Our First Home Chicken Dinner

[~Wind~]

So a few days ago one of our young roosters went to camp, and this is how it ended.

Roo

Roaster

Roasted

Dinner

Made us a very yummy dinner. I've had farm raised chicken before and it deffinatly is so much more awesome than store bought. But this was the first chicken that I took from hatch to dinner. He was 3 months and weighed 4lbs alive and 2.75 dressed. We cooked him nice and slow with carrots and potatoes. Yum Yum! Anyways just thought that I would share.

 

[kcfuerst]

Scrumptious!!!

 

[Chick Charm]

Way to go!

It is a great way to deal with the roos in the batch. You can raise MORE heritage breeds if ok with eating the roos in the bunch. Homegrown is better

for everyone. Chickens get a better life, We get better meat, and we learn a whole lot in the process. Makin us proud.

 

[stuckinthecity]

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X2.

Looks GREAT!

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Yummo!

Your inspiring me to go out and sample one of my excess roos.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Good job! He looks delicious. What a wonderful way to provide food for you and your family.

 

[For The Love of Peeps]

Funny Thing.....Since I've Had My Chickens (1 Hen-6 Pullets-Re Homed My Roo)...I Have a Hard Time Eating "Chicken" Now...Anyone Else With This "Un-Appetite"for Chicken???

Lol

 

[~Wind~]

I was really worried that I wouldnt be able to eat it. The first few bites almost got to me, but then I realised it was all mental. I like chicken and farm raised chicken is really yummy so I ate away and really enjoyed it. But that first bite was hard.

 

[Gen9]

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Me too!

I have to say, although it looks delish, I could not raise something from egg only for dinner later on - I get too attached to them, too quickly!

 

[erinchelsea]

Nice job!

We ate our first last week, too and I was worried I wouldn't be able to eat it either. It was fine though. I made it into a casserole so it didn't look too much like a chicken.