Raising Cornish Cross Chickens For Meat: 7.5 Weeks Old. The Final Step!

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The Chickens are 7 1/2 Weeks Old and today is the day to start getting them ready for the freezer. This is the day that the past 7 1/2 weeks have been leading up to, and the most important step if you want a freezer full of delicious meat for your family.
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@heartstonecampground1081 3 года назад

So, it’s almost August, 2021 - and I am processing chickens today. You know you have made a great video when I can remember WHO made the video I would I need in the future, and how to find it quickly YEARS after I watched it.!!! Well done, and thank you for all you have done over the years to help others be successful in our homesteading life =)

@brianconway3448 5 месяцев назад

I know this is an older video in your homestead journey, but I still wanted to say "Thank You".🎉

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 5 месяцев назад

You are so welcome!

@OldCatPerson 4 года назад

This whole series is excellent. I find myself reviewing this video when I do my chicken processing. Thanks for this. It really helps.

@nickieburgess6558 3 года назад

Me to every year!!!

@djpedromixhouston 3 года назад

Same here, this video help me to overcome

@djpedromixhouston 3 года назад

This it's the youtube chanel where I learn the most, never change. Hi from spring texas.

@jchny00 6 лет назад

I really agree with your opinion on growing the CX. I have around 30 growing now, we free range them. Best bang for buck and they are very friendly birds. They free range with our layer flock. I switch to fermented feed a week before we process and it stops the terrible odors from the gut.

@coramdayo 3 года назад

@chaney's ranch Interesting comment about switching to fermented feed!

@pamelalund2659 3 года назад

We're doing 60 right now.

@terrim.602 2 года назад

Interesting. I switched to fermenting the whole time. It saves 25% up to 40% in feed costs and they have grown the same. The one thing we noticed this year was we doubled the number of chickens this year. We didn't have the second tractor ready when it was time to take them out of the nursery. We had to leave half in the nursery for about 6 days, while the other half went in the tractor. No joke- that six days stunted their growth! The 22 birds in the nursery ate the same amount, drank the same amount, but the CX we put in the tractors are visibly bigger, shinier, and over all look healthier. We are butchering them this Thursday and look forward to seeing the difference in meat density, amount and overall quality. Accidental test appears to be a success!

@susanbell7252 10 месяцев назад

Thank you for this video series. I only have 2 roosters to process and will never have the equipment but can still use this information.

@steffaniewalz8444 4 года назад

I know this is an old one... but we needed a quick refresher course. Thank you! The ones we have right now... they follow us all around the barn yard, and they are really free range.... so much so that the other day when we got home... I opened my car door and I seriously thought they were going to get in the car with me. They are a friendly lot. That was on Wednesday, they are being processed today on Saturday. NO heart attacks, broken bones, just fat and happy chickens.

@michaeldavis8599 Год назад

Good balanced info. Glad you've found a breed that works for you and your family. We're doing egg chickens (RIR) and were exploring meat chickens. You've given us some great food for thought.

@sallywade6053 5 лет назад

Thank you for your practical videos! We are processing our first 24 Cornish cross chickens in a week and we thank you for teaching us how. I feel confident.

@kimberlywalders6063 4 года назад

Doesn’t look like you have any problems with the feather coming off. I use. To help clean chicken we always put a squirt of dawn dish soap in the water. Seemed to cut through the oil on feathers. And the little amount never bothered. Then chilled them in Rubbermaid lg. Garbage cans . Takes me back to living on the farm . Loved it. Won’t lie miss farm living totally

@caroljeanscholl7370 Год назад

Well 5 years later I'm seeing this because I'm considering this for my family. If I could give you double or triple thumbs up for this one I would. I've been watching many videos and reading and you hit on some key points that were very very helpful for me. Do you by chance have an updated video on this?

@annmcleod1783 6 лет назад

Oh my gosh.. my mom would have loved this plucker! RIP mama.

@marcialittle7893 Год назад

Great job Kevin, somehow in all the years watching you guys, I had missed this whole series. I've been raising my own now for over two years and 2023 chicks about to arrive, so great reminder. Thank you both for all you do for us.

