Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

[hogster160]

That has got to be frightening! Your car breaks down and this sea of hungry chickens comes running at you

There was an RV pulling and smaller car behind it, (which later had to be towed), both hubby and wife got out of the RV to see what was going on. Those chickens took off so fast they were almost to the road by the time I saw them. She hopped back in the RV so fast and stayed in there. I only had to open the window and call chick chick chick while throwing scratch out of the front window. They came running so fast!! The wife stayed in the RV lol. I imagine it was very frightening! I did lock them back up since the RV stayed for a couple of hours, but then they flew over the fence, LOL silly birds. We had a busy day for sure. I miss them lol. They were so much fun!

 

[Beekissed]

"Rent an RV!" he said! "It will be FUN! An adventure!", he said!..... Little did Arthur know he would be sleeping alone for the rest of the time on the RV rental contract, all the while having to hear the same story over and over about how Myrtle was nearly eaten by a pack of mutant chickens and it's HIS FAULT!

Poor Arthur.....

 

[Arielle]

 

[Kassaundra]

Doing my FIL's two adult fully intact roos, man oh man, that adult testosterone fueled connective tissue isn't to be trifled with!!! I feel like a noob all over again! And these aren't my NN's, the feathers have feathers, definitely not giving up my NNs.

 

[jajeanpierre]

Doing my FIL's two adult fully intact roos, man oh man, that adult testosterone fueled connective tissue isn't to be trifled with!!! I feel like a noob all over again! And these aren't my NN's, the feathers have feathers, definitely not giving up my NNs.

I processed three 10-month old cockerels and they were incredibly hard to do anything with. Getting the crop dissected away from the neck, skinning, gutting--it was all brute strength and took me forever. I thought I was going to cut my fingers on their rib bones getting one's set of lungs that came out in pieces. At the time I was in a neck brace from neck surgery and I'll tell you, the garbage can looked very inviting. I resisted the call of the garbage can, but I will never again procrastinate processing unwanted cockerels.

 

[LindaB220]

"Rent an RV!" he said! "It will be FUN! An adventure!", he said!..... Little did Arthur know he would be sleeping alone for the rest of the time on the RV rental contract, all the while having to hear the same story over and over about how Myrtle was nearly eaten by a pack of mutant chickens and it's HIS FAULT!

Poor Arthur.....

Bahahaha Too funny

 

[Arielle]

Doing my FIL's two adult fully intact roos, man oh man, that adult testosterone fueled connective tissue isn't to be trifled with!!! I feel like a noob all over again! And these aren't my NN's, the feathers have feathers, definitely not giving up my NNs.

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Sorry for laughing.

I wonder if this was why I was advised to castrate by 4 weeks?? Are a ll roosters like this?? Maybe I just wasn't paying attention!!

 

[BCMaraniac]

Sorry for laughing.

I wonder if this was why I was advised to castrate by 4 weeks?? Are a ll roosters like this?? Maybe I just wasn't paying attention!!

Yes, if they look mature physically and are crowing.....caponizing is a beast! Ginormous testicles that are very susceptible to breaking apart, physically more difficult to restrain for caponizing, increased blood flow to the testicles so bleeding risk much higher.....not fun. I don't even think about castrating a 10 month old.....but I haven't gotten attached to one. I might feel differently if that were the case. Kassaundra, you are a brave woman!!

 

[Kassaundra]

Done w/ both, and man oh man you guys can keep your fully feathered roos, I'll take my castrated NN any day!!!!!! My NN's take 10 minutes, 5 to pluck and 5 to eviscerate, those guys took me an hour or more each and brute force, the only reason I'm done now is I finally gave up and started cutting the birds into pieces and skinned each piece, and jajean, your not kidding about getting the crop out, pulling a chainsaw cord would have been easier!!!!!

My new killing set up will need a little work, I think the principle is good just needs some tweeking.

 

[Kassaundra]

Yes, if they look mature physically and are crowing.....caponizing is a beast! Ginormous testicles that are very susceptible to breaking apart, physically more difficult to restrain for caponizing, increased blood flow to the testicles so bleeding risk much higher.....not fun. I don't even think about castrating a 10 month old.....but I haven't gotten attached to one. I might feel differently if that were the case. Kassaundra, you are a brave woman!!

OH I wasn't castrating them I was processing them. My FIL wanted one of my NN roos, so his to big boys had to go, and he was to soft hearted to do the deed so I did it today.