09/09/2026
Today is rooster processing day!!!
We raise our chickens primarily for eggs. Just like with our other animals our chickens are hertiage breeds so we do not raise broilers for meat. Heritage breeds meat tend to be vastly different from modern day chicken. The flavor is better by far and stronger. However the meat is tougher. The best way to cook a Heritage bird is low and slow. Think stews, soups, broth. With this batch I plan on using the most out of them and cooking the meat and saving the shredded chicken. Then using the carcasses to make chicken broth. Now here's the best part......
Our chickens currently free range and because of this and us watching our chicken number closely they have been able to forage all of their food from the acerage meaning these birds didn't cost us money to raise.
