tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19316735.post2138538493938653849..comments2023-03-24T07:41:26.436-05:00Comments on Urban Agrarian: Community Garden BroilersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19316735.post-55985304729603760882009-07-08T06:55:43.650-05:002009-07-08T06:55:43.650-05:00Nice birds!
You need to be careful when the Corni...Nice birds!<br /><br />You need to be careful when the Cornish Cross reach this size. They tend to overheat (and die) very easily. I have had this happen before with nice otherwise healthy birds. I usually butcher mine at between 4 1/2 and 5 pounds. I also like to raise my birds later in the year so I can finish a few roasting birds to almost full size, usually in October. I had one bird of farmfreshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18302612139717882880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19316735.post-75820305701825937152009-07-02T07:29:56.159-05:002009-07-02T07:29:56.159-05:00That is definitely plenty big :) How are you plann...That is definitely plenty big :) How are you planning to do the processing?Jedidjahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924699081609245787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19316735.post-85578518433906092062009-06-16T09:13:21.951-05:002009-06-16T09:13:21.951-05:00yes they are just "out there". They are ...yes they are just "out there". They are locked in a predator proof coop at night and fenced in during the day. This batch is 20 chickens for 4 people so 5 each to store, but yes I do have a large freezer, but if you split chickens in half you can fit more in a freezer. I'll try and post more on this projectUrban Agrarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910781646518508874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19316735.post-66665838879863099542009-06-16T08:50:11.331-05:002009-06-16T08:50:11.331-05:00How interesting--so they are just out there in the...How interesting--so they are just out there in the community garden? <br /><br />What do you do with the chickens after processing? Do you have a big deep freeze?Sarahttp://threecleversisters.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com