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    After butcher question

    Thanks for all the replies. I actually got rid of 6 that smelled of rotten eggs. I even cut into them to be certain the smell was all over and not on the surface of the skin. I smelled all of them and asked my family to smell them as well. We were in agreement on the ones that I thought...
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    After butcher question

    I butchered 40 meat birds yesterday. I usually do ice bath method in coolers. This time I put the in the fridge in huge bag. About 14 birds in and I noticed the fridge wasn't cooling down. I got 80lbs of ice and started to layer ice in them. That helped but from the start of the first bird to...
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    Cooler ice only after process

    Wow. We have a good discussion going on and I am learning alot. This was a lesson learned that wont be forgotten. As food safety is incredibly important to me. I dont want to make anyone sick or worse... Any bird I cook at home I handle as though they all have some sort of bacteria and do not...
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    Cooler ice only after process

    Thanks for the all the replies. It was my son and I first time. We started saturday morning at 5:30 and finished last bird at 8:30. I added more ice and stuffed all the cavities with ice. We cleaned everything up and I wanted to add water to cooler but completely slipped my mind. As we were in...
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    Cooler ice only after process

    Processed 20 x today. Finished 8:30 am added more ice and never added water.I did add ice to all cavity packing full of ice. I go and check 12 hours later and ice didnt really melt enough to submerge birds. I checked temp on 4 birds near the top and all about 47°. I just filled with water and...
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    Bumblefoot meat bird

    I have a meat bird cornish x I noticed laying around this morning. The foot is slightly swollen and I am hopeful to be butchering soon. Should I not eat this bird? I will soak it this afternoon after work? I read about cutting but dont remember seeing an actual head or spot near the swelling...
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    New member in Maryland

    I have not processed chickens before and I will have help.
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    New member in Maryland

    Thanks for the welcome. Correct , that is the plan for the birds to be freezer meat.. I have 21 Cornish x. I have 4 Isa browns and 3 Longhorns for eggs / pets , assuming they were correctly labeled as pullets
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    New member in Maryland

    Thanks for the welcome everyone . Sourland , Not sure what hot wire is . I did use a 2x4 wire over top of chicken wire.
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    New member in Maryland

    Hi all , my name is Mike and I am from Maryland. I am new to the raising birds. I am starting will Cornish Cross. My run is on concrete and I wanted to add older broke down mulch and then top with hay. Would this be acceptable? As the chicks grow and weather warms I'll move them to a chicken...
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