My first bird

[MKetter]

This guy (Stu the Roo) will be the first chicken I will have ever processed. Happens tomorrow morning. He’s fasting now before he goes in for the procedure. I have the necessary items clean and ready. I told my sister I wonder how many times I’m going to throw up. I’ve never done anything like this before. My biology class in high school was probably one of the few that didn’t dissect a frog or a cat. I’ve watched a lot of chicken processing videos.

Since I’ve only ever had store-bought chicken, which I know is Cornish cross, I’ll finally get to find out what a different breed tastes like. I don’t know if there’s much difference at all. It’s a Wyandotte.

 

[sourland]

You can do this.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

.I agree. You'll be fine. It's just meat.

 

[MKetter]

You can do this.

.I agree. You'll be fine. It's just meat.

I surprised myself. I didn’t get queasy. It was just a job to do. I was not expecting sounds from the bird during plucking. That startled me. I also didn’t know chickens had hair under the feathers. Plucking the feathers, I saw this fine hair.

 

[fowltemptress]

I surprised myself. I didn’t get queasy. It was just a job to do. I was not expecting sounds from the bird during plucking. That startled me. I also didn’t know chickens had hair under the feathers. Plucking the feathers, I saw this fine hair.

Glad you got through it okay! I hate doing it, but you're right - in the end, it's a job needing doing.

 

[MKetter]

Glad you got through it okay! I hate doing it, but you're right - in the end, it's a job needing doing.

If a person raised meat birds, I fully understand the benefit of a plucker. Let the machine do it in a few seconds. I only had one bird. If I do meat birds in the future, I’ll save some money for a plucker.

 

[sourland]

Well done!

 

[BigBlueHen53]