Wish me luck.

[Uzuri]

Tonight's the night. Going to go out to some folks who do this all the time and they're going to teach me how it's done and help finish them up in a sensible amount of time. 14 dual-purpose (mostly roosters) and 1 adult cull. The cull's going to be the hard one, but she's evil and hurts my other hens, so it has to be done.

 

[chicmom]

Hi Uzuri-

Good luck with that....I want to learn how to do that too. My husband thinks I couldn't handle it, but I think I could......Hey, if you can, share your experience with us all and let us know how it went.....

 

[chicknduck]

Good luck

 

[Maihlet]

The "Evil Cull". LOL! I liked that.

 

[CMV]

Anticipation is always the worst part. Once you do it, it isn't that bad. Good luck.

 

[mstricer]

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My BF thought the same thing. You can do it. I just made a deal with him you cut, I gut and it works out well. I'm getting faster with everyone. I just wish I could do the cut. Maybe if I get a few drinky-drinky in me I will be able to do it. LOL

 

[malignstar]

Good luck! I found that when you think about it, it's much worse than if you just disconnect yourself enough to do the job quickly. It's not a fun job and nobody enjoys killing (although I enjoy gutting from a biological aspect) but it's necessary. I took a few test swings with my ax on the empty stump so I was sure I could get enough momentum and not hesitate. I swung so hard on the first chicken I went thru to the wood and in about 1/4"! Cut that head straight off.

 

[Uzuri]

Well I did it! Including a kill and processing.

We were working with folks who really knew what they were doing and they were so fast! I thought it important to kill my hen (the evil one), since I needed to know that I was capable of culling. I was. I won't lie, my hands shook... but they shook after I was done.

The whole process is fascinating. Seeing all the yolks in the hen was amazing.

And Mom's astonished because I actually touched raw chicken XD

 

[KatyTheChickenLady]

awesome! great job!!!

 

[Sunny Side Up]

Yay for you! I'm glad you had a positive experience, and really glad you had some experienced folks to show you the procedure. That's how I learned, and I'm always willing to pay it forward and show others. Plus, I've learned things to do with each session that makes it go easier and faster for the next one.

And you know, I never liked handling raw chicken from the store, it has a repulsive slimy feel to me. Cheapskate that I am, I would even pay more for cut-up chicken rather than have to cut up a whole one. I was very pleasantly surprised to find how much nicer my home-grown chickens are to handle, both while plucking & cleaning, as well as while cutting up for cooking.