tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post6781877778398394574..comments2024-03-27T07:00:36.557-04:00Comments on Life At Cobble Hill Farm: Raising Chickens For MeatStaci@LifeAtCobbleHillFarmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12970355437338210130noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post-80726786593764629782015-11-10T19:40:33.741-05:002015-11-10T19:40:33.741-05:00Liz - thank you! Yes, it's a bit difficult to...Liz - thank you! Yes, it's a bit difficult to prepare yourself for the processing that first time.<br /><br />Farmer Liz - well a great use of resources! We've processed a rooster and a few egg layers that were just downright mean but we just didn't get much meat from them at all. Thanks so much for your comments!<br /><br />Daisy - yes, that's the part of it that is very difficult. And messy.....<br /><br />Megan - thank you! You're reason for eventually raising meat birds is exactly why we started - to afford eating organic poultry. Hopefully you'll be on your way soon!!Staci@LifeAtCobbleHillFarmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970355437338210130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post-28612912654351800232015-11-09T16:38:24.838-05:002015-11-09T16:38:24.838-05:00Wonderful and informative post! We'd like to s...Wonderful and informative post! We'd like to start raising meat birds soon because the whole, organic or even "smart" chickens are still $15-$20 per bird at the grocery store. If I can raise them for $10 each per bird it would be worth it. We currently have a laying flock of Dominiques and we process a few of those for meat, but we don't have enough extras to supply us with meat all year. Megan @ Restoring the Roosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665496470363819971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post-40524081457811907642015-11-09T05:52:05.326-05:002015-11-09T05:52:05.326-05:00Very informative. We can see raising birds in our...Very informative. We can see raising birds in our future, but I don't think we will ever be ready to process them ourselves. Thanks for sharing!daisy ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06129079277073067462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post-33234732398700397252015-11-08T20:20:45.860-05:002015-11-08T20:20:45.860-05:00Great post! Thanks for sharing what you've le...Great post! Thanks for sharing what you've learnt. Personally I haven't tried raising meat chickens, we just hatch a bunch of eggs from our laying hens each year, and keep the hens. The roosters we raise up to about 6 months old and then keep one or two for our flock and slaughter the rest. This probably isn't as economical, but solves a few problems outlined in your post (what if you get attached? how does the hatchery handle the chicks?). I think meat birds are great of people in areas where they can't keep a rooster, as we have to wait for ours to grow up enough and they are all crowing by then! Meat chickens are slaughtered before they start to crow.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8990217242364259191.post-62455440706192060292015-11-08T08:08:03.679-05:002015-11-08T08:08:03.679-05:00Great post! We are going to try meat birds for th...Great post! We are going to try meat birds for the first time next year. We will have to process our own, no processing near us. Thats the part that I am trying to ready myself for!Lizhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12553830133186504486noreply@blogger.com