So, it wasn't bad at all, except I don't think I properly severed the jugular on the first so that was a bit sad. No issue with the rest, except they were a bit stinky due to being lazy meat birds.
The fast method I learned on YouTube - after the bleed out, I laid them out, pulled back the skin, and butchered for legs, breasts, and tenders, and feet. No defeathering, no scalding, no wings, no organs. Very simple, honestly.
Tomorrow, hopefully, l'll do the rest for roasting.
For those seeking a way to 'ease' into it, I would recommend this. I think I was prepared to do the full version too (I helped someone else once) but this was so much simpler and faster it was worth it.
I was also concerned about meat bird roasters because our chickens are a bit stinky and have far more dingle berries (including on their stomach from their coop) than our eggers, who are all beautiful and clean. Not keeping the skin kind of felt 'cleaner'.
Anyone have experience with this? I assume if I keep a full roaster (that is, pluck and remove innards), as long as I properly defeather and clean the skin I don't need to worry about the.... Poop? Like, the chicken I helped with before was a regular rooster and so once it was defeathered it looked clean... These meat birds have no real belly feathers and sit in their own refuse a lot despite them having a run... The few belly feathers they do have a dirty. Is this normal for meat birds or should I skin them all because of this?
The fast method I learned on YouTube - after the bleed out, I laid them out, pulled back the skin, and butchered for legs, breasts, and tenders, and feet. No defeathering, no scalding, no wings, no organs. Very simple, honestly.
Tomorrow, hopefully, l'll do the rest for roasting.
For those seeking a way to 'ease' into it, I would recommend this. I think I was prepared to do the full version too (I helped someone else once) but this was so much simpler and faster it was worth it.
I was also concerned about meat bird roasters because our chickens are a bit stinky and have far more dingle berries (including on their stomach from their coop) than our eggers, who are all beautiful and clean. Not keeping the skin kind of felt 'cleaner'.
Anyone have experience with this? I assume if I keep a full roaster (that is, pluck and remove innards), as long as I properly defeather and clean the skin I don't need to worry about the.... Poop? Like, the chicken I helped with before was a regular rooster and so once it was defeathered it looked clean... These meat birds have no real belly feathers and sit in their own refuse a lot despite them having a run... The few belly feathers they do have a dirty. Is this normal for meat birds or should I skin them all because of this?
