WitchHazel Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Well, the deed has been done. On Monday, DH and his friend dispatched two of our dinner chickens. We plucked the same day then kept him in the fridge until Tues lunchtime, when DH dressed him. He was a good size, not huge, but will make 4 meals for the 2 of us (8 meals in total). He was delicious. A very chickeny taste, but not as overpoweringly flavoured as the one we had last year when we did our course (he left for the traditional 3 days before dressing). DH's friend dressed his on Monday, and also had him for dinner last night. His wife refused to eat any of it (although she is a meat eater who regularly eats chicken). I find that really strange, as she's normally a very sensible woman; and it's not as if she hasn't been down to see the birds or got involved in the rearing, the first time she saw the bird it was dressed and gutted and looked like any other chicken you'd buy from a butcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules. Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Well done I keep looking at my 3 cockerels & drooling They are getting quite big & plump now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moochoo Posted June 10, 2009 Share Posted June 10, 2009 Well done! Glad it tasted good too. How old were they when you dispatched them? One of my boys is only 9 weeks old but is massive, easily weighing 5lb! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted June 10, 2009 Author Share Posted June 10, 2009 Well done! Glad it tasted good too. How old were they when you dispatched them? One of my boys is only 9 weeks old but is massive, easily weighing 5lb! 14 weeks. We had the smaller, which was 2.25kg (dressed weight). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 Well done Hazel - I'm glad he tasted good! ......and your friends OH needs a good slap!! vegetarian and vegan views I am fine with - I was vegetarian for 25 years and still only eat our own meat - but meat eaters who won't eat meat raised in that way make me mad. I have a friend who won't eat animals we have reared......so we just don't invite her for a meal anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WitchHazel Posted June 12, 2009 Author Share Posted June 12, 2009 ......and your friends OH needs a good slap!! vegetarian and vegan views I am fine with - I was vegetarian for 25 years and still only eat our own meat - but meat eaters who won't eat meat raised in that way make me mad. I have a friend who won't eat animals we have reared......so we just don't invite her for a meal anymore Gosh, how rude of your friend! Actually,I think one of my brothewrs would be like that. He pulls ill looking faces when we talk about our dinner chickens. I don@t mean when we talk about slaughtering them, i mean when we make any mention of ythem. He refused to come and see them as well! Maybe i'll doroast chicken next time he comes to dinner. He's also a bit weird. He doesn't like home made bread he likes shop bought white which "stays fresh". And he doesn't like home made jam as it tastes too fruity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted June 12, 2009 Share Posted June 12, 2009 - perhaps you could divorce him, like you can divorce your parents now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted June 13, 2009 Share Posted June 13, 2009 He's also a bit weird. He doesn't like home made bread he likes shop bought white which "stays fresh". And he doesn't like home made jam as it tastes too fruity. We must introduce him to a 'friend' of ours who isn't keen on my girls eggs because they taste too.....eggy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
