Pics of "Before/After" Dual Purpose meat birds?

[ghulst]

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They look great but I want to see a scale bar next to them...

They are laying on a tupperware cover 9.5X14"

 

[Tartannik]

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That is interesting, thanks for that. Just don't know if I could kill my silkies!!! I am hatching chicks for the table this year, its just the silkies i have a problem with!!!

 

[Illia]

You can eat Silkies, nothing wrong with them, in fact some people claim that the darker pigmented meat on them actually holds more nutrients and vitamins.


I myself learned today Silkies are edible.

I culled a pair I got for free from someone about a month ago, and finally pulled them out of the freezer today. They were delicious. I'll get photos soon. Their dark meat was fascinating, but the neatest part of all was the Silkie crosses. I culled one who was part D'Uccle. . . Her meat had a GREEN tinge all throughout it, and her organs were green, even her fat was a lime green color. Her bones and veins underneath were a normal Silkie purple though. It was sooo neat, I'll get photos tomorrow or Wednesday.

 

[stuckinthecity]

If I would have seen that, I would think the chicken had some kind of disease or started rotting in the freezer somehow.

GOT to see those pics!

 

[Hollywood Chickens]

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please please please post pictures!!

 

[Tartannik]

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please please please post pictures!!

Yes, please do!!

 

[NonnasBabies]

Here's some black sex links we processed in November. They were 5 months old and were pretty skinny. The next time we raise any for meat I will definetly feed them a different kind of feed.

I think they dressed at around 3 1/2 pounds!!

 

[journey11]

Ooh, this is a good thread topic! I don't have any "after" pics, but I tried hatchery Barred Rocks and Light Brahmas and wasn't really impressed. Probably because they weren't bred well. I'm still trying to decide on a dual purpose bird to work with. Those Buckeye pics look good (one on my list). And the Black Copper Marans look awesome! I was more interested in them for the dark eggs, but it looks like they have some excellent meat bird characteristics.

Does anyone have pics of Delawares or Light Sussex? So far I am nearly talked into the Light Sussex from what I hear about them. The BCM are definitely in the running though.

I like my Cornish X for quick and easy results (and they taste good when pastured), but I ultimately want to work with a sustainable homestead flock.

 

[kuntrygirl]

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Nice pics. What were you feeding them and what were you thinking about switching to? They look VERY meaty to me.

 

[stuckinthecity]

BB- thanks for sharing. Pretty birds, and I agree with Kuntry, they look decent as far as meat goes (Not that I'm experienced in meat birds and processing or anything). Maybe It's just hard for me to distinguish the sizes becuase all the pictures I've seen so far look great!

And Journey, I'm right there with you. I wish there was a breed that laid like a leghorn, hens over the age of 2 or 3 went broody like crazy, and dressed out to be about 5 or 6 pounds at an early age.


Or I could settle for some production orpingtons that have more fat, and less fluff.