New batch arrived, old batch leaves tomorrow! *now with pictures!*

[vtgirls]

What sort of knife did you use to section up your chicken? It looks great - we are having 30 done this June and we will need to section them up ourselves...

 

[PotterWatch]

For processing, I mainly use this knife:
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=17827065&RN=392&KSKU=127834&

For cutting it up, I use this knife:
http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=16093564&RN=392&KSKU=116896&


But really, for cutting up the bird, you can use just about any fairly heavy-duty knife you have. You just want to make certain it is nice and sharp so that you can cut through cartilage easily. Shears are easiest for removing the backs. I use trauma shears. They will cut through just about anything and work great for cutting the back away from the breast.

http://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Shears-RESCUE-TRAUMA-SHEARS/dp/B000FOOVM4

 

[Matrix Escapee]

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How long did this take you and was it just 2 of you?

 

[PotterWatch]

I did the killing and scalding though someone helped scald a couple birds. My husband manned the plucker. I did the eviscerating with the help of another BYC member who came over because she wanted to learn how to do it. We weren't trying to move super fast and didn't have more than one killing cone to use at a time. All done, it probably took a couple hours for only eight birds. If were were really trying to move through them quickly and had more than one cone set up, I'm sure it would have been far less time.