I raised a batch of cornish x birds in November and December. Had them processed at 7 weeks of age. My buddy raised a batch at the same time except he never killed them. They have been growing for 5 months.
Tonight I called to see if he had killed them yet and he said no, come get them. He is offering them to me for free.
My question is, are they worth butchering at 5 months? Will the meat be too tough?
I just got 16 Cornish X chicks today and should have another 15-20 next week. They are 5 days old. Local schools hatch eggs in class. Local chicken companies donate the eggs. The schools tried giving the chicks away to the kids but being Cornish X chicks they don't live very long and the students are heartbroken when they die so they started giving them away to the local feed store to be sold to people that know what they are getting.
The feed store sells them for $1 a piece. I snag all of them as soon as they come in. I go to church with the owner. He makes a $ on the chicks and I buy feed from him. We both win.
I hate to get the chickens and process them and the meat not be very good when I have 30+ to put in the freezer in 8 weeks.
Thoughts??
Darin
Tonight I called to see if he had killed them yet and he said no, come get them. He is offering them to me for free.
My question is, are they worth butchering at 5 months? Will the meat be too tough?
I just got 16 Cornish X chicks today and should have another 15-20 next week. They are 5 days old. Local schools hatch eggs in class. Local chicken companies donate the eggs. The schools tried giving the chicks away to the kids but being Cornish X chicks they don't live very long and the students are heartbroken when they die so they started giving them away to the local feed store to be sold to people that know what they are getting.
The feed store sells them for $1 a piece. I snag all of them as soon as they come in. I go to church with the owner. He makes a $ on the chicks and I buy feed from him. We both win.
I hate to get the chickens and process them and the meat not be very good when I have 30+ to put in the freezer in 8 weeks.
Thoughts??
Darin