How To Skin A Chicken
Ok, there have been several people who have asked how to skin a chicken rather than pluck the feathers. I had a mean lead hen in my coop and after all the chances I gave her, she had to go. So in order...
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How To Raise & Process Chickens for Meat - Tips & Pictures
This is an index of pages for information on raising and processing meat birds. Some of the links have graphic pics. Plucking a Hen by Waxing (warning, graphic... How To Raise & Process Chickens...
View ArticleHow To Process A Chicken At Home
With the rising cost of food and especially meat, many people are looking to closer to home to start raising their food. Backyard gardens are on the rise, and many people are starting to raise their...
View ArticleThe Emotional Side Of Chicken Processing
As documentaries and news articles come out with the latest information about inhumane treatment of meat animals, or the newest outbreak of food poisoning, more and more chicken owners are looking to...
View ArticleUsing Older Chickens For Meat Purposes
Most Americans are used to eating chicken from the store. Most of these chickens are about 8 weeks old or younger, and just like any other meat source, the younger the animal, the more tender the meat....
View ArticleComparison Of Breeds And Ages Of Chickens For Meat
Many of us are used to the uniformity of whole chickens at the grocery store. When choosing to process chickens at home, the differences between the size and type of chickens vary greatly. Bantam...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Usda Processing Exemptions
Raising chickens to sell for meat can be a daunting task, when it comes to understanding the laws and regulations. The best step to take is to contact your state Agriculture Department. The employees...
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How to raise chickens for meat - Tips and pictures
How To Raise Chickens for Meat - Tips & Pictures Raising meat chickens is a very exciting, interesting, and rewarding experience. It is surprisingly easy for all ages and is suitable for someone...
View ArticleRaising Cornish X for Meat – The TRUTH
If you do not want to read about chickens used for meat, you may want to skip over this post. We are omnivores here.. so we eat meat, and enjoy eating meat. If I am going to eat it, I am going to raise...
View ArticleRaising large table birds
The lowly CX gets no respect, until you put a 13 pound dressed bird fresh from the oven on the table! We have all heard the names they are called “frankenbirds” or “mutants”. The common story line goes...
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Raising broilers in your backyard.
Raising your own meat-in your own backyard! I have been raising broilers for three years, and I wanted to share some things I have learned along the way. I and my family started our journey into...
View ArticleFrom coop to kitchen: Pets versus livestock and respectful chicken harvest
During our recent visit from Montana to my sister's home in Seattle, my nephew complained to my daughter, "Your chickens keep dying." My daughter, somewhat indignantly, responded, "Well, it's not like...
View ArticleThe Deed is Done - My flock is now at peace.
Well, today I finally did what I have been dreading for months: cull my first bird. With my last shipment of 22 chicks I received in April, plus the additional four I purchased at TSC, as luck would...
View ArticleProcessing My Meyers Fry Pan Bargain Chicks
Today is the day I processed 14 of the 15 fry pan bargain chicks. It would have been 15 but I did have one pullet in the bunch so she was given a pardon. These guys are 21 weeks this week and are a...
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How to Process your Quail (Including Gory Pictures)
Processing Quail Before you start: Cleanliness: Any time you process food, cleanliness is particularly important. I start by scrubbing my sinks thoroughly, followed by a bleach rinse to completely...
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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...
View ArticleRaising Cornish X for Health, Hardiness, and Efficiency
After a few successful runs with Cornish X I figured I would offer a write up of how I successfully raise these delicious birds. I am yet to have one present a broken leg, heart attack, or any of the...
View ArticleCapon vs. Rooster... a side by side comparison
So I just started Caponizing this past summer. I caponized all our extra roos hatched last summer in hopes they would be more palatable for me (sensitive about the texture). My first batch had a slip,...
View ArticleProcessing Meat Birds: "Go With The Flow"
So I've been processing our own chickens (between 2-3 dozen per year) for a few years now and I thought it might be helpful if I shared a few things that make for a successful Processing Day. Note: I'm...
View ArticleHow to Knock a Chicken's Socks Off
I've encountered a number of people, online and IRL, who find the idea of eating chicken feet disgusting -- both on the level of squeamish emotion, because while most chicken parts cut up don't much...
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