Hi everyone!
I'm needing some advice, tips, and tutorials about butchering chickens for meat. I'm ordering some chickens from IDEAL Poultry later this year and there is a strong possibility of their sending extra males. I want to know how to butcher them safely so that I don't have to spend weeks or months trying to get rid of a bunch of cockerels. I already have four cockerels that I want out of the order, and anymore than that will have to go.
Here's a few questions I have about butchering as a start, though I will probably have more, and I always welcome any other tips.
1. What is a good butchering age for your average barnyard rooster?
2. Is it possible to do the butchering yourself and still do it in a healthy way for the table?
3. How do you tell the difference between a healthy meat bird and an unhealthy meat bird, and what effect does health have on the meat?
4. Can anyone upload pics or videos relating the process of basic butchering?
I realize that some of you probably want to know what breed of chicken I would be butchering, but because I haven't received the order yet, I have no idea. Last year, however, I received White Leghorn males for extras.
Thanks for your info, and God Bless!
~Gresh~
I'm needing some advice, tips, and tutorials about butchering chickens for meat. I'm ordering some chickens from IDEAL Poultry later this year and there is a strong possibility of their sending extra males. I want to know how to butcher them safely so that I don't have to spend weeks or months trying to get rid of a bunch of cockerels. I already have four cockerels that I want out of the order, and anymore than that will have to go.
Here's a few questions I have about butchering as a start, though I will probably have more, and I always welcome any other tips.
1. What is a good butchering age for your average barnyard rooster?
2. Is it possible to do the butchering yourself and still do it in a healthy way for the table?
3. How do you tell the difference between a healthy meat bird and an unhealthy meat bird, and what effect does health have on the meat?
4. Can anyone upload pics or videos relating the process of basic butchering?
I realize that some of you probably want to know what breed of chicken I would be butchering, but because I haven't received the order yet, I have no idea. Last year, however, I received White Leghorn males for extras.
Thanks for your info, and God Bless!
~Gresh~