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  1. pdirt

    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    Depends. Are you raising Cornish Cross aka "meat birds" or dual purpose chickens? The former is generally 6-8 weeks, the latter 16-20 weeks. For dual purpose birds, they will generally be smaller than meat birds and will be a bit tougher. Smaller but more tender at younger ages. Older than 20...
  2. pdirt

    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    Not sure if an air soft gun is the same as an airgun aka pellet gun, perhaps your son knows. The pellets come in different shapes. The flat nosed ones I think are better at stunning, not sure if they are meant to penetrate. I used pellets that had a conical point and they definitely worked. Be...
  3. pdirt

    Killing, Plucking, Eviscerating, & Cutting Up Your Chicken - Graphic!

    I can understand. We just started our first-ever butchering as well and it wasn't as smooth at first. I found with the roosters, I was having a hit/miss approach being able to cut the neck quickly, even with a REALLY REALLY sharp knife. I think there were so many pin-feathers on these 23-week...
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