Ron,

Know what you mean when talking about tough old birds.

As a kid growing up we had anywhere from 25 to 50 chickens in the old hen house. Dad had the chickens for egg production. They laid enough eggs to supply us and the extra's were sold to buy the laying mash to feed 'em. Every once in a while one would land up in the soup pot or the skillet.

Nothing like fresh chicken put in the frying pan without ever having a chance to get cold.