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Small chickens---where to get them?

Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:32 am
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:32 am
Over the last few years it seems all the 3.5-4 lb fryers are being used by the grocery stores for their rotisserie.

The big 5+ pounders they are selling now for fryers have breast that are just too big for frying or smoking IMHO.

Do you know any stores that sell the smaller birds in the meat case?
Posted by CAD703X
Liberty Island
Member since Jul 2008
94675 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:35 am to
the krogers here in nashville sell 3-4lb chickens
Posted by Fratastic423
Baton Rouge
Member since Feb 2007
5990 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:36 am to
Assuming BTR, I've had good luck at Hi Neighbor. Bough Organic Free Range chickens for $.99 a lb the other day. all right around 3.5-4 lbs I think.
This post was edited on 6/4/19 at 10:37 am
Posted by tigers1956
baton rouge
Member since Oct 2008
5435 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:37 am to
Maxwell's market
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 10:39 am to
Thanks I will try that.

I don't care if they are organic but will buy organic for the smaller bird.
Posted by Pandy Fackler
Member since Jun 2018
21114 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 12:51 pm to
There are two sources of meat/poultry where I think organic taste better.

Pork and chicken. Especially chicken. I love those smaller organic birds.

Beef? Well give me that fatty, hormonie cow over that organic grass fed shite any day of the week.
Posted by Twenty 49
Shreveport
Member since Jun 2014
21521 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 2:28 pm to
Whole Foods has some that are a little smaller. They cost more, but they are good. Air chilled instead of water logged, so they don't feel like a water balloon.

We bought 3.25 to 3.5 lb. chickens at Piggly Wiggly back when I was contest-cooking chickens as a kid in 4-H. I rarely see one at Kroger that is under 5 lbs these days.
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 3:25 pm to
Those so call fryers that are 5+ might as well be hens.
Posted by Tridentds
Sugar Land
Member since Aug 2011
24161 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 5:17 pm to
Organic chickens are much smaller but a lot more expensive.
Posted by KosmoCramer
Member since Dec 2007
80728 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 5:42 pm to
There's a tariff on chickens less than 4 pounds; that's why there's a shortage.
Posted by Tigerpaw123
Louisiana
Member since Mar 2007
17919 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 6:04 pm to
Maxwells in BR

Juniors meat market in French settlement, both are fresh never frozen and average about 3 pounds each, they smoke up real well
Posted by I B Freeman
Member since Oct 2009
27843 posts
Posted on 6/4/19 at 6:39 pm to
would not be the first time tariffs reduced choices for consumers would it??
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