On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:25:15 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 1:19:41 AM UTC-5, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Wed, 9 Sep 2020 11:51:51 -0700 (PDT), Bryan Simmons wrote:
>>
>>> Another difference is that those leg quarters are giant, and kind
>>> of tough because they are from laying hens that were no longer
>>> sufficiently productive layers. One store here has them for
>>> $2.99 this week. https://www.petesmarkets.com/ads
>> You've said that twice now and my 10lb bags are not laying hen
>> quarters and not tough at all. They're often much smaller than the
>> regular pre-seasoned leg quarters I get at the same store for quick
>> roasting. I like the small legs because I can deep fry them and
>> sauce them like wings. You can't do that with the bigger legs.
>>
>> Almost all retired laying hens get put into processed foods rather
>> than sold retail. Any hen or chicken over 4 months goes to the
>> processing plants. Bigger chickens make for easier,more efficient
>> processing. And since they'll be cooked to death, it all works out
>> well.
>>
> I *may* be incorrect, but I was told that by a butcher at a
> grocery store when I asked him why they were so giant. I may not
> buy a bag this weekend, as we are going out of town for a couple
> of days next week. There's an exhibit of Edward Hopper's hotel
> paintings in Indianapolis, and my wife is hugely into that exact
> thing.

The ones I get at the Mexican carniciera for $3/10lbs could be
layers. I remember them being huge. The ones I get here at the
Gringo store are Country Pride brand.

https://www.heb.com/product-detail/c...arters/1885121

I'm sure they're a sub brand of Foster Farms, Sanderson, or Perdue
I'll get the USDA plant # later tonight when I go to the store.

It turns out they're Pilgrim's Pride/Goldkist in Mount Pleasant, TX.
Oh, look! They have a swimming pool, too! How cool.



-sw