For those raising heritage breeds for meat...

[CARS]

thanks for posting that link Shelley! A good read!!

 

[shelleyb1969]

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[Sugar Sand Farm]

I have a very old cookbook that came to me from my mother in law It has a 1920 copyright I will pull it out tomorrow and see what it says for cooking chicken. The book is really a hoot as it has everyting in it from cleaning your dirt floor in the house to keeping your children happy and content at any cost. Very very funny reading.

 

[CARS]

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Could you PLEASE elaborate!! Oh, wait... you said cost. I have that figured out already

 

[Sugar Sand Farm]

CARS They believed back then that it was a sin to let a child cry. They must be kept happy at all times Some of the suggestions are a riot. Not to mention making your own toothpaste and hair cream. Some of the items listed in the recipes are illegal nowadays.

 

[dancingbear]

Excellent read, Shelley, thanks! I consider myself a pretty decent cook, and cook the excess roosters (from my "dualie" breeds) in the crock pot fairly often, but I think I'll try cooking them on low instead of high, and see if they turn out better.

It's good to see such a good article on cooking these birds. So many people still swear they're only good for soup or broth, which always strikes me as a terrible waste, when the meat is so good.

 

[dancingbear]

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I've raised both, and the Cornish X's were a lot more work, for me. People have different preferences. I prefer heritage breeds, or my "mutt" crosses, but that doesn't mean somebody who raises C.X's, does so out of laziness. People do what works out the best for them, and everybody's situation is different. Those raising CX's, are still raising their own food, and deserve the same respect anybody should get for that.

 

[jpace]

Thanks for the article, very interesting. I may try a few heritage chicks this year... I usually just do CRs.

 

[jpace]

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Wow... Nice blanket statement to cover all who raise Cornish Rocks. I had no idea I was lazy. I think I will take a nap and think about that for a while

John

 

[buff-eye]

I did two 8mos. old buckeye cockerels last weekend and they looked. Eating one this weekend and doing six more this weekend. The breasts ain't huge but the legs and thighs are at a good size which I like. I'll let you know how the turned out later.