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    first time processing

    Quote: If you are going to be cooking it up really fresh then go ahead. When something dies a chemical change occurs in the muscles. This change causes stiffnes also known as Rigor Mortis. The cooling process is used to break down this chemical change and to return the muscles to a pliable...
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    Processing for the first time?

    Good job for getting things done. I can say for myself. Call me weak or whatever you want, but everytime I kill a chicken or deer or squirrel or whatever it may be I feel a bit of remorse for the animal. In my view if I didn't I wouldn't be human. But I eat meat, and for me to eat it has to...
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    Drooling in Kill Cone

    I'm starting to feel better about the birds now. Two of the three that I was going to process did the drooling thing. So probably just from being upside down.
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    Drooling in Kill Cone

    Possibly. I didn't think of that. Since they do have a run the could have eaten stuff from there. Or their own... eww.
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    Advice on Knives

    Almost any knife will work fine. But you must keep it sharp. If you don't know how to sharpen a knife with a benchstone or a hand sharpener then spend the money on a good electric sharpener. Sharpen the blade and then keep it sharp. Sharpness is important not the name brand.
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    Drooling in Kill Cone

    I hope someone can help me out with this. So today we started to process a small group of chickens. The first one went without a hitch. After I put the second into the cone I noticed brown/yellowish drool coming from it's beak. Is this somewhat normal? Did the chicken vomit from being...
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    Lowes playhouse 4x4 "My Little Playhouse" Kankakee Illinois $149!

    I am so lucky that I saw this posting! My wife and I were at Lowes on Saturday and saw this playhouse and thought it would be perfect for a coop but the price was $399. I followed this thread and hit some of the stores in IL and printed out one of the stores listing at $149. My local store...
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