CrealCritter
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still waiting for the part to come in and appt to be scheduled...
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baymule
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Wednesday I hand picked 10 chickens, dumb thing to do. Packed on ice, I’ll process them today. Yesterday I went to my friend’s house and got his chicken plucker. We figured out that I’ll be done with all of mine about the time he needs to start on his. LOL
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CrealCritter
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I found adding flaked finishing corn to their feed, a couple weeks before. Makes for some mighty tastey chicken dinners. But then again I live in what should be known as corn cob, so it's easy to get free corn.
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baymule
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I ferment their feed in buttermilk and water the last 2-3 weeks.
My friend gave me 4 more big chickens yesterday plus more feed. I got the 10 chickens processed and in the freezer. I cut some off the bone, wound up with 4 pounds of deboned chicken. I made pan sausage with it today.
My slaughtering days will be Wednesday and Thursday, trash runs on Friday so I can get rid of the guts and feathers. Before anyone gets on their compost bandwagon, if I bury it inside one of the fields, the dogs will digit up and probably roll in it. Ick. And Phew. If I bury it in the downed fence back field, hogs will dig it up. If I double bag it and put in trash can, it won’t have time to get putrid and stinky and will be gone.
My friend gave me 4 more big chickens yesterday plus more feed. I got the 10 chickens processed and in the freezer. I cut some off the bone, wound up with 4 pounds of deboned chicken. I made pan sausage with it today.
My slaughtering days will be Wednesday and Thursday, trash runs on Friday so I can get rid of the guts and feathers. Before anyone gets on their compost bandwagon, if I bury it inside one of the fields, the dogs will digit up and probably roll in it. Ick. And Phew. If I bury it in the downed fence back field, hogs will dig it up. If I double bag it and put in trash can, it won’t have time to get putrid and stinky and will be gone.
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That sounds like a good "finshing" schedule, thanks for that.
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baymule
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I slaughtered 16 chickens today. And yup, I sure did use that chicken plucker. They are on ice, I’ll process tomorrow.
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I’ve completed one order for 10 chickens, plus 10 pounds ground chicken, total 66 pounds, at $8 per pound. That comes to $528. Her schedule is crazy, we’ll meet up probably on April 6.
Total pounds processed so far is 152 pounds, 10 ounces, 26 chickens.
I gave one chicken to a neighbor who replaced my porch light, because it had quit working. 2 chickens got beat up by the chicken plucker because I left them in there too long, I’ve cooked them to mush in the crock pot to spoon over the dogs kibble. Lesson learned, don’t walk away, stand over the plucker, it only takes seconds.
I have zip lock bags of feet, I’m thinking about making broth. I can’t use my All American pressure canner because there is a microwave vent a hood over the stove. No clearance for the canner. The neighbor that replaced my porch light has a propane outdoor burner I can borrow. I’ll have to put up some plywood as a windbreak, but I’ll be able to can outside and not heat up the house.
So if I can get set up for canning, I’ll be able to can the trimmings for the dogs. That’s wing tips, skin, back pieces, hearts and whatever else. Same neighbor told me his 92 year old mother likes chicken livers, no chicken, just the livers. LOL So I have two 14 ounce packages of livers I’m going to take to her.
For my daughter and family, I processed chickens into skinless boneless breast, 1/2 piece to a package. I let chickens get big, a half breast usually weighs about a pound. I bagged up leg quarters, 3 to a bag for family, 1 to a bag for oldest granddaughter at college, all vacuum sealed. I trim the wing tips off, cut wings in half for buffalo wings, usually a dozen halves to a package. For now, backs, necks and trimmings are frozen until I can get set up for canning.
Total pounds processed so far is 152 pounds, 10 ounces, 26 chickens.
I gave one chicken to a neighbor who replaced my porch light, because it had quit working. 2 chickens got beat up by the chicken plucker because I left them in there too long, I’ve cooked them to mush in the crock pot to spoon over the dogs kibble. Lesson learned, don’t walk away, stand over the plucker, it only takes seconds.
I have zip lock bags of feet, I’m thinking about making broth. I can’t use my All American pressure canner because there is a microwave vent a hood over the stove. No clearance for the canner. The neighbor that replaced my porch light has a propane outdoor burner I can borrow. I’ll have to put up some plywood as a windbreak, but I’ll be able to can outside and not heat up the house.
So if I can get set up for canning, I’ll be able to can the trimmings for the dogs. That’s wing tips, skin, back pieces, hearts and whatever else. Same neighbor told me his 92 year old mother likes chicken livers, no chicken, just the livers. LOL So I have two 14 ounce packages of livers I’m going to take to her.
For my daughter and family, I processed chickens into skinless boneless breast, 1/2 piece to a package. I let chickens get big, a half breast usually weighs about a pound. I bagged up leg quarters, 3 to a bag for family, 1 to a bag for oldest granddaughter at college, all vacuum sealed. I trim the wing tips off, cut wings in half for buffalo wings, usually a dozen halves to a package. For now, backs, necks and trimmings are frozen until I can get set up for canning.
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Busy!!!!!! That's a lot of work.
