Easiest method to processing culled birds?

[chickndays]

What's the easiest (and quietest) way to process a chicken without buying the special deplucking device? Do you still eat them or just toss them? Most of ours are dual-purpose. We very much need to get rid of some birds that are freeloading.

 

[Kiki]

Skin them if you don't want to pluck them.
If you aren't going to eat them then there is no need to worry about feathers.

 

[CoopBoots]

I skin and pressure cook. I used to buy mostly skinless chicken at the store so it doesn't have a major impact on how I cook with the meat.

 

[nuthatched]

Skinning is easiest. No fuss, no smell of wet feathers.

 

[aart]

What's the easiest (and quietest) way to process a chicken without buying the special deplucking device?

Why quiet?

I scald and pluck by hand, its quiet if messy.