OrionDarkwood
In the Brooder
Me and my wife are going to be processing 6 Australorp roosters in the near future. We have not processed chickens in a number of years and this is our first time with Australorps. So a couple of questions for the groupthink (and I know some may boil down to personal preference)
1. Our Australorps are almost 4 months old is that the optional age for processing them? Our research is saying yes, however I think we would feel more comfortable is someone that has processes Australorps can weight in on the subject.
2. Is there any easy way to weight them other than trying their legs together and hang them on a fish scale?
3. What if any effect will this have on the pecking order, we think we know the order but you never can be sure?
4. Any unique issues to processing Australorps?
5. We have killed chickens in the past by chopping off their heads? However we have heard and seen videos where they hang the chicken upside down, pierce the brain via the mouth and then slit the throat. Any advantage doing it one way or the other?
6. Also the whole dipping them in hot water vs plucking feather debate.
Thanks in Advance
1. Our Australorps are almost 4 months old is that the optional age for processing them? Our research is saying yes, however I think we would feel more comfortable is someone that has processes Australorps can weight in on the subject.
2. Is there any easy way to weight them other than trying their legs together and hang them on a fish scale?
3. What if any effect will this have on the pecking order, we think we know the order but you never can be sure?
4. Any unique issues to processing Australorps?
5. We have killed chickens in the past by chopping off their heads? However we have heard and seen videos where they hang the chicken upside down, pierce the brain via the mouth and then slit the throat. Any advantage doing it one way or the other?
6. Also the whole dipping them in hot water vs plucking feather debate.
Thanks in Advance