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    About to start butchering my first batch - Any advice?

    We added 1/2 block of parafin to the scald water. The parafin made plucking much quicker. Also, I didn't see anywhere that you plunged the bird in ice water following the scald?
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    Cornish X chicks feeding schedule

    Quote: Same here. +2
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    How does a first timer build confidence before processing?

    We just went through out first processing a couple weeks ago. The first one was tough as I didn't know how much cutting would be necessary for the hen to bleed out quickly. After that, I would have one bleeding out as I plucked the previous one so when I was finished cleaning the next was...
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    Am I doing something wrong here?

    My answer would be the only mistake is not butchering them now - you 6 weeks in!
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    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    Used this tutorial to the letter for our first harvest - thank you so much! I had no idea what I was doing and it made it an easy process. By the 19th chicken I didn't even have to look at the pictures any more
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    Need opinions on best types of knives to process chickens...asap.

    I use a 5" boning knife. It fits my hand well and did the job nicely.
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    What comes after 24-48 hours in ice water?

    So I finished the butchering and now need to put the meat up. It's been in ice water for 24 - 48 hours. Should I just rinse and freeze or are there other activities I need to be doing in order to make sure the meat will be both safe and taste to eat?
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    Where am i ever going to put these meaties?

    Here's the whole deal: https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=2117934#p2117934
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    My brooder/meat chicken raising pen

    I wanted something big enough to raise meat chickens with the ability to be stored in a relatively small space. I happened to have some plywood and old door hinges lying around so I came up with this: We just finished our 1st batch of Cornish-X, 19 all together and this worked very...
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    1st trip to freezer camp complete!

    Thanks for the kind words all. Round two completed today, had to do to these 5 by myself as my son was at school. Took just about 2.5 hours so I'm getting quicker. 10 down, 9 to go (my back will only allow me to do 5 at a time...).
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    Where am i ever going to put these meaties?

    Quote: I was just saying like not even 10 minutes ago that 8x4x2 (high) would be great ...I really love the idea of the hinges... Of course next year we'll be better prepared with a meat bird pavillion down in the valley behind our duck house which will probably be around 12x12. My suggestion...
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    Haven't gotten it in yet, I'm embarrassed to say..... Will try to get some updated pics up in the next couple of days.
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    Looks great! Now that's a stout coup You're progress is about like mine - finally got the roof covering on but still have the balance of trim and a couple items to complete before paint. Hang in there, it's gonna be gorgous!
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    Where am i ever going to put these meaties?

    We initially had 23 (19 Cornish-X and 3 Buff Orps). As the Cornish got bigger we moved the BOs out. At the 6 week mark it was getting pretty cramped but we started freezer camp so it's worked out very well. For me the best part was the ability to break the pen down for storage as we plan on...
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    Where am i ever going to put these meaties?

    I built a 4 x 4 x 4 brooder/pen out of plywood. I wanted to make sure I could store it easily so I used old door hinges to attached each corner - when I'm done with it for the year all I have to do is pull the hinge pins and it breaks down into 5 - 4 x 4 pieces of plywood for storage. I will...
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    1st trip to freezer camp complete!

    I just bought a box of canning paraffin, there are 4 rectangles of paraffin in each box. As we were heating up the scalding water I added a full bar. When the water heated to between 140 and 150 the paraffin melted pretty quickly. When dunking the bird, the paraffin attaches itself to the...
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    1st trip to freezer camp complete!

    Whew, what a process! My son and I completed butchering our first 5 Cornish-X this afternoon. All day yesterday I was apprehensive as I have never butchered (or for that matter purposely killed) an animal. Spent a good part of the day getting things set up and purchasing the needed materials...
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    off to freezer camp

    Our first batch of meats will be ready to butcher in a week and a half.......should be an......uh.....interesting experience Until then I'll be spending a lot of time here reading how to best accomplish the deed. We have 19 this go-round so there's a bunch of work to be done. We're hoping...
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    Got my coop framed out, whew! **UPDATED 6/14- MOVING DAY TOMORROW! **

    Lookin' good!
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    SICK PUPPY ~ HELP ~ Please!

    Being out by the fish pond my first thought was a toad or the like.
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