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Oh dear. That's not what you need! Maybe you could tell them the wrong time...or just accidentally start about 2 hours early before they get there. That way you'll be done with the 1st one or two before they show up.
I'm also too far away. I'll cheer for you in spirit.
Anybody who wants to make the drive up to s. central KY, is welcome to join me when ever I process a few. The weather's been awful, I have 8 roos in waiting for decent weather to meet their maker.
These videos were a great help to me, maybe you'll find them helpful. I'd watch them all at least twice before doing the deed. If I'd watched these a long time ago I could've saved myself a lot of time and hassle.
Slaughter (w/Grady)
Processing overview
Evisceration
I wish you luck, maybe your relatives will be more supportive than they sound.
ETA: I forgot to say that these are broilers, they're young, the skin s soft and tears easily, the joints are fairly loose, the pelvic bones are underdeveloped and so there's plenty of room to get your hand in. If you're processing older birds, it'll be a little harder, and not as fast, but the steps are the same.
Frugal did a tutorial, too.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=109583
Plucking will be easy with a
properly scalded bird. If the water's too hot, the skin will tear, too cool, the feathers won't come out. A thermometer will save you a lot of hit and miss. Home Depot has some nubby blue latex coated gloves that are great for rubbing off the pin feathers. They'll save you a lot of time. Another BYC'er told me about them, and they are terrific. They cost around 5 or 6 bucks, I forget, but not much. And well worth it.
