Has anyone butchered a chicken this way?

Wow. I used to bird hunt with my dad and never saw anything like that. I'll give my next cockerel a try and report back to you to see if a younger bird does any better. I'd suspect with an older bird, they've got too much strong connective tissue to do it easily.

 

Okay I cant say that I've seen that approach before

 

Very interesting and I think I will have to try that when we have some cockerels growing out.

 

I've processed doves, rabbits, and squirrels that way. I'm not sure it would work with chickens, though. The drumsticks and thighs are so big compared to game birds.