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The only way you can learn here is by doing. Removing all the internal organs cannot be described or shown. You get a general idea but it all comes down to feel. What does the heart feel like? Oh the gizzard is the big hard thing. How hard do I pull without worrying about breaking the bile sac...

You'll do great! Something that helps me is to think, if you let them grow too much longer, you'll only be torturing them. It's almost a mercy to end it at the right time. Even better that nothing will go to waste. I say thank you to each one when I dispatch them. It seems to help

One tip if I can help more: They really are easy to take care of as long as you have fresh water and move them often (or clean their bedding when indooors). I'm sure you read this, but I found it pretty critical to start to restrict their food in the 2nd or 3rd week. I use the chart that's...

Part of the lack of feathers is the "draw" of raising Cx. Especially as you are hand plucking; it will go much quicker with these birds vs heritage that are fully feathered. Even when they are out in the tractor, they will never get many feathers on their chest. And the ones that are there will...