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  1. Wild-Turkey

    Processing Turkeys - Questions and Ranting??

    Hello, We plan to process three jakes tomorrow. They are all heritage. We have to buy a hatchet, a bucket, and some ice. This is my first time and we do not have most of the supplies yet, we can’t afford a plucker or the supplies to make a scalding tank. We plan to stick their heads through a...
  2. KikiDeAnime

    Tips for butchering/processing alone??

    Just found out that next year after raising the red rangers, I will have do all the butchering myself. For those who don't know, I'm getting 8-10 of them so that should give you an idea. We currently don't have a killing cone to use but I will be getting one soon. I will also have to do the...
  3. Processing Cornish X: A beginners overview, Setup, cost, and results.

    Processing Cornish X: A beginners overview, Setup, cost, and results.

    This is an overview of my backyard processing set up. Enjoy! Equipment First and maybe most importantly, knives. I only used 3 knives during the whole process. One was a butter knife I used for "finishing" those pesky pin feathers before I stuck it in the fridge. These are the two edged knives I...
  4. Tre3hugger

    Processing Cornish X: A First Timer's Overview/Experience (pic heavy, only 1 "graphic")

    Today I processed my first meat bird. Wanted to document my process in detail. Maybe other first timer's will get some help from it, or I will get some helpful tips. I didn't take many pics of the actual evisceration because I was concentrating and dirty. Also this is my first time and I don't...
  5. Everlastinghoop

    First cull today. Question about processing issue

    So I did it. My self, my hubs helped with prep and making sure to be extra hands etc......but I did it! And this was a hybrid roo from our first Batch of our own babies from our first Cochin and all his four ladies We mail ordered last Sept, anyways, I incubated 22 eggs after our surprise roo...
    • Everlastinghoop
    • Thread
    • culling culling questions first cull first culling help with first cull hybrid rooster processing processing question rooster three months old cockerel
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  6. BReeder!

    2 drake's and 3 ducks... which drake goes to the freezer?

    I have 5 ducks in total. Two of them are drakes now and they are happily breeding the ducks. One drake is a Pekin and the other is a Rouen. All three of the female ducks are Rouens. The replacement ofthe ducks is all OK. Nobody is super mean and everybody is a bit skittish around people. Now I...
    • BReeder!
    • Thread
    • drake ducks processing
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Ducks
  7. Dfarago

    Plucking Muscovies

    I just processed about nine of my Muscovies and let me tell you, those feathers were a pain in the butt. We did three different methods. They were dunked in boiling water before being plucked. We used latex gloves, garden gloves that were textured and paraffin wax. After all that there were...
    • Dfarago
    • Thread
    • feather muscovies plucking processing
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: Ducks
  8. jjaazzy

    EZ Plucker 131-reviews, suggestions please.

    I purchased a Yardman Plucker a couple of years ago. It worked well, but on the 2nd use had to replace GFI plug. It really throws a wrench in the plans when things do not work.... After about 10 uses over a couple of years processing 20 or so birds, it's dead. What a pain getting all set up...
    • jjaazzy
    • Thread
    • ez plucker ezplucker ezplucker 131 meat birds pluckers processing yardman
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  9. C

    Rooster in Denver, Colorado - needs a country home

    It's bound to happen, and it did! We find ourselves with a rooster and we can't keep him. He's a 4 month old Turken (hence the crazy neck). Any leads on where/how to find him a new home near Denver, we're all ears. Also interested if anyone knows someone who would be willing to process just...
  10. aesch

    Finishing my ducks before slaughter

    Hello everyone. I'm getting my four Khaki Campbells (12 weeks), and 2 Pekins (almost a year ... long story), processed in a couple of weeks. I'm not sure about the eating quality of the Pekins, they weigh about 12 lbs each, but was told the KCs should be fine although they are only about five...
    • aesch
    • Thread
    • ducks finishing khaki cambells pekins processing
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Ducks
  11. TabbieFayth

    Processing for 1st time

    We currently have 11 meat birds (cornishX) that we plan to process Sunday afternoon. We have previously done 2 roosters that were aggressive. We did little planning other than withholding feed 24 hours. That was a hot mess to clean out. That said, I have 2 questions. As I said, Sunday is the...
  12. ChemicalchiCkns

    CYCEN in the ROAD

    Late out of Work, observed and Caught in the DownTown. Return'd.
  13. BullChick

    Quirky Quail Keeper

    I feel guilty asking too many questions in other peoples threads. Now I get to ask all I want... and hope for good answers.
    • BullChick
    • Thread
    • big bugs bite sized monsters processing quail
    • Replies: 97
    • Forum: Quail
  14. T

    Mass of meat from the chicken

    has anyone here recorded the mass of a chicken pre-slaughter and then its mass after processing it(removing its guts and feathers etc). If anyone here has I would really like to know those records. I'm curious to see how much of the bird is actually the processed meat we get in the end.
    • TheDisease21002
    • Thread
    • chicken cull feathers guts mass meat bird percentage processing ratio slaughter
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  15. What to do with an Annoying Rooster!

    What to do with an Annoying Rooster!

    Answer to the Question, "What do you do with an annoying (delicious) Rooster?" Here is how I used to take care of my roosters. It is pretty quick once you get over the reluctance to kill a rooster you have raised from a chick. Step one: boil a pot of water, a water bath canner is a good size...
  16. L

    Free Flock of 5 - Atlanta

    I "inherited" a flock of 5 chickens when I bought a house a few months ago. I can't care for them any more, and need to part ways with them. They are 3-4 years old. Breeds include polish, cochin, maran, barnevelder, and plymouth rock. Message me if you are interested in taking them. I'm in...
  17. D

    Looking for a chicken processor in central Maryland

    Hi-- Does anyone know of a chicken processor near Anne Arundel County, Maryland? I have a few roosters to harvest and lack the time or equipment to process them myself. My daughter wants to keep the feathers if she can. I imagine that somebody who processes waterfowl could do it, or somebody...
  18. vyieort

    Updating My Book on Poultry Processing

    Hi folks! My name is Adam Danforth and I wrote a few books on slaughtering and butchering that came out a couple years back. (I think some of you have mentioned them from time to time on here.) One covers poultry (and rabbits, sheep, and pork. I'm working on expanding the poultry information...
    • vyieort
    • Thread
    • butchering on-farm poultry processing slaughtering
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Meat Birds ETC
  19. Joeschooks

    Cooking roosters

    I processed my largest marans rooster today at just a little over 12 weeks old. Not a huge amount of breast meat but he dressed out at a very respectable 2lb 10oz. At this age I assume he will be tender enough to oven roast, or is it advisable to cook in the crock pot?
  20. Rite Farm Products- Medium Kill Cone

    Rite Farm Products- Medium Kill Cone

    Rite Farm Products Medium restraining/killing cone. Cones make killing and cleanup easy by restraining the bird during bleeding. Professionally made using proper machines for accurate size. Smooth hemmed top and bottom edges and a proper flat back for correct mounting. Flat back design mounts...
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