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No problem. So glad it went well for you!

I'll have to try that. Thanks for sharing!

I do it after plucking. Not after scalding though. Which books?

Nice article :highfive:

Here is some of the cuts I ended up with. Leg Boneless skinless breast I also got some wings. Butchering was fairly straight forward. Easier than a rabbit imo.

Just finished up 3 in about 2 hours 15 minutes. Getting better! Gonna give them a couple hours in the chill tank. Then, butchering 2/3. Should be fun!

@aart Thanks for the input!! About to do three more in a few minutes. Just waiting for my wife to get back with a couple bags of ice. I threw the feet in the freezer to be "desocked" later the last time. This time I think I will try scalding them at the end and removing the socks then. Going to...

Thank you!

Well I cooked the bird today!! First I brined it in a bowl in the fridge for 24 hours. The brine was water, salt, lemon juice, fresh rosemary, thyme and sage. I turned it every couple hours so both sides would be exposed to the brine. Then I put it in a glass oven pan and added onions and...

Not a bad idea, as I do have running water through my well pump. Area may get a little swampy after a while. I could always put the bucket a bit further away to remedy that. Appreciate the thought!

Going to be butchering three more on friday. These I will be parting out at least 2. I'm interested to try the butchering aspect of this process! Also my poultry bags arrived today right on schedule. There was a handwritten thank you note and the bags seem as advertised. Looking forward to...

Thanks for the props! Really appreciate it. Shears are not a bad idea, and I actually have a pair. For the feet and neck, I basically cut the muscles around the bone/joint, and then twisted and pulled to detach the actual bone. Once all the muscle and stuff was gone, the bone popped out easily...

Oh yeah!! Totally forgot to add that the feet and neck went into the freezer for stock! Thanks for the recipe. Sounds super easy!

Thanks so much for the tip! Might have to try that next time.

Thanks!! I keep looking over my cost log like, can this be??? The controlled feeding, plus free chicks really kept my average low. I hate to say my utilities are free, because I spent thousands of dollars and months of tweaking getting my solar system right. But I guess this is one of the...

Side note. I immediately put the liver in ice water when I found it. After washing up, I fried that bad boy up with some onions. Wowzers, now that was flavor! I don't think I ever ate anything that 30 minutes before was in an animal. It was yummy.

Thank you for the tips! Those are exactly the type of little gems I am looking to learn. I appreciate you!

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...