Parowan Times | 1933-10-27 | Page 7 | Poultry Classification as to Use for Table

poultry classification as to use for table broilers are young chickens irately eight to twelve weeks leeks old of either sex of marketable age but not weighing over two and a half pounds each and sufficiently soft to be cooked tender by broiling the lighter weights are sometimes quoted as squall huab broilers fryers are young joung chickens approximately fourteen to twenty weeks old of elther either sex ses weighing over two and a half pounds each but bill not dot ov erthree and a half pounds and sufficiently soft to be cooked tender by frying Ro boasters roasters asters are young chickens approximately rive five to nine cine months old of either sex weighing over three and a half pounds each and sufficiently soft to be cooked tender by roasting stags are male birds of any weight or age with flesh slightly darkened and toughened and with comb and spur development showing the bird to be in a state of maturity between roasting chickens and cocks stags are less desirable and bring a lower price than do soft boft chickens cocks are mature male birds of any weight with darkened and toughened flesh capons camons are unsexed male birds weighing over four pounds usually from seven to ten months old and with soft tender flesh slips are incompletely caponized caponi zed male birds weighing wel ching over four pounds with comb spur and flesh development s similar m to that of stags los angeles times