Older Layers - tough??

[SundownWaterfowl]

I'll be getting my older brahma layers processed tomorrow. They're about 2 years old. Will these be tough? Do I need to do anything special to them? I'm not processing them, were taking them somewhere.

Just wondering, never had chickens processed before.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

I have found that the older birds like that are somewhat tougher, so I use them in stews and casserole dishes.

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

I'm curious about this too. I have heard that anything older that a year is going to be tougher. I just had some of my layers processed that stopped laying. I have them in the fridge and will be putting some in a brine tomorrow. This is my first time having fresh chicken. I am planning on either slow cooking in the crock pot or cooking low and slow in the oven with these.

 

[Illia]

Yep, the Crockpot and the Stewpot are two good things to use.

Also if you have dogs, feeding them raw to the dogs after about a week of freezing is always a plus, too.