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Post by ryanzierke on May 9, 2011 15:31:11 GMT -5
I wasnt sure where to put this but hopefully this is ok. Have any of you butchered Icelandics? How did they dress out? Pictures? thanks, Ryan
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Post by andyfromfbg on May 10, 2011 18:44:58 GMT -5
Ryan, I have eaten a couple of Roosters, they are lean, I boil the water, cube the meat into 1" cubes boil till fully cooked, remove from water, save broth add 2lbs velveeta cheese, finely chop six carrots, six celery stalks and one large onion and cook till soft in a separate pan, add one regular can cream of mushroom soup ( first whisk it in a bowl with some broth until smooth, then add it) add the onion, celery, and carrots and add three heads of broccoli finely chopped, simmer fifteen minutes and serve. Its a great Icelandic Chicken soup, I just made it today!) Bon appetito, Chow, ochen fkusna, delicioso, yummy, you can't beat it! Andyfromfbg
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Post by ryanzierke on May 11, 2011 11:48:57 GMT -5
Great! Once I get my Icelandic flock rolling I am sure I will have plenty.
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Post by andyfromfbg on May 11, 2011 17:34:50 GMT -5
Thats for sure Ryan, you know how Rooster proficient these Icelandics are ....its amazing the disparity in this breed between the sexes. Roos outnumber hens overwhelmingly. Andyfromfbg
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Post by Daria Riley on May 12, 2011 8:37:11 GMT -5
Is there a difference in the ratio's (roo/hen) between incubator chicks & hen incubated?
In some reptiles the difference of the sexes is determined by the incubation temp.
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Post by andyfromfbg on May 12, 2011 10:48:38 GMT -5
Daria, I am familiar with the incubation of reptiles and you are correct that the temps effect the determination of gender. In the case of fowl however it doesn't apply at all. Different genetic lines have a propensity to produe more or less of specific genders. Neither hens nor incubators produce a predictable and exact temperature or humidity and the variables are many. Some web sites promote all natural setting under hens and other people use nothing but incubators but we all end up with more roosters! It appears to be a trait specific to Icelandics.
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Post by Frank Richards on May 16, 2011 14:08:49 GMT -5
Ours dress out very consistently at 2.25 lbs for 4 month old cockerels. Even as a family of two we tend to cook them two at a time, so we actually have some leftovers.
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Post by andyfromfbg on May 16, 2011 15:30:23 GMT -5
Frank, Thankyou! I love very specific info like that! Its something I can really remember! Andyfromfbg
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