Price of Whole Chickens

[keckels]

Was at the grocery store with my wife. A whole chicken was like $8.73. Couldn't believe it, why would anyone sell young rosters cheap if this is the case?

 

[chicmom]

I've been wanting to learn how to process my own roosters.....I can't seem to get rid of them if I ask for a few dollars! The only way anyone is interested in my neck of the woods, is if I give them away for free, so that's what I do, because of limited space.

I keep telling my husband that I want to learn how to dress a bird, and he says, "No way! I had to do that when I was a kid, and you will hate it! Trust me!" So that's why I haven't done it myself yet.....

It would give me a real feeling of self sufficiency if I did it though.....

Sharon

 

[EweSheep]

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Don't let him deter you from finding out. It really isn't that bad! Sure it might smell a bit but after it is all overwith, it is a real sense of appreciation and suffiency that the chicken had a real happy life and YOU providing wonderful hormone free, caged free meat!

Go for it!

 

[keckels]

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We did it as a kid, but now there's YouTube that's good for things like this.

 

[chicmom]

I think I might try! Thank you for the encouragement, Ewesheep and keckles.....

It would be so nice because then I'd have meat for the table as well as eggs....

Sharon

 

[BettyR]

In my opinion the worst part of cleaning a bird is picking the feathers...and roosters are pretty tough meat so they have to be boiled a long time which means you really don't need the skin. So when I'm cleaning a rooster I just quickly skin them, no muss no fuss. Then you just pull the guts out, wash and your done. Takes about 5 minutes.

They make really good gumbo, soup, stew, or chicken and dumplings. Sometimes I boil one and pick the meat off for casseroles or enchiladas and then freeze the broth. With the price of food now days why would you want to give away a meal.

 

[EweSheep]

Do it behind his back and serve that chicken for his dinner. Tell him NOTHING until he finishes and compliment how good it was!

 

[marymac]

Just don't expect it to taste like store bought chicken, unless they are meat birds.

 

[oesdog]

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Don't let him deter you from finding out. It really isn't that bad! Sure it might smell a bit but after it is all overwith, it is a real sense of appreciation and suffiency that the chicken had a real happy life and YOU providing wonderful hormone free, caged free meat!

Go for it!

x 2 I processed my girl who accidently broke her neck. I was sad but hay she was a chicken and a large girl and I didn't see the point in wasting the meat so I plucked, cleaned and roasted said girl ( Eleanor) And it was really good

Since then everytime we get a pheasent - loads on the roads here and my car is just the right hight to clonk one in the head! - I prepare it and cook it. ( They are like wild Chickens!) I feel so good about this that I can achive it and be more self sufficient. I now want to do Meat birds. I just find the actual killing bit challenging. The other - plucking it's easy if you get a good rythem up and start on the breast. I dry pluck and can get one done in about 30 mins now. That is cleaned out, plucked, head & feet removed and tied. I am working on my time!!!!! - Just go you do it and tell the DH after he ate - he can;t really know how you will feel. Only you can decide if it is for you!

Oesdog

 

[BettyR]

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No they are way better than store bought chicken. It's like comparing real butter to margarine. They have so much more flavor and texture.