Make sense.
Interesting opportunity to explore the anatomy of pullets.
I've slaughtered older hens(30+mo) definitely harder than those pesky cockerels.
IIRC active layers had less fat than non-layers.....
.....and a whole line up of graduated sized yolks, even shelled eggs ready for delivery( I...
Let a broody have 6, got 3 males and 1 female(who just started laying a couple week ago).
Gave away 2 of the males, fed the fox the 3rd. Just wasn't up to the processing.
I guess you could examine birds before even killing them to look for pin feathers.
Tho I did not do this and it was only after trying to get the pins out that I skinned during parting out.
Skinning.
Not sure rubbing them with anything would get them out without damaging the skin,
they are in there pretty tight.
Timing is tough to avoid pins.