Why Have a Rooster?

[Geena]

I take it, that's regardless of whether I plan to broil it or stew it? It's an Ameraucana.

With cockerels once their hormones start flowing the meat begins to get tougher, the longer you wait, the chewier it will be. It's always edible, at any age, if you plan to make soup or sausage, but broiling an older bird would not likely end well.