Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

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LightningTFarm said:
I forgot I had a question myself! I am rasing ducks, not chickens, so I am wondering about the process for cleaning or skinning duck feet. Also, do you make "duck stock" like you make chicken stock? And lastly, how do you build a "whizbang" plucker I saw mentioned in a couple of posts here? Is it detailed in another thread somewhere?

Thanks!
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Here is the web site where you can buy a copy http://whizbangplucker.blogspot.com/ the guy who invented some others have posted on threads here he may be hard to get a hold of (some claim weeks). My guess (it's purely a guess) he waits until he gets enough orders from people he can justify another printing of his book (an example he may need to order 200 from the printer and he waits until he gets orders for 180 and when he gets them in he may be over or short 2-3 copies) Also from what I read he updates the book occasionally with ideas others have shared with him on improvements and he sells most all of the parts needed for building it.
 
oldrooster said:
Here is the web site where you can buy a copy http://whizbangplucker.blogspot.com/ the guy who invented some others have posted on threads here he may be hard to get a hold of (some claim weeks). My guess (it's purely a guess) he waits until he gets enough orders from people he can justify another printing of his book (an example he may need to order 200 from the printer and he waits until he gets orders for 180 and when he gets them in he may be over or short 2-3 copies) Also from what I read he updates the book occasionally with ideas others have shared with him on improvements and he sells most all of the parts needed for building it.
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Thanks so much!
 
Thank you so much. This was awesome, to see it makes it easier for a first timer like myself. I will have to start my process here very soon but waiting for the hot weather to cool down.
 
I know this post is old now but I wanted to say thank you so much, we've got 4 hatchlings and my other half and I agreed that any Roos would be used as table birds, seeing this step by step guide has really given me the confidence that if we get a roo I'd be able to do the necessary, I'm sure I'll cry but seeing the pics I'm sure I could do it swiftly with the least distress to the bird, I've reads countless descriptions but nothing compares to pictures.

Thanks again
Rach
 
i know this is an old thread but just seen it now

its very informative only thing i will say against it is the blood

in my religion peacefull killing is paramount

and that means the live animal before cull should not be shown dead animals already culled, blood or the knife it will be killed with

it panics them


but thanks nice thread
 
If you go to you tube there are videos done on polyface farm or ranch that helps show how to do butchering also between this thread and it's pictures and the 2-3 videos you should have now problems, they even show how to easily seperate the breast from the ribcage.
 
Well, I did it. This thread helped. Took me over 4 hours to do 2 roosters.
  • The actual killing wasn't too bad, but couldn't find the jugular vein. I managed to cut a big enough hole in the skin that I thought I should be able to find it (might have on the first one - he died fairly quickly). Second rooster same thing (hole in skin) but couldn't find jugular and he wasn't dying so 13 year old son went for an ax. Didn't lose a lot of blood (hung upside down to drain and to pluck); they still had some blood dripping when I took them inside to gut them.
  • Plucking by hand wasn't too hard but 8 yr old son gave up about 3/4 complete. 13 yr old didn't help with this part at all.
  • No knife I own was sharp enough to cut as easily as the youTube videos I had playing to try and keep up with what they were doing.



Thank you for the tutorial.
CG
 
CGinJCMO said:
Well, I did it. This thread helped. Took me over 4 hours to do 2 roosters.
  • The actual killing wasn't too bad, but couldn't find the jugular vein. I managed to cut a big enough hole in the skin that I thought I should be able to find it (might have on the first one - he died fairly quickly). Second rooster same thing (hole in skin) but couldn't find jugular and he wasn't dying so 13 year old son went for an ax. Didn't lose a lot of blood (hung upside down to drain and to pluck); they still had some blood dripping when I took them inside to gut them.
  • Plucking by hand wasn't too hard but 8 yr old son gave up about 3/4 complete. 13 yr old didn't help with this part at all.
  • No knife I own was sharp enough to cut as easily as the youTube videos I had playing to try and keep up with what they were doing.



Thank you for the tutorial.
CG
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that is why I suggested the videos they aren't quite as good as this thread but there are some things that could only be conveyed by pics and writing and some by video....
 
Thank you for the original post, and for all the tips that followed. I haven't processed in almost 30 years. I really needed a good refresher, i will be doing 22 in 2 weeks (or less). I will be one of 2 doing all the outside work so i wanted it to be efficient and humane. Very well done, the pictures are very clear and point to that step precisely.
 

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