Salixx
Songster
Hi all,
I am starting to get a little confused. I have slaughtered three of my excess cockerels thus far and none of them have gone out of rigor within a week time frame. The first two I still put in the freezer but now that I am on my third, I am wondering if I am doing something wrong.
I’ve killed then in a kill cone via severing the spinal cord with a pair of loppers then cut their throats and let the blood drain for 1-5min. I scalded the first two, plucked and gutted. The last one had really tough to pull feathers even after scalding so I ended up skinning it.
One done, I give the carcass a quick rinse in cold water and place in the fridge in a freezer bag. I’ve tried leaving it both open and closed. The most recent one I slaughtered on the 21st. I just checked it and it’s still stiff as a board. I’m getting worried about having the carcass in the fridge so long without freezing it food wise.
So far it’s been two EEs and one Wyandotte, all born around last July/August.
Any thoughts? Maybe this isn’t abnormal and I just need to wait longer?
I am starting to get a little confused. I have slaughtered three of my excess cockerels thus far and none of them have gone out of rigor within a week time frame. The first two I still put in the freezer but now that I am on my third, I am wondering if I am doing something wrong.
I’ve killed then in a kill cone via severing the spinal cord with a pair of loppers then cut their throats and let the blood drain for 1-5min. I scalded the first two, plucked and gutted. The last one had really tough to pull feathers even after scalding so I ended up skinning it.
One done, I give the carcass a quick rinse in cold water and place in the fridge in a freezer bag. I’ve tried leaving it both open and closed. The most recent one I slaughtered on the 21st. I just checked it and it’s still stiff as a board. I’m getting worried about having the carcass in the fridge so long without freezing it food wise.
So far it’s been two EEs and one Wyandotte, all born around last July/August.
Any thoughts? Maybe this isn’t abnormal and I just need to wait longer?