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wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed Nov 01, 17 9:40 pm Post subject: Oven ready

At last, I have a freezer full of chicken, as opposed to a field full of chickens. All the available birds went on Sunday, and came back today. I’m quite pleased with them,

9 Ross cobs (10 weeks, 1.2 - 1.7kg)
1 Light Sussex (25 weeks, 1.2kg)
2 Silver Dorkings (33 weeks, 1.4 and 1.8kg)
a couple of Croads (1.2kg)
and a fabulous Poulet de Bresse cockerel (33 weeks and 1.9kg). He was the same age and weight as one of the Dorkings, but a much better breast. I’m definitely hoping to breed some more next year. Oh, and one Aylesbury Duck (10 week’s old and 2.4kg).

All fed on supermixed corn and free range. Except the Ross' because they just spread corn around all over their run, so they they got mostly growers pellets. The big Poulet de Bresse and one of Dorkings were confined for their last month or so, because they were getting ideas above their station. The Ross' were nicer birds that I was expecting, and were very happy to go off foraging and showed no signs of going off their legs. They did eat a lot, but no more than the ducks, which grew at much the same rate. I will roast one of the smaller ones tomorrow. I do have a pic, if anyone could upload it?

Last edited by wellington womble on Thu Nov 02, 17 2:05 pm; edited 1 time in total

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46212
Location: yes

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 17 12:38 pm Post subject:
shh about table scraps

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 17 2:05 pm Post subject:
What table scraps?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 17 2:10 pm Post subject:
Here they are chaps...

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 17 7:55 am Post subject:
One down...

NorthernMonkeyGirl

Joined: 10 Apr 2011
Posts: 4630
Location: Peeping over your shoulder

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 17 8:34 am Post subject:
Yum!

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 17 9:53 am Post subject:
Om nom nom. I do love chicken.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Fri Nov 03, 17 10:38 pm Post subject:
That's reminded me. I meant to buy a chicken. I forgot. Bum.

sgt.colon

Joined: 27 Jul 2009
Posts: 7380
Location: Just south of north.

Posted: Mon Nov 06, 17 9:41 am Post subject:

mochyn wrote:

That's reminded me. I meant to buy a chicken. I forgot. Bum.

Well I know a lady that has a few, she may sell you one.

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