Silkie Soup (CAUTION - PICS - NOT A JOKE)

[PurpleChicken]

Let me begin by apologizing to the moderators for any stir this may cause and
to all the non-meat bird eating silkie lovers.


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One of the birds we processed the other day was a Silkie roo. He was
too loud and I was unable to find a home for him. We processed 4 birds
that day, the others were extra standards.

I believe in culling a bird only if you are going to eat it. There was no
way I was going to waste the silkie. As hard as it was, I had to live up to
my own standards or be a hipocrite.

refer to the following posts for a more detailed background:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=16662
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=17325


I made a chicken soup based on my own recipe and a few excellent
suggestions, such as precooking the meat, based on this post:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=17335




Silkie and Barred Rock just processed (bottom tray):

Precooking on grill to add flavor:

Cleaning the meat off the bones:

Over rice - note the dark black on meat:

Dogs eating the scraps - Nothing goes to waste:

 

[serendipity22]

Did it taste any different or did it just taste like chicken? Looks yummy! Ain't nothing wrong with eating a chicken, Silkey or otherwise, in my opinion.

The best chicken I ever ate was a hen that kept attacking me. I loved every bite...

 

[PurpleChicken]

It tasted like a chewy, not gamey, chicken, almost like turkey dark meat.
It was good. My son loved it and he hates everything. He knows "who"
he was eating.

To be honest, it's a little hard for me. I made the soup out of Barred rock
also, which is great. Handling the "silkie factor" is tougher than I expected.

The experience would have been better if I didn't know the bird and
someone else prepared it. Sorry to sound whimpy.

Thanks for your comments.

 

[serendipity22]

I really think the dark meat would turn me off. Would have to get used to it...

 

[mdbucks]

Is the breast meat dark alll the way through or just the skin??

serendipity22-did it taste like chicken?? I thought everthing tasted like chicken so if it doesn't taste like chicken how would it be described??

 

[serendipity22]

Yea, I was being funny. Was wondering if you would come around...

You are a riot!!

 

[PurpleChicken]

It's wierd. The breast meat has a black membrane or something on it.
The skin was gray. The meat itself is a tint darker. I'll take a pic...

 

[serendipity22]

It sounds kinda gross... Would have to close my eyes and chew...

It's funny that your son ate it with no problems.

 

[mdbucks]

Quote:
I'm always a round

 

[silkiechicken]

Anything with connective tissue would be dark on the silkie. the reason the skin is so dark and so is the bone is because of the connective tissues. It's a delacy! Good work. Any chicken is chicken to me too.