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Hello Chickenstockers! Long time no hear. Things have been going great here, just got a milk cow a couple days ago! Everything has been great on the chicken front until today. Our submissive Dominque rooster, Black Black, decided he no longer wanted to be submissive and he attacked our...

Oh, you Brine them before they are frozen! I'm just talking about a brine that you do after you thaw them out or before you cook a fresh one. Either way, brining produces such a flavorful and juicy bird.

Has anyone tried 'brining' chicken? It is awesome! We had a few 8 lb birds from our processing last weekend that we couldn't fit in our bags and we are cooking one right now. It takes a few days because you have to make the brine solution a day ahead and then let the chicken soak in it for a...

Quote: Your giving me too much credit. That was a great group of people to process with. It was no nonsense and fast & furious. SportsterJeep got the scalder going nice. Gavins plucker and experience with scalding was awesome. The folks gutting kicked butt too. Thanks to everyone who...

Quote: Check out cornerstone-farm.com they have the poultry bags that shrink when dipped in hot water. I used a shop vac to suck even more air out before I dunked them, it worked great!

So nice meeting you all! I had a great time and I'm glad I got to take the plucker for a spin. Natalie, you're still the best babysitter in the world! I look forward to future get togethers with all of you and see a chickenstock at Dacy Meadow Farm in the future. We will change the world one...

Quote: I totally understand-Dont like it but understand LOL Yes burger-40lbs please???? See you bright and early Sunday:-) what time should we expect you??? I spoke too soon. Got home tonight and we lost one of our layers (as long as it is not the same one that just dissapeared for 4...

Sorry, can't keep up with all my social networking so BYC has been losing out although chickens are my favorite to chat about and I have some good stories lately. On phone so ill be brief. You still want Burger right? Can't come Saturday because of Gwen's preschool fundraiser barn dance. Too...

Quote: very lucky thats why I HAD to coop them up at night and not leave them in a tractor or PVC piped one:-( Trust me I wanted to but those photos confirmed my suspicions fully-next year freedom rangers:-) My freedom rangers have done great. One loss to a heart attack when my daughter...

Quote: You sound about the same as me. Mine will be 7 weeks tomorrow and I'm into my seventh bag. My only prob is that I have five weeks to go. The freedom rangers are not economical unfortunately. But I still like the idea behind them. Also they have more brown meat which I like better...

Quote: Gavin-are you going to process chickens for people like you said? The traveling unit??? hmmm---nice plucker-wish I could afford one or justify one:-( if I was doing large quantities like you have in mind I would but like now with only 26 birds-not feasable--not even for 100 if I had...

Here is a link to the plucker we bought. http://cgi.ebay.com/Powerful-Chicken-Poultry-Plucker-/270625680008?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f028c2a88 Seems to be a lot more pluckers on ebay lately. They're catching on.

Quote: gavin do you have a wizzbanger? for feather plucking?/ the tub kind??? how do you plan to de-feather your birds for processing? by hand? Actually, my buddy and I just purchased a brand new stainless steel tub style plucker. He called me the other morning and said there was one on...

Quote: how many did they order? curious is all:-) 25

Quote: how many did they order? curious is all:-) 25

Quote: LOL ok ready for this Dear Husband dear hunny think a bad word too D@#$ head it all revolves around a husband haha like MIL= mother in law SIL= sister in law FIL=father in law BF=boyfriend SO=significant other the list goes on and on haha your set up sounds great the issue with...

Nat - I also have to say that I enjoy processing. Nothing better than feeding yourself. I also enjoy getting good at it, efficient, fast, clean. I want to get as good as Joe Salatin, the 20 second evisceration. Check out this video of the 20 second evisceration

Oh yea, and thanks for the reccomendation of Meyer Hatchery. My buddy did end up ordering his CX's from there. By the way, what does DH stand for? I see that a lot.

Hello Nat - Been reading your post. I'm halfway with my 30 Freedom Rangers, they need to make it to about 12 weeks. One got tangled up in the electric fence and died, sad. I have a 6 x 8 coop, 2x4 framing, insulated, metal roof, human door, chicken hatch, the whole 9 yards. I bought 164...

We live in Northern New York and so far it seems like the Hawks only come around during the hottest part of the day when they can ride the thermals. Luckily, that is when the chickens are hanging out in the underbrush staying cool themselves. In the evening they get confident and forage way...