MEAT BIRD'S " TELL US HOW YOU DO IT"

[Shellz]

Just curious...do you know live weight at 3-4 months?

 

[Chad Cool]

They are the fastest growing bird we have- they are slower than the white broilers but, the don't have the health issues they have either.  Judging by the size of them I would think you could slaughter them for a nice size at 3-4 months.  As far as the taste.. don't know yet.  I am growing mine for breeders and will be eating extra roos.  Pricing right now is still a bit high, because they are a bit more rare.  I would say in another year they will be more reasonable to purchase.

Do you have an average what i might pay for some eggs or Chicks?

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Greenfire farms (the original importer) still gets $49 per chick. I am sure someone is selling eggs and chicks by now. I would do a google search, I am sure someone will pop up.

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

I would say you can buy eggs for around $40 -75 a dozen, Watch out for really cheap prices. You want quality birds.We will be selling eggs by spring time if you are still looking.

 

[Chad Cool]

That sounds great I'm going to pick up some as soon as I can. thanks for the help.

 

[BCMaraniac]

They are the fastest growing bird we have- they are slower than the white broilers but, the don't have the health issues they have either. Judging by the size of them I would think you could slaughter them for a nice size at 3-4 months. As far as the taste.. don't know yet. I am growing mine for breeders and will be eating extra roos. Pricing right now is still a bit high, because they are a bit more rare. I would say in another year they will be more reasonable to purchase.

I recently roasted one of my Bresse capon slips, and it was delicious!

 

[Silver Silkie]

I currently have 24 Cornish x Rocks in the coop. They are about 3 or 4 weeks old. We ordered them through our local 4-H group who got them from Texas A&M. I started them on Dumor 22% Starter/Grower ration and recntly switched thenm to Purina Show Broiler feed. I am so excited about the stock show in January!!!

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

We still haven't eaten any Bresse but soon.
the best tasting bird we have eaten. Yet was our Bantam Chocolate Orps.

 

[BCMaraniac]

We still haven't eaten any Bresse but soon.
the best tasting bird we have eaten. Yet was our Bantam Chocolate Orps.

I really enjoyed the 8 month old Copper Marans roosters I killed recently. They were excellent, and the broth was incredible! I think there are so many variables that head-to-head comparisons are quite difficult from a breed standpoint. I am going to try to compare a Bresse, Copper Marans, and a Bresse/Copper Marans cross this year, and caponize all of them.

 

[Beekissed]

I'm a little confused by the fervor around the Bresse breed. They look like White Leghorns with blue legs...in other words, not the meatiest of frames. Also, isn't the characteristic flavor in these birds attributed more to the way they are raised in a particular area of France rather than any real difference in the actual flavor as a chicken species? The type of soils, forage and the way they finish there would seem to have more to do with the flavor than the actual bird, wouldn't it?

I've been on this earth a long while and have eaten many different breeds of chicken and have yet to detect any true difference from one breed to another but have found differences in taste according to diet and age of bird.

Couldn't one get a similar taste and quality by raising a Plymouth White Rock on good forage and feed fermented feeds, pen them in the end and finish with the FF and buttermilk, and get the same flavor but more meat?