tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post5328727325476770561..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Feels like spring - chicksBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-71396548201023623752015-02-21T20:16:26.835-08:002015-02-21T20:16:26.835-08:00Friend you should try Mollejas guisadas with the g...Friend you should try Mollejas guisadas with the gizzards. Muy bueno!<br /><br />FriendUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05870894516195727556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-77862147856556578342015-02-16T23:08:19.736-08:002015-02-16T23:08:19.736-08:00I debate cornish cross every time I consider them....I debate cornish cross every time I consider them. I've got to say that the 6-8 week grow out is pretty nice; gets the freezer filled with the least amount of work, and the birds themselves don't seem to have a bad time, but it sure is different than the batches of laying hens and roosters that I raise for sale. I incubate my own eggs and straight-run I get 50/50 hens/roosters. The roosters I raise for 4 to 6 months and sell as meat birds and the hens replace our laying hens and we sell them to folks who want a chicken flock of their own, but don't want to do the brooder. they'd rather pick up the hens and have eggs in a few days. <br /><br />It's a tossup for me. I like the efficiency but I'm a little guilty about it, too. <br />Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-69854145833961426702015-02-16T14:26:37.641-08:002015-02-16T14:26:37.641-08:00I ate a lot of gizzards in fried rice when my coll...I ate a lot of gizzards in fried rice when my college roommate was from Hong Kong. But I like them chicken fried as well. <br /><br />We still have snow on the ground in NW Montana but it is melting. The biggest sign of Spring at our place is goose activity. They are busily walking around looking for the best possible laying spot. They mostly like to be outside in any kind of weather, but when they get close to laying time they want a nice cozy spot in the turkey or duck house or if all else fails the hay barn. They are willing to be pretty pushy if they think they can claim the best territory. They wander off so much between laying eggs that I have to fence them in to keep them near enough to their eggs to defend them. So until the ground thaws enough for me to put up a fence they will have to continue to jealously eye the other poultry enclosures. <br /><br />Debating meat chickens myself this year. Although we eat quite a lot of turkey year round and always have a few roosters for processing. Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14786327481214450958noreply@blogger.com