@nanaaw5395 4 года назад

Thanks for the education. I'm a city 69 yeat old gal but remember watching my dad cut the head off a chicken when I was very young. Your process is very humane. Thanks for sharing!

@evanskelen171 4 года назад

I watched this video 1st then went back and watched the series. In 2 weeks I will have 15 delivered to me. My only problem will be room. Thanks for your insight, advice and experience. Thank you brother

@fonkapollo 2 года назад

I’m about to have 25 Cornish cross birds processed, and I have 25 more coming in two weeks. I’ve picked up some good advice from just binge watching this dries. Thank you.

@rmartinie 2 года назад

Fantastic video Kevin & Sarah!! Thanks a million for sharing your knowledge & experience. 👍🏻 You both are a godsend for us want-to-be homesteaders!!

@kanesfarm6918 3 года назад

Our farm is doing this Saturday for the first time I have 37, please pray for us I’m hoping all goes well.

@rontiemens2553 3 года назад

How did it go?

@rezyness 2 года назад

I am still processing Cornish Cross. I like them

@kaykayrn1747 6 лет назад

Best chicken processing video I've seen. Thanks so much!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 6 лет назад

So glad you found it helpful! If you haven't watched the rest of the series it can be found in our playlists.

@lindagraff2484 2 года назад

I love how informative you are, very respectful processing. Great job.

@kimberlywalders6063 5 лет назад

Home grown chicken are so great. Nothing better then homegrown food. You guys are so great to watch. Love your channel. Thanks for the interesting knowledge you share. Blessing to all. We always used milk jugs with the bottom cut out. Turned upside down . Nail it on the board and stick the chicken in to drain the blood. But I’m sure you don’t have a bunch of jugs with your goats giving your milk. Love your plucker. It really looks like a great time saver.

@bobsimmons919 6 лет назад

Great series! If I was 20 years younger, I would homestead. Thanks

@pattystordahl3754 4 года назад

I'm 66 and starting my plan for relocation and purchase of red state abandoned farms. Maybe we oldies should combine financial forces and start our own Homestead for Seniors

@inannashu689 3 года назад

You're never too old,my husband and I started at 60.

@dobson777a 6 лет назад

I purchased my washtub chicken plucker before seeing this video. I've plucked you many chickens by hand and figured a couple hundred bucks was worth it. In another week I will get to try it out.

@sylviatolan1814 5 лет назад

Thank you so much for showing the complete process. I'm not a homesteader, but I'm addicted to your videos. I had never thought about the.pocezsing portion of homesteading. I did say a little prayer to thank your chicks though.

@friendlymomma 2 года назад

Y'all are so amazing. It must have taken so long to research everything from start to finish and then to purchase each item and set everything up. That's a lot of stuff! Looks like you have it down! I just finished watching you guys can these birds, and of course you've mastered that skill as well. Such hard workers...I know the meat chickens are just a fraction of what y'all do on the homestead. I feel like a million bucks when I simply get a small batch of food canned. I can't imagine how you do it all!

@okeechobeejoe2868 4 года назад

I agree, i've raised the cross rock chickens, and have had grown chickens by 8 weeks. And we fed them 12 on 12 off and had no problems with them. The meat is excellent and my wife who is a VERY picky eater actually loved to eat this chicken. I built homemade plucker, and it works great, we loved raising these chickens.

@lisabooker6405 6 лет назад

You guys are awesome! This was an EXCELLENT tutorial! Very well done. Thank you and God Bless. ~Lisa

@littledirtpatch...2668 6 лет назад

This had been such an awesome & informative series! Thank you so much for taking the time to walk us through these steps. We'll be moving to MO this summer to 10 acres raw land we purchased about a week ago. Was contemplating Cornish Cross, and now thanks to you we'll definitely be getting them. Thanks again for sharing. God bless ❤

@kianpierce3912 3 года назад

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@shepherdtheo2949 3 года назад

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@Shepherd Theo i really appreciate your reply. I got to the site thru google and im in the hacking process now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

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@richarddelgado8913 6 месяцев назад

Sir I truly enjoyed your educational video!

@stevenjenks9789 2 года назад

Great series , I'm an avid follower especially in these bad times. Keep up the great work and God bless you guys.

