Ee roo?

[bryan8]

I have the chance to get a few 6 week old ee roos.... Can I bulk them up and then butcher them when there older? Are they good eating?

 

[scooter147]

If they are free, go for it. Obviously want be a cornish cross or any thing but they can get a good size.
I have two that will be chicken soup this fall or winter.
The two I have are 17 weeks and are meaner then a caged coon.
(see chicken behavior thread)

 

[WalkingOnSunshine]

We don't bother eating EE roos. They are scrawny and never get much meat. So tiny you can't get a hand inside them to clean them. And super tough!

We did it once and decided it wasn't worth the trouble. Now extra EE roos go to auction.

Erika

 

[Clay In Iowa]

they make GREAT stock..... but to eat .. scrawny and tough.

 

[scooter147]

Yep chicken soup and or chicken and dumplings.

 

[bryan8]

Ok thanks guys... I'll tell the guy no