killing barn yard mix rooster to put in freezer

[Jennifer22388]

i was wondering if anyone has killed a barnyard mix rooster for the freezer?
he's about 1 yr old.
thank you!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Lots of roosters get butchered. What's your question?

 

[Jennifer22388]

are they just as good as meat breed birds?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

They won't be as meaty, and need to mature longer. You may want to cook him long and low.

 

[Jennifer22388]

thank you!!

 

[3KillerBs]

Cooked slowly with moist heat they are quite delicious but do not have the meatiness of the Cornish X.

Make chicken and dumplings or chicken and rice.

 

[aart]

Main thing here is to rest the cleaned carcass in the fridge for about 3-4 days,
otherwise the meat may be tough as hell no matter how you cook it.
It will taste nothing like a CX or grocery bird...much stronger flavor that might take some getting used to.

 

[Jennifer22388]

Thank you for all the reply’s!

I have never don’t this for meat but just for egg production! I told my husband my New Years resolution is that I want to be able to slaughter the extra roosters we have! Lol

I have a silkie and a game hen that just wants to be momma’s so I have 2 main roosters and 12 baby’s and my silkie “bob ross” is sitting on 9 more eggs!
all barn yard mixes. Would it be better to slaughter the Young ones as soon as I know they are Roos

 

[3KillerBs]

You can eat them at any size, but you probably want to let them get big enough to be worth the effort if you've got the space for it.

I've only done it once myself, but I let the packing peanuts get to the point that they'd started to crow. They were still a bit scrawny, but tasty.

 

[Jennifer22388]

I know they won’t have as much meat on them!