Hatching Eggs / Paypal CHAT Thread

[NotAFarm]

I had two swaps due from debs_flock and this is what I got today....



Fortunately, Deb knows how to pack a box for the treatment we all know the Post Office is capable of...



double boxed and securely padded eggies...




Everything arrived safe and sound........Thanks Deb!!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

I have never eaten my own chickens (yet) but this year I'm thinking about it. I have 2 roos that I want to process- at what age would you say a rooster is too old? And is it just because the meat is tough? Is there no way to soften the meat for human consumption?


Edited because I can't spell today, lol

WHAT I have found from others is if you boil it then you can eat even an old chicken, of course that limits your dishes. We have eaten roos up to 16 months old never any older yet.

 

[SewChaos]

Mine will be a year old in April. Will he be good for more than boiling?

 

[madamwlf]

Mine will be a year old in April. Will he be good for more than boiling?

Slow cook him.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Mine will be a year old in April. Will he be good for more than boiling?

we have slow cooked several year old roos

 

[GableBabble]

Slow cook him.

This! Mine go in the crockpot, and cook all day long. Add some lemons and some peppercorn....mmmmm!

 

[kitchenchick]

The biggest thing about processing our chickens was getting the hubby used to being organized. He'd never slaughtered livestock and had no idea the work that went into it. Now, he's really good about setting my my bench, and shackles and will even help do the catching, but the actual killing... nope, not him. I use a rod on the ground to break their necks and open the throat to bleed them while in the shackles. Then the usual, scald, pluck, take out the innards. And finish by binding before a cold ice pack. I have found that tough birds, if you let them slack well (3-4 days in fridge)before braising them will help with a old fella. Alot of times toughness is from rigor in the muscles, slacking allows it to pass from the muscles and gets a usually more tender bird. I say usually because no matter what I've done with banties, I can't get a tender bird. They get the chicken soup and stock duty at our house, LOL

 

[caj1985]

This! Mine go in the crockpot, and cook all day long. Add some lemons and some peppercorn....mmmmm!

Also really good with some dry ranch dressing and a little mushroom soup or chicken broth and Tony Chachere's seasoning.

 

[krazykat0373]

caj, did you have an extra SC RIR?

 

[caj1985]

caj, did you have an extra SC RIR?

I have to go out tonight and check. I got in late last night and everyone was already roosting. I am fairly sure I do, but I'll let you know for sure. Does he have to be SC? I know for sure I have extra RC.