chanceosunshine
Songster
So, our rooster got a bad attitude about 6 months ago. We gave him a chance to adjust it, but he just got worse. It was becoming impossible to walk through the chicken pasture without a broom handle for protection. We had determined that he was going to be stew but we were putting it off. He forced my husband's hand the other day after he came after him as my husband descended a ladder.
The surprise is that at 1 1/2 years old, his dressed weight was 2lb! My husband couldn't believe me and reweighed him. I rested him in the fridge for 4 days and he's stewing on the stove now. My other surprise is how dark his meat is!
Don't you think a "dual purpose" bird should have weighed more than that? They have free food and free range all day long.
The surprise is that at 1 1/2 years old, his dressed weight was 2lb! My husband couldn't believe me and reweighed him. I rested him in the fridge for 4 days and he's stewing on the stove now. My other surprise is how dark his meat is!
Don't you think a "dual purpose" bird should have weighed more than that? They have free food and free range all day long.