@garywills5682 4 года назад

Man i wish i had neen able to do this. But with me getting paralyzed by a lousy surgeon in 1979. It ruined our lives we stayed together as Christians we took our vales seriously. Now im bed bound becaause i pushed my body to hard and the pains put me down. So God bless you all and i love the channel.

@fishnlady 4 года назад

Gary, I am so sorry for you and the condition of your body. Just a suggestion. A spine surgeon in Alaska once told me that if I could take up to 10,000 mg of Omega 3 in fish oil or how ever you can get it that it would be equal to narcotic pain killers. At the time I was waiting for an ok from the insurance company for surgery and I started taking Carlson's high omega fish oil that was lemon flavored. I took a tablespoon every morning and night and I can vouch that it definitely was equal to pain medicine. It took 3 weeks to start working but when it did I was able to bear what little pain was left. If you haven't tried it please do. Nordic Naturals also makes a high quality fish oil. Krill oil can work too but just make sure it is the highest omega 3's you can find for the least amount of oil.

@soulfirexit351 3 года назад

I feed around the clock, all my birds are good and healthy. Hell, I even put out scratch all day... They all are active, no health problems. CX eat alot because they are breed to grow, withholding food will stress out the chickens and will affect growth in a negative way. The whole journey is about getting the best product, stress free, happy birds.. I also bath my chickens in a bucket two to four times a day if it's hot out. Clean, full of food, and nice and cool. These things are key for growing tender big chickens.

@RM-lx4wx 3 года назад

Excellent series. Thank you.

@carolynknapschaefer3561 3 года назад

Thanks for great information and easy to follow step by step directions! We have 10 Cornish Crosses that are 3 weeks old but today we processed a rooster and it went pretty well for our first time.

@ShaunMarijanna 4 года назад

We enjoy watching you so much. Thank you for being normal people! We're considering doing this for our family of (soon to be 8) for the 1st time. We don't have a ton of land, but are trying to figure out how much space we would need if we used a tractor and moved daily.

@StephenJelinek 4 года назад

As a brand new homesteader watching your videos has been very educational.

@kathleenlairscey5934 4 года назад

Showing this process really helps a lot. Tractor supply had son Me chicks labeled leghorns and I ended up with meat chickens which I know very little about this process. I'm far more educated now.

@dangray7642 3 года назад

Ty for the great info. I bought one just to try it out. Next year I'm going to ramp it up.

@jenniferpackard6558 3 года назад

We used a lung puller tool. Very helpful!!

@sarahaugustine4185 6 лет назад

Very instructional. Not sure I could actually do this, but at least now I know how. Thanks.

@jcmexicohomestead 4 года назад

Excellent series! Thank you so much for this! I watched the Rabbit series by Sarah (which I loved!) and this one on chickens is just as great

@jimclaire7996 6 лет назад

Nice information. We butcher in The Philippines and we have to pluck by hand. We only kill what we need for the day. We will occasionally kill on a day ahead. Refrigeration is not available in many areas. That plucker sure makes things look easy. We also save the blood and the blood is coked. May of our local people eat the chicken feet. Thanks for sharing this great information. We feed the innards to the pigs. We keep the gizzards for neighbor's and for our dog. MostWe save the hearts, lungs, and livers too. Most of our chickens are killed at about 1.4 kilos and the birds dresses out at just under a kilo, 2.2 pounds. The country is poor. We sometimes give our poor families the blood, gizzards, livers, heart and the other stuff. A housewife can hardly afford the one kilo price for dressing out the chicken. For our own chickens, we grow them out more, maybe four or five pounds. We can sell every Chechen we raise. If a chicken dies, a neighbor will clean and eat the chicken. I gave up trying to stop them. I like your channel. Thanks for sharing.

@rontiemens2553 4 года назад

Fantastic. Chickens look great. And your processing set-up is par excellence.

