Joe wrote:
Capt.Mooron wrote:

"Dry" wrote in message


And tomorrow you'll be out looking for a new set of China Clippers, you
would be better off eating a hunk of Michelin .

Naw Laddie.... bone out the meat and set it to a marinade. It works fine.

CM


Why are raising Roosters to eat anywhy?

Let me guess Overproof and lime marinade.

Do you just leave them outside to freeze?

We use to do about 100 white leggerds a year. Clean and package them
all on one day.

Nothing like the smell of the kettle boiling and a big steaming pile of
feathers. That and headless chickens running all over the yard doing
acrobatics made for and interesting spring day. We would raise hens for
the eggs and replace the hens every year. Maybe one rooster to excite
the gals into laying but thats it.

Joe

When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and
just kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....
You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that
you're not killing off moulting birds...

"katy" wrote in message

When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....

That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and hand
raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds are
generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I wait
until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly tyers
and whoever is interested.

You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...

My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately I
have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and hand
raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds are
generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I wait
until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly tyers
and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately I
have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM


Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

"katy" wrote in message

Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Not at all.... dumber yes. Less Tame... Yup. I'd say they are much cleaner
than chickens. It's the only domestic poultry meat you can safely eat raw.

CM

Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?


Not at all.... dumber yes. Less Tame... Yup. I'd say they are much cleaner
than chickens. It's the only domestic poultry meat you can safely eat raw.

CM


nope....don't do raw poultry no matter where it came from....that's
aksing for trouble....raw steak, OTOH....

"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I
wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly
tyers and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately
I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor
area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM
Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns

"John Cairns" wrote in message
om...

"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:
"katy" wrote in message


When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch,
I wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to
fly tyers and whoever is interested.


You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House.
They are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night.
Alternately I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a
secure outdoor area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam
Game Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM
Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?

Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns

They are also very greasy.

John Cairns wrote:
"katy" wrote in message
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Capt.Mooron wrote:

"katy" wrote in message



When you buy a chick package, it's much cheaper to get unsexed and just
kill off the roosters at about 6-8 months....


That may apply when you buy chicks... but we breed and hatch to suit our
turnover. That's the benifit of a rooster in the flock. We incubate and
hand raise ass the poultry except for mest birds. Then again, meat birds
are generally all male. For the extra roosters in our incubated hatch, I
wait until their plummage comes in and supply the ornate feathers to fly
tyers and whoever is interested.



You did your kill off in the spring? Most people I know do that in
October or November so you don't have to winter over and so that you're
not killing off moulting birds...


My birds moulted in December. Mind you they have a heated Hen House. They
are free ranged for a half day and return to roost at night. Alternately
I have a 12x12 coop attached with metal roof to offer a secure outdoor
area.

I have a variety of heritage varieties, including Old English Bantam Game
Birds as well as Guinea fowl.

CM

Don't you find the guinea fowl to be dirtier than the others?


Dirty guineas?

Bwahahhahahhahhahhahaha

Yer being bad, Katy!

John Cairns


No....that hadn't even crossed my mind....it's yer mind bein naughty
there, John...

"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
That may apply when you buy chicks... We incubate and hand
ass the poultry except for mest birds...

This is just so disturbing in so many ways...

Seahag

No fair... it was it was written in my best Katy Speak

CM

"Seahag" wrote in message
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"Capt.Mooron" wrote:
That may apply when you buy chicks... We incubate and hand ass the
poultry except for mest birds...

This is just so disturbing in so many ways...

Seahag