You will want a cutting board for cutting up the chickens. A piece of decent plywood works. Just to keep the knife from cutting up the table. That table is more than okay.
I have not used a bucket for a killing cone, but I have heard of using a feed bag with a corner cut out. The only "right"...
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Cutting it up does not really do anything. However, you can freeze it immediately. You do have to let it defrost in the refrigerator for the recommended two or three days when you take it out of the freezer.
So, you're just letting it rest out of the freezer rather than fresh kill.
How did it go?
Someone else recently mentioned to me that they do the eviscerating inside the house. I had not even consider doing such a chore inside, but I do understand it. Especially since, as you said, it is much cooler in the house! Not to mention no flies!
If anyone wonders, the...