What Scale do you use to weigh your meat birds?

[Compost King]

I do not have a scale or weighing meat birds and need to buy one. I was curious what others use, if they like the scale they use and what they would recommend. My bathroom scale isn't going to cut it. Show case your scale pictures! Good time to brag about your heaviest meat bird too.

When i asked I was thinking about live birds, but if you use 2 different scales one for processed birds and one for live birds, tell me about both.

 

[mixedbreeds]

I have an old set of baby scales I use in the House for butchered weight before packaging. Live weight or just after I kill them I use dairy scales with a scoop or bucket. I got the dairy scales off of amazon.

 

[Mosey2003]

I love my digital kitchen scale, I use it for baking a LOT. Works fine to weigh dead birds too. If I can get them to stand still, it would work for live ones lol. I currently use a handheld luggage scale for live ones.

 

[Dawnclucks22]

@Ivy Love

 

[Compost King]

I love my digital kitchen scale, I use it for baking a LOT. Works fine to weigh dead birds too. If I can get them to stand still, it would work for live ones lol. I currently use a handheld luggage scale for live ones.

Yeah live ones won't sit still, I was wondering if I will be building a cage on a scale. The hand held hanging scale for luggage might be good, I don't want to have to hang them by their feet but if that turns out to be the best way to do it then thats what I will be doing

 

[iwltfum]

I use a bathroom scale. Just go out to the pasture pens with the scale and a board wide enough to fit it and weigh myself and then pick up a couple birds (one at a time) and subtract my weight. I've tried the hanging luggage scale by the feet method, but it just seems to painful and stressful for the birds especially late into their growth (which is when I usually want to weigh them). They never seem to mind being held and picked up though when they're big so I've stuck to the bathroom scale and we grow 200+ birds a year now and I'm still doing it that way. You only have to weigh a couple and if you time it right, you really only have to go out there with the scale one time per batch. We use a price calculating scale for dressed birds after butchering.

 

[Mosey2003]

Yeah live ones won't sit still, I was wondering if I will be building a cage on a scale. The hand held hanging scale for luggage might be good, I don't want to have to hang them by their feet but if that turns out to be the best way to do it then thats what I will be doing

Yeah, I'm actually thinking of trying a zip up tote bag for it, should work much better. It does the job, but hanging is unpleasant.

 

[RUNuts]

I've considered a hanging scale with a bird in a bucket. 5 gallon bucket or a pillow case/burlap bag. Interested to hear the options.

 

[Compost King]

I've considered a hanging scale with a bird in a bucket. 5 gallon bucket or a pillow case/burlap bag. Interested to hear the options.

Looks like the hanging scale is likely the best option

 

[Aceoky]

I have a catfish scale (Whisker Seeker) it's certified and weighs digital up to 110# , not sure how much $ you want to invest but since I already have it LOL