That site was my manual, and it was excellent! I am suburban, born and bred, and I really had no trouble processing my bird using those instructions. I am a bit envious of people who have access to processors, though, mainly just for time. I've asked at a few local butcher shops if they know any...
I did my first bird ever on Sunday. I had a small flock of four layers (two RiRs and two brown leghorns), but that was really more than we needed (we are a three person family with a small city lot), so I decided to make the worst layer into dinner. She was 10 months old to the day.
It wasn't...