First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[duluthralphie]

It SANK

That will teach you to steal gator signs.. God was just getting revenge on you!

 

[JRNash]

It only rained a LITTLE today. Now they tell me there may be a hurricane on the way. I don't watch tv so i had no idea.

 

[Dave C]

That's not good pal.

What do you use on the floor of your pens to keep the mud down ?

 

[duluthralphie]

That's not good pal.

What do you use on the floor of your pens to keep the mud down ?

I think he uses a mixture of alligator hides and "beware of gator signs". It has got to stink having that much water. I know when I get high humidity my coops start to stink.

 

[Chicken girl 15]

So tomorrow is processing day. I have done rotten roosters and tough old hens but never a cx. Is there a resting period before cooking a cx? I'm so ready for some grilled bird!!

 

[Molpet]

So tomorrow is processing day. I have done rotten roosters and tough old hens but never a cx. Is there a resting period before cooking a cx? I'm so ready for some grilled bird!!

24-48 hrs...but I have heard you can cook them before rigormortis sets in.. about an hour after they died... once rigor set they need to rest until rigor relaxes ..I haven't tried it though

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Sweet. I can have 3 done in 45 minutes and on the grill tomorrow. I will let you know my results

 

[Turk Raphael]

Sweet. I can have 3 done in 45 minutes and on the grill tomorrow. I will let you know my results

Not sure that 'sweet' would be the operative word...perhaps the taste of iron. If there's an emergency and/or people are starving, cooking meat that fresh won't kill anyone but allowing it to rest makes for an overall better eating experience...Just my opinion...

 

[Chicken girl 15]

Thank you. I'm VERY new to Homesteading so all tips are great. I guess Saturday night we have grilled chicken. I'm not excited about the taste of iron I want chicken. Lol.

 

[JRNash]

That's not good pal. When the weather permits(once in a blue moon) I haul dirt from the back of my property. Tomorrow I will get 16cu ft of pine chips for my four surviving Cx. The rest of the flock can get in the coop,it stays dry.

What do you use on the floor of your pens to keep the mud down ?