Comments on: Enough about the pet economy. Let’s talk turk, er, chicken http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/ Blogging by a team of pet-care experts. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:26:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Cait http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403773 Cait Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:34:37 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403773 Thank you Gina! *re-routes order for broiler chicks to obnoxious neighbor instead of Gina* Thank you Gina! *re-routes order for broiler chicks to obnoxious neighbor instead of Gina*

]]> By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403769 Anne T Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:23:40 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403769 Gina, Is there somewhere around your area a place that processes live farm animals including chickens into table ready form aka slaughter house? That's your best bet to get hearts, necks, and gizzards for freezing/dehydration. Rural areas often have small operations, some USDA inspected, some not, that will have innards for give-away or sale for pennies. A few phone calls ought to locate someone who specializes in chickens. My former dog trainer raised meat birds for a few years before she moved out of state, loaded up the birds when it was time, and trucked them 30 min away to a local processor, who plucked and gutted them,and saved the innards and necks. Several of us turned up at the right time of year ( late summer, early fall) at the same processor, and got give aways from his customers who didn't want the innards. Gina,
Is there somewhere around your area a place that processes live farm animals including chickens into table ready form aka slaughter house? That’s your best bet to get hearts, necks, and gizzards for freezing/dehydration. Rural areas often have small operations, some USDA inspected, some not, that will have innards for give-away or sale for pennies. A few phone calls ought to locate someone who specializes in chickens.
My former dog trainer raised meat birds for a few years before she moved out of state, loaded up the birds when it was time, and trucked them 30 min away to a local processor, who plucked and gutted them,and saved the innards and necks. Several of us turned up at the right time of year ( late summer, early fall) at the same processor, and got give aways from his customers who didn’t want the innards.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403768 Gina Spadafori Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:19:10 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403768 I give! Here's <a href=http://www.jmhatchery.com/free-range-broiler/colored-range-chicks/prod_5.html rel="nofollow">the information.</a> Although it's not working at the moment. I give! Here’s the information. Although it’s not working at the moment.

]]> By: Cait http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403766 Cait Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:13:22 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403766 Gina, that is SO MEAN OF YOU. HOGGING ALL THE YUMMY CHICKENS. *orders an army of icky cornish crosses, which are admittedly kind of cute as day old chickes, they're all monstrously huge and sort of marshmallow like) to be delivered to Gina* Gina, that is SO MEAN OF YOU. HOGGING ALL THE YUMMY CHICKENS. *orders an army of icky cornish crosses, which are admittedly kind of cute as day old chickes, they’re all monstrously huge and sort of marshmallow like) to be delivered to Gina*

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403764 Gina Spadafori Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:07:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403764 When I buy the Rocky free-range, I get innards. I always give the old girl the heart. I pretend it will help her live forever. What I would REALLY LIKE, though, is several pounds of chicken hearts to dehydrate for treats for kittehs and doggies. When I buy the Rocky free-range, I get innards. I always give the old girl the heart. I pretend it will help her live forever.

What I would REALLY LIKE, though, is several pounds of chicken hearts to dehydrate for treats for kittehs and doggies.

]]> By: VJ http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403762 VJ Thu, 19 Feb 2009 23:04:36 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403762 Why is it that chickens no longer come with the heart, gizzard, liver, neck. Same for turkeys. Buy the bird from a store or from suppliers who claim the birds are fresh, not frozen, farm raised and still there are no innards. Why is it that chickens no longer come with the heart, gizzard, liver, neck. Same for turkeys. Buy the bird from a store or from suppliers who claim the birds are fresh, not frozen, farm raised and still there are no innards.

]]> By: Gina Spadafori http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403760 Gina Spadafori Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:58:47 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403760 oh no. oh no. oh no. That is SEKRIT INFORMATION until I get mine ordered, because I already asked her. :) oh no. oh no. oh no. That is SEKRIT INFORMATION until I get mine ordered, because I already asked her.

:)

]]> By: Cait http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403752 Cait Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:34:28 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403752 Heather, where'd you get your label rouge hybrids? Hatchery? Heather, where’d you get your label rouge hybrids? Hatchery?

]]> By: Anne T http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403749 Anne T Thu, 19 Feb 2009 22:27:15 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403749 Bah, supermarket chickens have no taste and are full of fat! My local farm stand sells their own beef, local pork & sausage, and lamb. To that they add chickens ( roasters, wings, thighs, legs and drumsticks) from a small family company in Vermont called MistyKnoll Farms. Since I don't want to raise my own meat birds, this is a handy and tasty way to get quality chicken ( I am not a turkey lover although MistyKnoll offers them) that's far superior to the grocery store, maybe not as good as finding someone who raises meat birds themselves though. My favorite way is to marinate the legs in a simple vinaigrette dressing with fresh or dried home grown tarragon and garlic and then grill. When the dogs are really, really good, I have been known to buy them a package or two of MistyKnoll wings for their breakfasts. Yum. Bah, supermarket chickens have no taste and are full of fat! My local farm stand sells their own beef, local pork & sausage, and lamb. To that they add chickens ( roasters, wings, thighs, legs and drumsticks) from a small family company in Vermont called MistyKnoll Farms.
Since I don’t want to raise my own meat birds, this is a handy and tasty way to get quality chicken ( I am not a turkey lover although MistyKnoll offers them) that’s far superior to the grocery store, maybe not as good as finding someone who raises meat birds themselves though.
My favorite way is to marinate the legs in a simple vinaigrette dressing with fresh or dried home grown tarragon and garlic and then grill.
When the dogs are really, really good, I have been known to buy them a package or two of MistyKnoll wings for their breakfasts. Yum.

]]> By: Susan Fox http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2009/02/19/enough-about-the-pet-economy-lets-talk-turk-er-chicken/comment-page-1/#comment-403718 Susan Fox Thu, 19 Feb 2009 20:52:05 +0000 http://www.petconnection.com/blog/?p=5599#comment-403718 Yeah, but I've gotta stay low saturated fat. Good olive oil isn't tooo big a sacrifice. Yeah, but I’ve gotta stay low saturated fat. Good olive oil isn’t tooo big a sacrifice.

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