Posts by Chicken411

ben&mom-processing troubled me a great deal, but I am starting to get over it, especially now that I have everything cut up and parted out. It took longer to do that, but I just rarely cook a whole chicken and it looks more like what...

I canned chicken stock! This was my first time making chicken stock or using a high pressure canner. I found one on my local online classifieds for $45. I used frugal's recipe and I got 24 quart jars, would have been 25, but one cracked...

Quote:Originally Posted by lnm03 I was surpised too!!!  Finding things out like arsenic in feed and all the other things they do to our chicken and other meats might lead me to be a "chicken only" kinda girl because i...

Your local online classifieds, craigslist (post a want ad if no one is listed) call butchers in your area and ask if they know someone who processes chickens. Just keep asking around, ask people who sell eggs, etc... good luck.

Had a hard time sleeping last night, but finally fell asleep. Today there is some hope that these feelings will pass and I will feel "normal" again eventually. This experience has changed me for the rest of my life. I can't...

The setup was okay.We skinned. We had a cone, a sink, a table, sharp knives, coolers. Could have been better, but not bad. I thought I was mentally prepared as I could be, since I did not grow up killing things for food. I watched videos...

That was one of the worst days of my life. I will never kill anything ever again unless I absolutely have to. There were plenty of tears dripping with the blood. If I raise another batch of chickens I will pay someone to butcher them. I...

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I noticed one BYCer uses a stun gun to knock his chickens out before slitting their throats. Does anyone else use this method? My only concern would be voltage as I can't find a stun gun that delivers less than 80,000 volts and I read...

Quote:Originally Posted by Bossroo Quote:Originally Posted by Chicken411 This is my 4-legged super hybrid featherless cornish cross roo at just under 7 weeks of age. He's just about ready for...