Free Range Christmas Cockerel (3kg+)

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£48.00

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Availability:: Available fresh for Christmas ONLY. Limited Collection & Shipping options on 22nd and 23rd December (subject to availability).
Short Description:: A slow-reared & fabulously free range cockerel weighing over 3kg. Fans of chicken will love its rich flavour. Perfect for a Christmas Eve or Boxing Day treat or an ideal whole bird for a smaller Christmas gathering.
Free-Range:: Free-Range
High-Welfare:: High-Welfare
Award-Winning:: Award-Winning

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Product Info

Weighs 3kg+ / Serves 6 - 8.

100% free range chicken.

No Allergens.

Product Description

A slow-reared & fabulously free range cockerel weighing over 3kg. Fans of chicken will love its rich flavour.

Perfect for a Christmas Eve. A Boxing Day treat or an ideal whole bird for a smaller Christmas gathering.

Comes with giblets for stocks and gravy.

Cooking Instructions

Remove your chicken from the fridge & place in a roasting pan at room temperature for as long as comfortable. It saves cooking time and oven energy.
Preheat oven to 180°C / 160°C Fan / Gas 4.
Remove trussing band and season your bird liberally with salt inside & out. Insert Pop-Up Timer into the thickest part of the breast.
Place in oven at 180°C for approximately 35 minutes per kg (see timing table).
As soon as the thickest part of the chicken breast hits 68°C or the timer pops, take the bird out of the oven to rest.
Leave the chicken to rest for up to 1 hour uncovered. Minimum 30 minutes. It will continue to cook with the residual heat but not overcook. Leave uncovered for crispy skin!
Chicken Tip: There is no need to add butter or oil to a Copas Chicken.
Click for Carving & Cooking Instructions

50 Reviews

5
Better than turkey!

Posted by Alex Charge on 17th Jan 2021

So glad I discovered the cockerel option, perfect for a smaller gathering and actually tastier all round
5
Free Range Cockerel

Posted by Annette Allen on 17th Jan 2021

Tasty bird and just perfect size for a small family gathering!
5
Delicious

Posted by Victoria Goodenough on 17th Jan 2021

This year was my first time buying cockerel for Christmas lunch. I had read the reviews and was not 100% sure. Absolutely no regrets, it was delicious. Just wish I could buy it all year round. Will definitely be buying again for next Christmas.
5
Free Range Cockerel

Posted by Unknown on 2nd Jan 2021

Fabulous! Great flavour! Will buy again.
5
Would reccommend

Posted by Rachel Jameson on 2nd Jan 2021

First year to have a Cockeral. Lovely quality, good fat content, great flavour, tender and succelent. Great alterative to a turkey. Will buy again
5
Free Range Cockerel

Posted by Suzi Phillips on 2nd Jan 2021

Collected my 3.6kg Cockerel from the Copas farm on 23rd Dec, super efficient and COVID safe, as didn’t even need to leave the car. Lovely bird, full of flavour and very succulent, and the perfect size for our festive celebrations consisting of two people! Yes, quite expensive for what is essentially a large chicken, but better value than a small turkey in my opinion, and still had plenty of leftovers for pie on Boxing Day! Won’t hesitate to use Copas again.
5
Free Range Cockerel

Posted by Mrs P Phillips on 2nd Jan 2021

This was a truly delicious bird, the Copas cooking instructions were spot on, and it was probably the best chicken I have ever eaten. I would love to know if it is available at other times of the year or only at Christmas. It weighed 4 kg and would provide a really good meal for 8 people. Thank you Copas!
5
Delicious

Posted by Mairi Vodden on 2nd Jan 2021

Yet again absolutely delighted with our Copas cockerel. Succulent and tender, tasted delicious. Thank you
5
Cockerel

Posted by Diane Franklin on 2nd Jan 2021

Tasty

1. Remove the chicken from the fridge 30 minutes before cooking.
2. Preheat the oven to 200C (180C Fan)
3. Season the chicken and put in a preheated tray for 20 mins.
4. Then reduce the temp down to 180C (160C Fan), and cook for a further 30 minutes per kg.
5. Check that the juices run clear at the end of time using a skewer to the thickest part of the thigh.
6. If the juices are not clear, cook for a further 10 minutes.
7. When cooked remove and rest for at least 15 minutes.

See our videos on how to cook and carve...

When you complete and check out your order you will be able to select one of the following delivery or collection options.

For Christmas Orders

Collect from Copas HQ at Kings Coppice Farm, Cookham. Drive Through on 24th December or at our Christmas Fayre on 23rd December (if we are good Father Christmas might come!)

Click & Collect from one of our partners across the South East.

Nationwide delivery by our nominated couriers on 22nd December. Your order will be packed in recyclable insulated packaging and will be dispatched on a pre 2pm next day service. The delivery fee covers the delivery service, packaging, insulation, ice packs and fulfilment. FREE DELIVERY on all orders over £175 at Christmas.

Year Round & Non-Christmas Orders

Collect from the Farm in Cookham (SL6 9UB), we are open around Monday to Friday 8:30am to 5:00pm, excluding Bank Holidays. Weekly nationwide delivery, arriving Thursday each week. Deliveries are sent out in recyclable insulated packaging with ice packs on a pre 2pm service weekly. The delivery fee covers the delivery service, packaging, insulation, ice packs and fulfilment.

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Collection and Delivery

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