HERITAGE BREED LAYER COCKERELS 

 

At Heritage Poultry we also hatch and raise laying strains of poultry, and obviously only hens lay eggs. The cockerels from these strains usually have no value in the industry but our cockerels are raised and will be available to purchase around 5 months of age, making use of a usually wasted resource. They don't have the amount of breast meat as regular chickens or Joyce's Gold birds, but the breast meat they do have and the large amount of leg meat has great texture, due to their increased activity. This creates a traditional flavour that is ideally suited to many cuisines.