I've learned the difference between baking hens & fryers.
Fryers are young chickens between 8-12 weeks old & baking hens are older between 4-6 months old.
Fryers are young & tender, baking birds are tougher .
This bird is now in the crock- pot so I can pull the meat for soup & gumbo.
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