Im wondering if I could...

[buck-wild-chick]

If i could eat some of my extra roo's ?

but My prob is They are almost 3yrs and are banty's but i need to cull them out anyways beacuase i have to many roo's . I have a bad hen to roo ratio.

Beacause i have never processed a bird I was wondering, should i pen the ones im going to eat , up ? and feed them the meat builder ?? for how many weeks ?

I have prossed rabbits but not chickens. I was thinking (hear me out)

Just stunning them in the head with the 22. long rifle.. Once i do that cut there jugular vein.. I have a big issue with ringing there necks or just cutting them off with the ax.

Once they are dead I can proccese them.

Thanks for the help,

 

[MRNpoultry]

I don't think it would help by feeding them meat brid feed. I heard you should not feed them the day before you kill them.

I don't see why shooting them would be bad. I would find it easier to shoot them than to chop there heads off. It is the same as shooting a wild bird. Just might want to shoot them twice so they want have to be in pain long.

Good luck

 

[buck-wild-chick]

No i meant I *am going to shoot them ooops

 

[chickenfanatic]

well as old as they are and being banties in my opinion ud have to boil them reallllll good and hope for the best shooting them is fine by me i have done it in the past doesnt seem to affect anything

 

[Opa]

You do not want to shoot your chickens. You will not be happy with the experience or the end product. Debraining and bleeding is the the best procedure. I suggest that you go to www.ansi.okstate.edu/resource-room/meats/homeprocessingpoultry/index.htm If you following their directions you will be much happier. You won't gain anything by trying to fatten 3 yr old birds. I do suggest that you withhold food the day before you butcher. It eliminates some of the mess. Remember even if the birds were small when they are swimming in a batch of dumplings their great.