Thanks for the tips on skinning. We can't wait till cold weather though, too many roos. so I was thinking since we do the plucking outside that we'll use the cooler to put the now dead birds in while we work on them one at a time. Hopefully that will help keep down the flies. Of course the cooler will have ice in it. I forgot to say to NH [Ruthann] that i also make up a essential oils cocoction that helps with the biting insects. don't know if it will work on ticks though, but i use 2 teas. eucalyptus oil and 2 teas. lavender oil and put 6 oz. of distilled water in a spray bottle shake real good. Seems to keep the biting bugs at bay. I just have to use it often. Bhep, Thanks goodness dh does the dirty work, after thats done and I finish wiping my eyes, we get busy on getting the chicken stripped makes thinking about it a lot less painful. And I know that the Good Lord gave us meat to eat. I am just thankful I gave them a good life before it's done. When I was trying to teach my hens to lay in the nest boxes I used old golf balls, that my dh had brought home from when he worked as matience at a place called Mt.Air. They worked!!
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