Ya I am in NY with below freexing temps. My worry is not getting the gland off before it freezes and then dethawing it while I am scalding it and being able to get out all the other orgrans then too. Seems like I will need to de-thaw it to dress it.
Thanks for all of your input everyone!
Ya it wasn't in rigor mortis at all. The only thing attacked was the head. Most of the blood was at the scene of the crime.
Could one just immediately freeze it and come back to it later? Do people do this? Drain it, freeze it and then defeather...
I cut the chickens head off and hung it upsidedown within about 2 hours of it being attacked (hawk is still hanging out). Not much blood came out. I have to leave for 4 hours and can't dress it now. It is currently placed upside down in the snow bank in 27F weather. Is it safe?
