Tis Time for a March 2020 Hatch-a-long!

[hysop]

Never had one smell bad while cooking and I've done a lot of roosters, including mature ones. I almost never process females. Something was probably wrong with that particular rooster. I leave them in the fridge a day or 2 before freezing. Simmering should be ok if you don't want to put it in the crock pot.


I live in Georgia and I've taught several people. I offered to show @livhatcher too. Maybe we should have a class. I'm finally getting a plucker. Should be here by the 10th.

We didn’t let it sit. We cleaned it and that same day just hours later she tried cooking it.

Ooo I live in GA I’d love a class if it’s on cooking a rooster

 

[Mylied]

That would be incredible! Depending on when you do it I might even be able to bring you an "offering". Lol

I don't have any to do right now. Waiting for the cornish cross to go on sale. The ducks will be ready in 4-15 weeks depending on when I want to do them. I haven't done ducks before but I have done chickens, turkeys, and pheasants, so I'm hoping it's similar.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I take the skin/feathers off like a coat, then only keep the legs and the breast. There is no smell.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

We didn’t let it sit. We cleaned it and that same day just hours later she tried cooking it.

Ooo I live in GA I’d love a class if it’s on cooking a rooster

I wonder how I overlooked that you were in Georgia too! I'm outside of Savannah.

In last month's hatch-a-long I was laughing about the fact that it hadn't occurred to me that I could be talking to people I already know because the name and pictures here at BYC are rarely revealing.

Lol, That's when I decided to put my actual name in the little signature thingy. Some day someone is actually going to ask me a question by name here and I won't realize they're talking to me.

 

[Mylied]

We didn’t let it sit. We cleaned it and that same day just hours later she tried cooking it.

Ooo I live in GA I’d love a class if it’s on cooking a rooster

Sure thing. I actually have a somewhat embarrasing story how I learned not to cook chicken. Several years ago my husband and I had just processed our largest amount of cockerels ever, maybe 10 or 12. We had company over so I wanted to impress them with my home grown chicken and bbqing skills. I seasoned it all nice and cooked it til done. I don't actually eat meat (I know, I'm weird) so I didn't try it. I noticed everyone taking a bite and that's it. After they left, I asked my husband what was wrong and he said it was tough. I picked up a piece and pulled on the meat. It was like hard rubber. I felt bad I wasted all that chicken too. We ended up giving it to the pigs. I'm much better at cooking it now.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Sure thing. I actually have a somewhat embarrasing story how I learned not to cook chicken. Several years ago my husband and I had just processed our largest amount of cockerels ever, maybe 10 or 12. We had company over so I wanted to impress them with my home grown chicken and bbqing skills. I seasoned it all nice and cooked it til done. I don't actually eat meat (I know, I'm weird) so I didn't try it. I noticed everyone taking a bite and that's it. After they left, I asked my husband what was wrong and he said it was tough. I picked up a piece and pulled on the meat. It was like hard rubber. I felt bad I wasted all that chicken too. We ended up giving it to the pigs. I'm much better at cooking it now.

It doesn't seem weird to me. We eat very little in the way of meat here (we've even been completely plant based for periods of time, which is funny when you're raising chickens and don't eat eggs, lol!) but now when we do eat meat I go out of my way to get local stuff and I feel like there's nothing more local than my backyard!

 

[hysop]

Sure thing. I actually have a somewhat embarrasing story how I learned not to cook chicken. Several years ago my husband and I had just processed our largest amount of cockerels ever, maybe 10 or 12. We had company over so I wanted to impress them with my home grown chicken and bbqing skills. I seasoned it all nice and cooked it til done. I don't actually eat meat (I know, I'm weird) so I didn't try it. I noticed everyone taking a bite and that's it. After they left, I asked my husband what was wrong and he said it was tough. I picked up a piece and pulled on the meat. It was like hard rubber. I felt bad I wasted all that chicken too. We ended up giving it to the pigs. I'm much better at cooking it now.

Well that’s awfully nice they didn’t say anything.

The chick that has pipped is taking forever!!! I hear it chirping here and there but I want it to hatch already and join its siblings shortly after. I want to wing sex them since practically ALL of them have a leghorn gene but they’re too tiny and I’m no expert when they’re this young. In a few days I think I can somewhat get a good guess going on.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Well that’s awfully nice they didn’t say anything.

The chick that has pipped is taking forever!!! I hear it chirping here and there but I want it to hatch already and join its siblings shortly after. I want to wing sex them since practically ALL of them have a leghorn gene but they’re too tiny and I’m no expert when they’re this young. In a few days I think I can somewhat get a good guess going on.

Wing sexing becomes harder after a few days. I know it has to do with a fast feathering gene but I can't remember the breed requirements for it to work. I have a good image for it somewhere. I'll find it.

 

[CluckNDoodle]

Well that’s awfully nice they didn’t say anything.

The chick that has pipped is taking forever!!! I hear it chirping here and there but I want it to hatch already and join its siblings shortly after. I want to wing sex them since practically ALL of them have a leghorn gene but they’re too tiny and I’m no expert when they’re this young. In a few days I think I can somewhat get a good guess going on.

 

[Jules929]

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Thank you!