On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 11:42:53 -0700, Whirled Peas >
wrote:

> On 03/08/2015 10:18 AM, sf wrote:
> > On Sun, 08 Mar 2015 10:07:03 -0700, Whirled Peas >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> On 03/07/2015 01:41 PM, sf wrote:
> >>
> >>>
> >>> Nobody has explained yet why the boy chicks aren't neutered and
> >>> fattened up for the dinner table.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Ever hear of a capon?
> >
> > That's exactly why I asked. I never see them in stores and never see
> > them on a menu. If they are being raised as capons, where are they?
> >
> That's a different question entirely. I have little to no expertise in
> the matter but my opinion is that there's not that much of a demand. In
> all my years, I think I've seen capon offered in a grocery store only
> once. Its price was significantly higher than the regular fryers, which
> might have something to do with the lack of demand.

Given that chickens are so huge and expensive these days, I doubt
there's a lack of demand. A chicken the size of a small turkey would
be a good thing.

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