good chickens to eat?

[FarmerChick]

true--not ALWAYS
LOL

my roos were

 

[17roses]

For birds as old as those- I would recommend soup. It gives a great flavor and as long as you leave the Crock Pot going for at least 4 hours, the meat is tender. I use the neck and feet for the broth and the meat for the actual soup. My husband and son rave about the flavor.

 

[Germaine_11.20]

17 roses, I have heard about using the feet, but how do you do that? Do you skin them or just clean them and put them in the pot?

 

[17roses]

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You can just scrub them but I find it too ewwww. I boil them for 3 - 5 minutes (they turn very white) then take them out with tongs. I let them rest until they are just warm and then I cut off there finger nails at the first joint and skin them. The other reason I skin is because I dont like too much fat in my soups. If you want a fantastic beef soup for cheap - use the chicken feet with the veggies and let it go for 3 days in the Crock Pot for the broth. Add water as necessary. It will turn a beautiful dark carmel color and smell slightly burnt. Drain out broth, clean Crock Pot and readd broth with small beef cubes and veggies of choice. Hope that helps.

The older the chicken - the more flavor. A very good use for older chickens. I use everything on the bird except the head. Entrails are cooked and fed to our GP.

 

[TedsFarms]

Entrails are cooked and fed to our GP.

I need to start doing this one as well​