Another Processing Day Done! W/link to pics **graphic**

[bigredfeather]

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It takes a little practice to get the hang of it, but I pull it thru the body cavity. I pull out the gizzard first. Then I go back in and get my hand all the way to the top of the cavity. Then, I wrap my finger around the esophagus/windpipe and pull everything out in one pull. You need to make sure you have both the esophagus and the windpipe detached from the neck and skin that surrounds it, otherwise you'll be pulling the skin and all back thru and that doesn't work very well.

 

[Jschaaff]

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It takes a little practice to get the hang of it, but I pull it thru the body cavity. I pull out the gizzard first. Then I go back in and get my hand all the way to the top of the cavity. Then, I wrap my finger around the esophagus/windpipe and pull everything out in one pull. You need to make sure you have both the esophagus and the windpipe detached from the neck and skin that surrounds it, otherwise you'll be pulling the skin and all back thru and that doesn't work very well.

Thank you Bigredfeather. I do the same,...well, I TRY to do the same, but I am just no good at it. Getting that windpipe out takes me longer than most anything else! It's slippery, and makes me swear. A lot! I am done with meaties for the year here. I love free ranging them, and it's just too darn cold around here now, and only going to get colder so imagine they'd likely stay huddled in the tractor. That equals a lot of poo, and unpleasantness for me. But next year...I'll be back on windpipe duty for over 100 meat birds...(staggered batches). If I don't have the hang of it by the end of the summer, well shoot...I'll just have to get 25 more cornish in the fall and try again hehehe.

Thank you for the help!

Jessa