Show off Butchered Heritage Type Chickens.

[MysteryChicken]

Can bite through. He's tender.

 

[MysteryChicken]

@Molpet

 

[Molpet]

Out of the oven, roasted for 4 hours at 345°F.
I Marinated him in lemon juice before roasting.
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The acid in the lemon juice is a good idea

 

[MysteryChicken]

The acid in the lemon juice is a good idea

He was rolled around in it for an hour.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Roasted 1yr old Olive Egger hen.

 

[MysteryChicken]

She was tender, & juicy.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sister picked out Experimental Meaty pullet for dinner tomorrow. She wants Honey Ginger Chicken.

 

[DemeterAD9]

With chicks growing fast it is time to start reducing the adults. Starting with a m/f pair of BJGs and a prairie bluebell that has never laid. All just under 1yr.

PBB Live- 3lbs 9oz —> 2lbs 6oz
BJG hen - 5lbs 1oz —> 3lbs 9oz
BJG roo- 6lbs 9oz —> 4lbs 10oz

Left to right is PBB, BJG hen, BJG roo.

First time processing hens. Both hens were greasy, actually made them hard to hold onto once I started gutting them. It was interesting to compare the reproductive tracts of the laying and non laying hens. The rooster was certainly from poor breeding stock, I had a hard time getting my hand inside as he was very narrow. A shame the BJGs didn’t work out for me, I wanted to use them for making my own meat birds. The roo has a handful of mixed breed kids running around so maybe there is still hope?

 

[Mountain Roost]

I didn't know we had a show the meat thread!

Svart Hona Meat

 

[DemeterAD9]

With chicks growing fast it is time to start reducing the adults. Starting with a m/f pair of BJGs and a prairie bluebell that has never laid. All just under 1yr.

PBB Live- 3lbs 9oz —> 2lbs 6oz
BJG hen - 5lbs 1oz —> 3lbs 9oz
BJG roo- 6lbs 9oz —> 4lbs 10oz

Left to right is PBB, BJG hen, BJG roo.
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First time processing hens. Both hens were greasy, actually made them hard to hold onto once I started gutting them. It was interesting to compare the reproductive tracts of the laying and non laying hens. The rooster was certainly from poor breeding stock, I had a hard time getting my hand inside as he was very narrow. A shame the BJGs didn’t work out for me, I wanted to use them for making my own meat birds. The roo has a handful of mixed breed kids running around so maybe there is still hope?

Put the prairie bluebell on the rotisserie, breast meat was tender, thighs and drumsticks a bit chewy but perfectly edible. Fatty and juicy, nothing was dry.