So we ended up taking the food away about an hour before they went in for the night. Her crop was empty but his was not. His was actually a lot easier to get a hold of.
Thank you all for your responses! We’ve decided to wait until tomorrow. We are withhold ling food only for an hour before they go to roost, and then grabbing them first thing off the roost tomorrow morning.
I appreciate hearing from people who don’t always make the birds fast. Personally...
It’s only my second time processing my birds, so I’m very much a newbie. We’re doing 2, a 5 month old cockerel and a 1 old hen who causes too much flock drama.
I forgot to remove food. Should I still process or do I have to wait until tomorrow? We’ve been putting this off and it really needs...