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You are a member of the best resource I've found. I am sure there are any number of people in King County that would be willing to show you when they process their own. In Whatcom County, there is a Co-Op that owns the equipment, and you rent it when you process. I will be doing my next batch...

"2 pounds of feed equals about 1 pound of bird," somehow I seemed to miss that the "other" pound of feed was pure fertilizer. " That's funny.

A place I found is: Lampaert Meats, Inc 17658 W Snoqualmie River Rd NE, Duvall, WA 98019 425-788-1128 I am not sure that they are taking new clients. Have you thought about processing them yourself?

Amen. Knowing where food comes from is a substantial part of the battle these day. I like the fact that we have introduced zero hormones, antibiotics, and other stuff. While they are not "organic", they might be better.

cornerstone poly shrink bags here. 5-7 lbs. stapled. Works great.

We eat chicken 2-3x/week. Particularly if we thaw a bigger bird...it becomes 3 dinners for the family.

Your waterers are pretty cool! I also went to electronet from Premier this year. It has not been without its difficulties (crows and an eagle killing 3), but I like it a lot. My waterer is a 10' stick of 1" PVC with a cap. I put a hose fitting on the other side, and used a barrel for a...

A couple of weeks ago, I had a crow problem. I put up some shiny things and sort of tried some of the ideas posted here-short of a covered run for my then 53 CornishX. Sunday morning at 6:30A, I had a different experience. I donated a chicken to our national emblem, the bald eagle! He dove...

I think you are both right. If you get a chance, the 12 gauge would work. The problem is getting the chance. I hid for what seemed like an eternity, and they wouldn't come near...it seems they are one opposable thumb away from being human. It was like the most dangerous game, and I was being...

Great idea, and easy to implement. I will give it a go.

I put my latest purchase of CornishX out on grass today at 3 weeks old. It has been a little cold at the end of the earth in NW WA. I decided after several "seasons" of tractor usage, that the time had come to buy electronet from Premier. Well, I like the fence, but the crows like my...

I would think you could find a local dairy plant, brewery, or food processor, you would find they have tons of barrels left from their chemical use for their sanitation cycles. Obviously, you would want to have it washed out before anything, but they are heavy duty CPVC type plastic, and...

Quote: Probably. But the last four I butchered dressed out at a whopping 7 pounds. They are small turkey carcasses. And that isn't 15% water weight like store bought chicken. It's amazing how much farther the equivalent sized home raised chicken will stretch. Even the soup stock is more...

Skinning is pretty easy. You can see some videos of methods on youtube if you search for "processing chickens". The entire process (including skinning) takes me about 10 minutes/bird. I wouldn't say I am good at it...just average. When we butchered the entire flock of CX's, we rented a...

A bad situation for sure. The headline is bad, and the fact that numerous employees were injured is worse. However, this type of problem can occur in any "inspected" food producing plant. They are required to sanitize their equipment with a caustic (sodium hydroxide), acid...