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After culling, I take each bird by the feet and swish in a fine gallon bucket of water to which I have added about a teaspoon of dish detergent (any brand). Swish until the feathers get soaked and the bird is wet to the skin. This gets some of the dirt off so that your hot water stays cleaner...

Analog- it sounds like you planned and experienced a very calm processing day! Thanks for describing it.

Overnight should be fine. I'd recommend buying a knife sharpener and using a knife you already have and are used to. I prefer a short knife with a narrow tip. I seem to be able to control one like that better, get in smaller spaces easier, and use less pressure to do what I need to do. I...

There are patterns available on line too if you want to make your own. There are recommended sizes depending on the type of fowl. It's a rolled up trapezoid. I used aluminum flashing and fastened it with some very short self-taping screws with the heads to the inside. First one took me about...

I'll try that and the warmer water. Hope to have help this year- some friends have asked to split a batch, and my DH has so enjoyed the ones we put up this year I think he'll do anything to help next year. In fact he's sitting on the couch right now looking through a new hatchery catalog and...

The plucking was hard. I wore out my hands pulling stiff quills and tore skin over the fatty places. I thought it was because the magic temperature (150 degrees) didn't function the same at 7,000 feet (it happens for baking/cooking) but maybe it was because I dunked two at a time and the second...

Does anyone have advice on what temperature the scalding water should be at higher elevations? I used to scald at 150 degrees when I was close to sea level, but that didn't seem to work well now that I've moved to 7,000 feet. I managed to get through processing 8 birds this fall, but would...