My d'Anvers are definitely meaty, a judge commented on it, then placed my hen as champion for the county fair.
This one is a bit deceptive because she tends to have looser feathering than the standard requires but she is very solid.
View attachment 4086958View attachment 4086959They're solid little birds.
However, I do find that male d'Anvers take a while to finish out. The pullets are solid (though not as solid as grown birds) but the cockerels aren't.
Neither of them do well shown in their first year though because the heavy neck feathering required doesn't come in very full on young birds.
I have skinned 6 Buckeye bantam cockerels once. Stuck them in the crock pot three at a time and cooked them till the meat came off the bone easily, peeled all the meat off, used them for soup and pie.
It just tasted how you'd expect soup and chicken pot pie to taste. What with all the seasonings.
