To grow cornish hens what age do I butcher and when can I give them grower?

[affacat]

As an update, ate some breaded tenders tonight. They were fantastic. So that's a plus. Definitely looked, felt, and tasted like very high quality chicken.

With feed considered, probably cost us half price plus labor (which was considerable overall, if you include the butchering).

Still unsure whether I'll repeat next year but probably? It'll likely be easier next year with lessons learned. Though I might stick with the quick butchering method I used.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

We ate one of our 8-week old Cornish hens tonight and she was delicious. Actually, between DH and myself, we ate half the bird. I broiled it and it took twice as long to cook it as my recipe called for due to the size and density of the meat (I used a recipe for broiled chicken, not broiled Cornish game hen). He likes white meat and I prefer leg and thigh so we still have half a bird for tomorrow. In future, I will definitely process at three to four weeks rather than at 8 weeks. Lesson learned!