Well, the weather here in central Arkansas has been in the 100's with a heat index of over 105. Now rethinking trying to raise Cornish X in the heat, but too late now Been reading all kinds of ideas how to keep the chicks cool (they are 2.5 and 1.5 weeks old), so last night froze a block of ice in a rubbermaid container to put in the pen. I'm sure some of you can see where this is going, but I wasn't even thinking about what would happen when the ice melted So I go back out there in the early evening as it's cooling down (about 95) and there he is "chillin in the melted ice." I wasn't planning on processing any until next week, but since the ice was only recently melted, and he was still very cold, he's going to be dinner in a couple of nights. (or an appetizer anyway!) Here's how it ended:
It was not even 8 oz. I think. About 2/3 the size of a cornish game hen you'd buy in the store. As far as bleeding out; it kind of did it on it's own surprisingly. The only blood was in the neck and the wing tips that you can see in the picture. Also, plucked it without scalding it. It really didnt have many feathers yet, just on the wings really. Gonna let it rest for a day or two, something I never knew about chickens, I always just started eating them the same day. With the Cornish X I never found that it mattered much, they were still pretty tender. The good thing was it got my DGD and DS ready for the "real thing" coming up in about a week and a half. We're going to try Caponizing some roosters as soon as we get chicks again. She wants to be a veternarian, so she is really excited. Kinda weird for a 9 year old, but I'm really proud of her bravery.
