I bought a chicken at a Farmer’s Market. Why does it look different than the one I bought at the grocery store?

Most likely because the farmer raises heritage breed chickens…

Oh My! Those are Small Breasts!

The size of a chicken’s breast varies depending on the breed. Delaware chickens, a heritage breed we have raised, have small breasts compared to a Cornish X. The Cornish X is not a breed of chicken but a chicken developed from selective breeding. These two different birds grow very differently; heritage birds take about 14 – 18 weeks to maturity vs 6 to 8 weeks for the Cornish X. Here is an article comparing the two types.

This is a great recipe for when you are preparing a heritage breed chicken.

Oven-Fried Chicken

A great recipe to use with Heritage Breed chickens.

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Ingredients

  

• 1/2 cup cornmeal
• 1/2 cup all purpose flour
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 and 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1 chicken cut up
• 1/2 cup milk
• 4 tbsp butter

Instructions

 

• Combine the first 6 ingredients
  1/2 cup cornmeal, 1/2 cup all purpose flour, 1 tsp salt, 1 and 1/2 tsp chili powder, 1 tsp Italian seasoning, 1/4 tsp pepper
  
• Dip the chicken in milk then roll it in the cornmeal mixture
  1 chicken cut up, 1/2 cup milk
  
• Place in a greased 13 x 9 2 baking dish
• Drizzle with the butter
  4 tbsp butter
• Bake uncovered at 375º for 50 – 55 minutes