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Well we did go ahead and butcher 3 roosters a week ago (1 or 2 more to go soon!). Didn't end up using the feed bag afterall (hubby just calmed each rooster before butchering then laid his head out across the chopping block and held him upside down for a while until the blood stopped draining). I...

Maybe it will help this time around that these ones will all be young (they are 16 weeks +/- right now). I can definitely see how it could be very advantageous to let the meat from older chickens rest. I know my in-laws recently butchered some older hens (maybe 2 years old, not too old) and she...

Lookin4GoodLife - You have got my attention! If you come across where you read that please point me in the correct direction, otherwise I'll begin some more research! BYCforLIfe - Our deer and other wild game have been both gutted in the field and brought home to finish butchering as well as...

Thanks BYCforlife, that makes sense! We're looking for cheap and not having to buy anything extra at the moment so the feed bag looks like a good way to go! Thanks Crooked Chicken, we actually never "rest" our wild game (antelope, deer, elk, turkey, grouse, etc) and don't have any issues with...

I have a couple questions... 1 - Someone (edited to add: @BYCforlife it looks like it was you :) ) mentioned using a feed bag instead of a cone...do you just "hang" the bag somehow? How do you keep the chicken from flopping around in the bag since it is not as sturdy as a cone? 2 - As far as...