we are raising 10 Cornish that are alittle over 7 weeks.. Last week I noticed one was limping and told hubby we may need to process that one early.. Sure enough two days later I found it in the corner unable to walk... Didn't take us very long and the end result was better than I expected.. Processed weight was alittle over 3.5 pounds..
Allowed it to rest in the refrigerator for three days and baked it up last night with spices and BBQ sauce... we were so impressed with not only the color but the flavor of the meat... we are hooked, we had thought we would do a more dual purpose breed for butchering but after last night changed our minds.. Lots of meat on these babies... we have 9 more out there and are considering processing them early as we are going to have company for two weeks (my momma) and didn't want to try and process with her here... Does a week or two make that much difference? Should I just hold off and send her out that day??? Other than the skin there wasn't a lot of fat on this one, but the meat was nice and pearly white (breast meat) and the skin was a shiny whitish/pink... we got these ten for free so thought we would try and see which we liked better (dual purpose or Cornish) Hands down, for eating...Cornish!!
See my post above...2 weeks can make a huge difference in weight. I ended up with 1.5 to 2.5 lbs difference between my first 2 and the last 2 I processed. Nice job on this one. One of the problems with cornish X is they can be prone to leg problems due to the massive weight compared to more standard breeds. I sort of felt like it would have been cruel to wait any longer to process mine. Were yours Cornish or Cornish Crosses?
