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Old 09-19-2018, 09:44 PM   #1
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Join Date: 07-18-07
Location: Oklahoma
Name/Nickname : jeanie
Default Another Game Hen Project

Sorry, picture heavy!
I've raised these in the past, with great luck, so decided to do another batch this year.
I feed the game hens a special diet to flavor the meat while "on the hoof". It worked pretty well last time so I went with the same feed. A blend of garlic, ginger, scallion, corn for fat and garden veggies. They also ate grasshoppers and any bugs they could catch.

Anyway...
I started with day old Cornish Rocks..



Built a pvc/chickenwire pen to move them around the farm...



The special corn, garlic, ginger, scallion feed..











I process the birds at 1 1/2 to 2 lbs.



Used my home made chicken plucker...



set up the scald water...





A minute or two in the plucker...





cleaned and ready to chill...



chilled overnight and bagged for the freezer...





I took a couple with me while camping...



made a wild rice, water chestnut blend...



added chicken stock and set the flavored game hens on top...





shoveled a few hot coals on top and settled down with a beer...





In about an hour, the birds were ready...





The flavored birds, rice and garden tomatoes...



I really like these....





The flavors came through again. I'll be raising more in the future.

Again, sorry for so many pics, but thanks for looking!
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