Cut up one of our freedom rangers. Too windy to mess with the grill, so I baked them. Wife made fried rice.
'bender,
was that a bird left over from spring or summer? Or just "old".
On your recommendation, I might see if I can get a few this year. Feed store should be getting chicks in soon, so I'll have to make up my mind. Not sure I want to start any for a few weeks as I go under the knife for a new knee in a week.. But if I can get a late group, I can butcher them before fall maybe.
Geno
Geno Whole frozen bird from last summer. We raised a dozen.
Having been tbrough tbe TKA biz (2x), I'd recommend waiting at least 2 months post sx before getting birds. Does your feed store have arrival dates you can order for?
We typically get ours early June. Start them in a kid's wading tub in the garage for about 2 weeks, and then move them to the pen outside. We butcher at about +/- 9 weeks.
Yeah, I think he'll do arrival dates as to the best of my recollection that's what we did last year. I'm not sure how late though. Mid march surgery + 8 weeks = mid May arrival of birds. I'm going in to the feed store in the next couple of days so I'll ask then if I can get them that late. Not as cold here as where you are, but not a big population either and I think he only orders for about six weeks, arrivals start right about now. I got mine around the third week in March last year.
Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can get a late order, if not, I wait for next year. Or I let my hens sit on some eggs and grow some "mixed genetics" chickies for the pot.
Geno
The desert is a true treasure for him who seeks refuge from men and the evil of men. In it is contentment In it is death and all you seek (Quoted from "The Bleeding of the Stone" Ibrahim Al-Koni)
