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My goodness, that's quite the production you had there! Makes sense why you'd want to shave off time wherever you can. I only do a handful per year, so it's worth it to take the extra time and save the skin. Though the timing isn't always optimal for me either. If I have males, I have to do them...

It was very easy to pluck the feet, no problems at all. I wouldn't cut the pores off though, as that would compromise the integrity of the foot. I put the feet in chicken soup and it's already hard enough to keep them in one piece while the rest cooks - they tend to overcook easily and fall...

UPDATE: The opportunity presented itself for me to process a feather-footed cockerel last night, so I thought I'd update the thread for anybody who was curious. He was a young but huge Copper Marans / Brahma cross (>5 lbs dressed), so not a whole lot of feathers on the feet, but enough to...

I'm considering trying some Brahmas for meat. In our family we eat the whole chicken though, including and especially the feet (they are my daughter's favorite). I don't like feather-footed breeds and have never had one, but I want to try Brahmas because they get big and meaty. Has anybody eaten...