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We've had very good luck roasting aged birds that way. Even 2 to 4 year old fowl turn out fine and the older birds exude the old time flavor that can't be faked in the 7 to 10 week old birds from chain markets. I've tried them and they remind me of Tofu C hicken....Blaaaaah!!! Turk tells me...

I'm not convinced. I think there might have been a wood pile around there some place!

Michael, I suggest you do a little research on the ISA-Brown hybrid poultry. There is a lot more to them than what you seem to think. Have a good one!

from where did you buy your Isa Browns?

Just curious, from where did you get your birds?

We turned on the water misters today at 85*F but that was totally uncalled for. By 6 PM, the temps dropped and the worst thunderstorms came down for about 2 hours...worse than I've seen for a while. Fortunately the generator kicked in to keep all the freezers etc running. Power doesn't go off...

My brother in Kentucky crossed some NN hens with an Austea-white cock and has birds he calls Overo and Tobiano. I haven't seen them but he promises to send pictures when he goes back home. J.

I worked for many wears in areas of the world where it got hotter than the hinges of hell, frequently carrying packs that weighed more than I'll say because the average civilian would think it a lie. That was work and I did it but I don't think I could live like that ever again. I don't...

We worked the over-breeding thing out decades ago. We keep cocks/cockerels in individual pens and put hens with them when we want them bred. That way, none of the hens get scalped and we know which bird is bread to what. Even with that, we cut any cock's spurs down to about 1 quarter inch...

What are your plans for her?

From my experience, chickens, regardless of breed or makeup that are allowed to free range are far less likely to have leg problems than those that simply lay around with their faces in a trough. J.

I wish I owned them and you had better ones. J.

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