How do you package your chicken?

[CoopCop]

I am getting ready to process 5 Cornish X chickens and am trying to decide how to package them for the freezer. I don't think anywhere around here sells the shrink bags, so I am especially curious as to other methods some of you may use. All input would be appreciated. Thanks!

 

[SIMZ]

You can order shrink bags online. We've also put them in freeze ziplocs and then placed the bag into water to push the air out. It's sort of like a homemade shrink wrap bag.

 

[Aust1227]

I did my last few in ziplock gallon freezer bags.

I made sure the chickens were very dry (no excess moisture) prior to sealing them up. I used my mouth to suction all of the air out of them.

We kept them in the freezer for a few weeks, and they tasted great once we thawed and cooked.

I also have a turkey in the freezer, he is only seran wrapped.. I couldn't find any bags big enough for an 18 lb bird!!

Thankfully, turkey day is only a few weeks away.

 

[SIMZ]

I did my last few in ziplock gallon freezer bags.

I made sure the chickens were very dry (no excess moisture) prior to sealing them up. I used my mouth to suction all of the air out of them.

We kept them in the freezer for a few weeks, and they tasted great once we thawed and cooked.

I also have a turkey in the freezer, he is only seran wrapped.. I couldn't find any bags big enough for an 18 lb bird!!

Thankfully, turkey day is only a few weeks away.

We found huge ziploc storage bags at Walmart that hold those huge turkeys with room to spare. I want to say they're 10 gallon bags - expensive but they work!