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    What age do I butcher?

    I have butchered chickens at a friend's house to share the use of his WhizBang Plucker. Although I prefer to slice the neck arteries and let the bird bleed out with his heart still pumping, my friend instead twists necks to kill, then places in a cone and cuts off the heads to let them then...
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    What age do I butcher?

    Let Mister know that the rule is "The more you help process the more you get to eat!" You shouldn't need really fancy or special knives, just nice sharp ones. For slicing the throats I use a thin filet knife I bought in the fishing-gear dept of WalMart. For cutting off the legs & heads I...
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    What age do I butcher?

    Yay, good for you for being brave & willing to learn something new! While it's still not my favorite job on the place (especially during the summer!) it has made me feel more empowered to have mastered this basic human survival skill. You could process those birds at 16 weeks, or wait a few...
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