First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[JRNash]

That should make a very nice bird Holm

 

[holm25]

Have u seen the roo I am talking about?? Hes big!! And at only 20 weeks he has more filling out to do!!

 

[duluthralphie]

So you are a girl Holm!! Whoever said that last week was right!

 

[JessicaThistle]

So you are a girl Holm!! Whoever said that last week was right!

If Holm's a girl who is the fuzzy headed boy in pic #6? I'm a mom so i can ask.

 

[JessicaThistle]

Oh and Holm, what breed is that beautiful rooster? My roo looks exactly like him but with a pea comb. Since i adopted my roo as a chick on the side of the road, I have always wondered what his heritage could possibly be.

 

[Dave C]

This is my Poulet Galouise hen

They are a French broiler bird bred for the Label Rouge free range system by Sasso.
Her brothers processed at 10-11 LB at 14 weeks.
She is 23 weeks now and started laying at 17 weeks.

Next year I will be rearing more PG's and trying to cross her with
Either my pure La Bresse

Or with one of this years DC

Or both, then crossing back to pure PG.

 

[duluthralphie]

If Holm's a girl who is the fuzzy headed boy in pic #6? I'm a mom so i can ask.

Dang, I was thinking I was reading the Minnesota thread when I gave Holm that little jab. Sorry. that was the thread someone was commenting on what sex some of the posters were, based on the nicknames used. Most to the posts I read from Holm are on that thread. Sorry I got lost as to where I was.

This is my Poulet Galouise hen



They are a French broiler bird bred for the Label Rouge free range system by Sasso.
Her brothers processed at 10-11 LB at 14 weeks.
She is 23 weeks now and started laying at 17 weeks.

Next year I will be rearing more PG's and trying to cross her with
Either my pure La Bresse



Or with one of this years DC


Or both, then crossing back to pure PG.

Interesting birds, Dave. The top one looks like my production reds, but larger than mine at those weights.

The bottom one looks like a black sex link. Amazing how different the chickens are across the world.

 

[Fire Ant Farm]

Update: Here's my abnormal chick, cuddling with one of the sweet Naked Neck cockerels today:




Still seems to have good quality of life, continues to grow, but growth curve continues to drop off. Her body feels strange and angular to me - not much meat to it. I will continue to follow her.

- Ant Farm

 

[Morrigan]

I love all the chicken pictures. Holm, your rooster is absolutely gorgeous.

My meat chicken horizons are expanding. Last night, we made fried chicken with one of the 15 week old cockerels we processed a few weeks ago. It was a sussex-ameracuna cross and dressed out at 2 1/2 lbs. We had always assumed we needed to slow roast or crock pot the heritage birds, but wanted to experiment to see just how chewy it was using a rapid cooking technique. I'm pleased to say that it was delicious. Maybe a tad bit chewier than a CX, but overall tender and tasty.

Our plan going forward is to do a batch of meaties in the fall, but then hatch out a batch of eggs from our layers in the spring, to round out our chicken needs. As we have only one reliable broody, I've requested an incubator for X-mas.

 

[duluthralphie]

I love all the chicken pictures. Holm, your rooster is absolutely gorgeous.

My meat chicken horizons are expanding. Last night, we made fried chicken with one of the 15 week old cockerels we processed a few weeks ago. It was a sussex-ameracuna cross and dressed out at 2 1/2 lbs. We had always assumed we needed to slow roast or crock pot the heritage birds, but wanted to experiment to see just how chewy it was using a rapid cooking technique. I'm pleased to say that it was delicious. Maybe a tad bit chewier than a CX, but overall tender and tasty.

Our plan going forward is to do a batch of meaties in the fall, but then hatch out a batch of eggs from our layers in the spring, to round out our chicken needs. As we have only one reliable broody, I've requested an incubator for X-mas.

How long did you let it rest before frying it?

I have found the resting time is more important than the breed. I also have found I like the taste better on an older bird than the 6-8 week old CXs.