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Raising Dark Cornish males for meat birds

 
            
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I have a chicken tractor full of these along with a few Wyandotte males. I thought I would save some males from McMurray hatchery. Anyone have any experience with any taste difference between a 15 week old rooster or hen? They are ready for the slaughter and I am curious. Caponizing seems like way too much work. No doubt they will be good in the stock pot but any other thoughts would be great.
Also thought I would mention that skunks are such a pain in the ass!
 
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I've never noticed any difference.

They taste like chicken.

 
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Taste the same.

Noisy as (#*W%^*$& so don't put your tractor outside your bedroom window (learned the hard way).

Much harder to pluck than a cornish cross.

Take more feed to get to weight as a C-X

Because of all of those, we went back to the mutant C-X's--even though the frypan specials were basically free they were not the cheapest answer.
 
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After the secondary sex characteristics form and testosterone rises the breast meat gets stringier. Its still good if you chop it finer. I think the older birds have more flavor , just chewier.
 
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