Old hen. Tasted new.

[Coops Dad]

I processed a hatchery grade black orpington chicken which i got as a grown bird three years ago. She hadn't laid an egg in 8 months so she ended up in with the young rooster culls last weekend. I intended her as a stew bird but my wife misunderstood my intending and ended up crockpotting her for the chicken meat in bacon ranch packets. I am very pleased. She had a lot of subcutaneous fat and a lot of visceral fat so I'm just admitting that she's probably a chicken analog of me.

She turned out really well; not 8-week old CX tender but not at all tough as I'd expected.

8/10 would process again.

 

[Huntmaster]

I processed a hatchery grade black orpington chicken which i got as a grown bird three years ago. She hadn't laid an egg in 8 months so she ended up in with the young rooster culls last weekend. I intended her as a stew bird but my wife misunderstood my intending and ended up crockpotting her for the chicken meat in bacon ranch packets. I am very pleased. She had a lot of subcutaneous fat and a lot of visceral fat so I'm just admitting that she's probably a chicken analog of me.

She turned out really well; not 8-week old CX tender but not at all tough as I'd expected.

8/10 would process again.
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Making me hungry but I see the plate is already empty.

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

Yum. So your wife seasoned the whole bird with the ranch powder stuff before putting it in the crock pot?

I'm always looking for different ways to cook and season chicken.

 

[Coops Dad]

Yum. So your wife seasoned the whole bird with the ranch powder stuff before putting it in the crock pot?

I'm always looking for different ways to cook and season chicken.

No, she did salt, pepper and garlic, then took the cooked meat and shredded it. She put it in foil packets with bacon, broccoli and cheese and put it in the air fryer, then drizzled a little homemade ranch on it when plating,

 

[HenriettaPizzaNolan]

No, she did salt, pepper and garlic, then took the cooked meat and shredded it. She put it in foil packets with bacon, broccoli and cheese and put it in the air fryer, then drizzled a little homemade ranch on it when plating,

Sounds great!