you were starving

 

Why not raise less standard size or butcher a cornish X early(3-5 weeks)? Certainly it would be much less expensive that way, take less time, have more actual meat.

 

Why not raise JUMBO COTURNIX QUAIL hahah

 

do you raise bantam orps? the bantam cornish are pretty meaty for a bantam. the following link shows mostly the standards but there's a couple of bantam pics in there.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGA/Cornish/BRKCornish.html

 

Yes you can! They are the same size as the Cornish hens and just as delicious. You will have to grow them a little longer than the Cornish X's.

Have fun with them!

 

After fooling around all spring and summer trying to establish a flock of small freindly laying hens out of every one elses cast offs I have decided to bite the bullet and place my own hatchery order. Bantam orpingtons were my birds of choice.

Because of the hatchery minimum order I had to get my bantam orpingtons streight run and in a larger quantity than I want, however the extras will make a fine little cornish sized meal dressed out. (even the bantam is dual purpose) I plan to travel to a processor to have the deed done for me. By the time the 8-12 weeks has gone by I know I will not be able to do it myself.

This does not "pencil out" as a poultry savings but should get me the few healthy, tame, hens I have been wanting so badly. Had I been on the forum a little longer I might have done as you are and hatched eggs. I just had never tried that before. The wait time from the hatchery has been about the same. (mine are due in another week).

So I guess my long winded answer is yes, sure.

 

Quote:That's what I'm thinking. If it's worth the trouble to raise & it quail, then I don't see why not bantams. If you plan to eat the used up hens, try making stock or "stew" out of them. They will be tough any other way, and this way, you don't have to pluck them. You can simply kill, gut and skin.