Thanks, you're probably right. I thought I read a post in which somebody said the gizzard shrinks after not feeding for several days, but I probably misunderstood. Crop makes a lot more sense. One thing I am noticing is how huge these birds' livers are! Wish I had taken pics, you'd be amazed...
I take my chickens out of the coop the night before they are to be processed, put them in a dog crate and put the crate in the well house over night. This is a safe, enclosed, dark building, so they can't eat or drink. In the morning I take them out of the wellhouse, hose out the bottom of the...