@pattifoote1714 5 лет назад

Love you guys, we grew Jumbo Cornish Cross chickens 🐓 this past summer and we learned so much from you and both. Ever time I open our freezer I smile. Can’t wait until spring when we can do it again. Thanks you, hugs 🤗

@gingerreid8569 5 лет назад

what a nice clean kill and process - thank you so very much for showing us newbies and making it easy to understand

@timothymorrison1235 5 лет назад

I kept 2 as pets. They are over a year old and doing well. I call them my "big girls". After a while, they regulate how much they eat and only eat when my layers do, except when I come out with the mealworms. Thats when they pig out. They love to be held but at 15lbs, thats an armfull. I plan on getting 40 come spring, but will process at 8, 10, and 12 weeks. I love your videos, I'll be adding rabbits to my homestead this year because of your videos.

@MobyDave1583 6 лет назад

I am glad to see this video. I have 12 Cornish crosses and 2 orpington roosters that need processing this week and it will be the first time in 53 years for me.

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 6 лет назад

+Moby Dave Hope it helped!

@tiffinycheek1483 7 лет назад

Thanks again for this series on Cornish cross chickens. Loved all of them. Very helpful.

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 7 лет назад

So glad you enjoyed them!

@susandennison2833 3 года назад

So glad you guys did this video. Because we process our meat birds. 😊

@swianecki 7 лет назад

Great series. We enjoyed watching the chickens grow from week to week.

@gg110888 6 лет назад

Very informative, I’ve never actually seen the process. Thanks Kevin.

@growingahomestead7666 2 года назад

Thanks for this video we’re just starting out to grow our own food and this is very helpful this summer will be our first time raising meat birds

@KeepingItDutch 6 лет назад

Great job, I just ordered 30.

@paulraymondamoah564 2 года назад

Very much informative i love to have one for my reaserch work

@janmyers985 4 года назад

Thank you so, so much for this video series It's terrific and I've learned so much. Love your channel and your family!

@anj3595 4 года назад

GMO comes from what they are fed. Mainly the corn in the feed or other fillers.

@akinakinlotan 6 лет назад

I love the structure of your presentation, very informative. Do you raise Turkeys?

@pamelalund2659 3 года назад

Third time watching this one!!🐓🐓

@jlustre168 6 лет назад

Thank you both for such fantastic information. I do not yet have experience in raising animals. Listening and watching your series allows me a better understanding of what is required and what to expect. I too wish to secure higher quality food for myself, family and friends. Thank you so much and keep the info coming :)

@sdlane 4 года назад

Just got my first chickens today...jumbo CC. Thank you so much for your video series on them!

@hardtail52 6 лет назад

One of the best video's from start to finish for Cornish Cross !

@alursino3213 6 лет назад

Very well done, Mr. Purdue would be proud. Kudos to you guys.

@Tara-id3rk 4 года назад

Thank you for this video!! (Especially without the actual killing :) ) We are going to process meat birds for the first time this year. We started with 10 Cornish Cross just to see how it would work for our family. We have had a flock of laying hens for 4 years now. I do not like the “killing” step, but will happily help with the rest of the process, so your video was helpful for me :) I love your channel

@7891234able 4 года назад

Oh my. Ty so much. We are thinking of getting chickens and I am amazed.

@dottyehammett8071 2 года назад

Great plan! Loved watching the series!

@devan4195 3 года назад

Just ordered my Jumbo Cornish Cross

@gingerreid8569 5 лет назад

We just bought 8 cornish cross chicks and so excited to have good meaty birds for part of our meat

@lovetohuntlovetohunt6241 2 года назад

Awesome series 👏 Thank you sooo very much for sharing this with us🐣🐔🤗

@woodstrekker6345 Год назад

Thank you

@brianpeterson5222 6 лет назад

Very informative. TY. Love your channel.

@Forevertrue 6 лет назад

Nothing like the simple truth about raising them. The GMO stuff is way over done anyway. This is definitely not the fun part but one of the greatest benefits of living like this. Also, there is nothing like an older hen for stock and stew.

@mindenhillshomesteadyukefa8091 4 года назад

Really well done guys. Thank you from Ontario Canada

@chicken26arick 5 лет назад

What a wonderful video series. We are building and gathering supplies for our first batch of 25 Cornish Cross late summer into early fall. I’m so grateful for all your effort into putting this series together. I’ll be watching the series again to make notes. I just wanted to watch all of them first and pay attention instead of trying to write out notes. Thank you so much! I heard Sarah giggle a couple of times behind the camera. It made me smile!

