Best Weight to Process Dual-Purpose Cockerels

[Karoo permaculture]

how did the butchering go?

 

[GlicksChicks]

how did the butchering go?

It went well! I am going to post the results once he is done resting in the fridge, which will be later today!

 

[GlicksChicks]

My large Black Copper Maran was butchered on Saturday the 22nd. He was frozen today, Monday the 24th.

The rooster was 4lb 7.4oz before processing. After processing, the yield was 2lb 15.2oz carcass and 7.4oz, equalling 3lb 4oz overall yield.

 

[Karoo permaculture]

that is a decent yield, he will now be known as long legged Lance

 

[GlicksChicks]

that is a decent yield, he will now be known as long legged Lance

That's funny, I named him Crock and his brother Pot

 

[MKetter]

How do you weigh a chicken?

 

[MysteryChicken]

How do you weigh a chicken?

I use a small kitchen scale to weigh mine. I had a hang scale but its got damaged some how.

 

[MKetter]

I use a small kitchen scale to weigh mine. I had a hang scale but its got damaged some how.

How do you get it on there or to stand still?

 

[iwltfum]

How do you get it on there or to stand still?

Haha I was sitting back not sure if we were talking about weighing a chicken in a kitchen or weighing one in a coop. To get a rough weight of a chicken in the field, the best way I've found is to bring a bathroom scale and a square of plywood out to wherever your chicken is. Put the scale on the plywood for a flatish/levelish surface. Weigh yourself and then pick the chicken up and weigh yourself with the chicken and subtract the first reading from the second. It's kind of involved, but it can be really helpful to know if your chickens are ready to butcher or not to weigh a few of them like this. Subtract 30% from the whole weight of the chicken and you will get a estimated final butchered weight.

 

[U_Stormcrow]

I throw mine in a cloth bag, then hang the bag from a scale.