How many roosters?

[donrae]

It's not a weight thing so much as a chemical process. Even my little bantam roosters needed to rest a few days. The meat still has to go through the rigor and relax. Only way around that I've found is to dispatch the bird and immediately cook him. Get him in the pot fast enough and you might beat the rigor process, but that's still iffy. My best results with that were using a pressure cooker.

Sounds like a nice size duck! I've not eaten duck (yet), they're on my list for 2017

 

[mich9510]

Yeah I had a trio of Muscovy drakes that I "rescued" from certain death at my work. The restaurant owner was going to cull them and just throw them in the dumpster. I took them to my house and got them healthy. But they were just too aggressive. I can't take credit for their size. They were adults when I got them. Very tasty though.