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You’re talking about dress weight, whereas most of the stats and infographics in that Twitter thread are about live weight. You lose plenty of mass (often a qua
by Kerrick 5y ago
You’re talking about dress weight, whereas most of the stats and infographics in that Twitter thread are about live weight. You lose plenty of mass (often a quarter) when you pluck, gut, and dress a chicken.
Of course that doesn’t account for the whole difference. I have looked into raising Cornish Cross in my small farm, the “Frankenstein” breed the thread derides. And the expected live weight at slaughter age for the specific ones [1] I’m considering is 4.5lb for hens and 6lb for cockerels.
1: https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/jumbo-cornish-cross/ https://www.cacklehatchery.com/product/jumbo-cornish-cross/
- code_duck 5y agoI forgot to reply earlier, but that's a good point and I didn't think of that. I would imagine that the live chicken weighed about 4.5-5 lbs too.