Chicken Processing Part 2-2013

Hi all! We were a little past due on processing our meat birds. In effect, we spent more on feed and got a slightly lower quality meat. :( We have promised ourselves not to let this happen next time. The meat is still good, but it is a bit tougher.

We processed 5 red ranger meat roosters and 2 red sex link packing peanut roosters. Our meat roosters averaged out at about 7 lbs each (YOWZA!) and our packing peanuts were about 4 lbs each. We still have a couple packing peanuts to process this year. I was stunned though!

They sure tasted good in these chicken tacos!

We barbacued 3 of them a day or 2 later. They sure were good, but I think I still could use more practice cutting up a whole chicken!

Thanks for reading!

My First Week of Eggs

Hi all. I just wanted to share my first week of eggs. We have been getting eggs from our hybrid meat hen for 7 days now, and I'm pretty excited about the outcome. First I just want to say that I am surprised that our hybrid meat hens are the first ones laying. I thought for sure it would've been one of our other breeds of chicken. At any rate, we are pleased!

Our first week started the evening of June 17 when we got our first egg, and ends today June 24. I can't wait to get more eggs from all the girls! In our first week we have been graced by a half-dozen eggs! Woohoo!

Thanks for reading!