They're Cooking A Silkie On Food Network For Halloween...

[wegotchickens]

Are there silkie bred for eating?
I mean, a SQ sillkie isn't a big bird, usually, so not much meat.
Are 'eating' silkies not as pretty, and bigger?

 

[silkiechicken]

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Standard white silkies are used for meat. They are prized for medicine, so don't have to be like what Americans see as meat birds. Often, the meat isn't eaten, the bird is just an ingredient to a soup. Often 12-16 ounces packaged is all you get.

 

[StupidBird]

Sounds like the next breeding project around here! Mutant Monster Silkies x Cornish!

 

[Chicky Tocks]

Noooooooooo!!! *runs screaming from this thread*

Next thing you know, they'll be eating seramas!

 

[WoodlandWoman]

Aren't silkies in the US a mid-sized silkie? I think in other countries they come in two sizes, one that is a little smaller and one that is larger, than the silkies here. I would think the ones that are larger would be better to raise, if they were being used for food.

 

[silkiechicken]

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That's the thing, they are not used for FOOD like we use cornish x. They are an ingredient in medicinal soups. The idea isn't to fill you up, it is to fix an ailment.

 

[CoyoteMagic]

I saw the show last night. The silkie didn't bother me so much because it was the "Secret Ingredient" on an Iron Chef. What got me was the "corn smut" that went with it.

It's a fungus that grows on corn.

 

[redhen]

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LOL..yeah..she said it tasted like hairy cheese...

 

[kathyinmo]

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I wonder ...... kinda like, "chicken soup," that we all use when we get sick???? Ailments like a cold?

 

[silkiechicken]

Depending on the herbs and what not added to the soups, they can be anything from sickness, memory, arthritis, stamina, PMS and so on. Angelica root, wolf berries, bamboo, foxglove root, lotus seeds, licorice root, dates, gingsing of various types... No idea how to make them myself, just know most concoctions taste TERRIBLE vs chicken soup.