I'm having two Mille fleur banty hens put down sometime this week. One of them seems to be showing severe laying issues - not fully developed eggs as well as eggs in eggs and possible organ failure with white frothy poops and since theres only two possible culprits I decided I'd rather put them both down instead of waiting for them to eventually ID themselves.
Problem is, I don't want to waste them. I want to make a meal of them - regardless of how small. But most recipes online are for bigger birds like cornish X's and are bound to dry out the meat of something small like a banty or call for way more ingredients than required.
What do you do when cooking your banties or at least can you point me in the right direction to find recipes for myself?
Another note is I /might/ skin them instead of pluck them to preserve their beautiful mottled pelts. So if I cook them tha'd make it even harder to keep them from drying out.
Problem is, I don't want to waste them. I want to make a meal of them - regardless of how small. But most recipes online are for bigger birds like cornish X's and are bound to dry out the meat of something small like a banty or call for way more ingredients than required.
What do you do when cooking your banties or at least can you point me in the right direction to find recipes for myself?
Another note is I /might/ skin them instead of pluck them to preserve their beautiful mottled pelts. So if I cook them tha'd make it even harder to keep them from drying out.