@thevillageofgoshen4577 7 лет назад

Excellent series

@dfishman76 3 года назад

thank you for this video

@diannt9583 6 лет назад

Just did my chickens this past Sunday. First time, so I had some experienced help. But good to watch your process. (I want a plucker!) I save the hearts and gizzards, but not for any dog. I love them!!! Whole, not ground. I also save feet for bone broth. I had red and black broilers, much more a fan of darker meat than of the breasts, which is why I didn't get Cornish cross.

@sweethavenmyparadiseforani5501 2 года назад

I've heard some farmers say the scent/oil gland makes no difference and then I've had some say it spoils the meat. We always removed so I can't personally say for sure. I know when we slaughter/dress any animal, if it has a gland remove it so it doesn't taint your meat. To each his own I guess.

@chelseacallahan7032 2 года назад

Great video !!

@tracynt 8 месяцев назад

So informative ❤ thank you

@duanepainter7870 4 года назад

Another thing about the Rock Cornish cross is that they are like small turkeys when processed.

@vanlifenomadfirekeeper 4 года назад

Good video presentation. The step by step was easy to follow along with. (-: now your wife has fresh goodies fore the freezer and the knowledge that they arent chemically feed. Im hoping to find land next year, and get me a bunch of critters to raise (- : love watching your wifes canning. Shes awsome (-:.

@ronnie9958 3 года назад

Awesome info!! Thank you

@christineortmann359 3 года назад

Very informative!!

@melodysantiz5747 6 месяцев назад

Very good video

@duanepainter7870 4 года назад

I've raised and butchered hundreds of chickens (many different breeds) but the Cornish cross are the absolute best meat chicken ever. So easy to raise and process.

@heatherwilkinson3090 4 года назад

Thanks so much for this series. Learned so much and look forward to your informational and fun videos.

@kellymong5265 2 года назад

Loved this series, thank you soo much!!!!❤

@DannerJade 7 лет назад

This series was really great, and I want to thank you for answering my questions and sharing your experiences. I live on a small homestead, just a little more than a quarter acre, and had resigned myself to only being able to have a small flock of egg-layers. After watching your videos and asking questions (which you answered within a day or two!) I went out to measure my available space, and have a plan for doing a meat crop of 25 birds! Thanks so much!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 7 лет назад

+Jade Danner Jones So glad this was helpful to you! We started on a small homestead also. People under estimate how much you can accomplish in a small space. Let me know how it goes when you raise your first batch! - God Bless! Kevin.

@DannerJade 7 лет назад

Kevin, have you incorporated black soldier fly larvae into your homestead at all? I've been doing a lot of reading up, and establishing a working box seems a bit yucky because there's a period when it has more house and fruit flies than black soldier flies when it's getting established, and I'd be really interested in a video on it if you've worked it into your homestead. I'll be doing aquaponics as well, and the larvae are apparently a high protein feed that can be used for feeding fish and chickens. I would also appreciate a video (or series) on egg-layers. It looks like you pasture raise them, and any tips, tricks and advice would be welcome. If you have any advice about "troubleshooting" the health of your flock (and what to do to remedy) that would be a welcome addition to your channel. I enjoyed the rabbit series as well, but I'm not sure I'm ready for that yet so I'm trying to get my brother to do it first! He lives off-grid on a 30-acre homestead. I appreciate your efforts to provide really useful information in accessible videos that are organized into a "lesson plans". May God continue to bless you and yours.

@adamcilonis4423 6 лет назад

Hey guys, How long no does it take you to slaughter 25? Thanks!

@cindythomas681 7 лет назад

Awesome series

@lilbitatatime3763 6 лет назад

Enjoyed your instructional video. You have a good setup. Every year we get a new piece of processing equipment. The first year we got killing cones and a scale, second year a chicken plucker, 3rd year a turkey fryer, 4th year smaller cones, 5th year we're getting a tub sink! That will simplify cleaning after evisceration especially since we're raising turkeys again this year. Re: Cornish Cross Chickens. They're right for us. We've never had leg or heart issues and follow the same feed routine 12 hrs on 12 off. Some homesteads are pushing Freedom/Red Rangers and discouraging others from raising Cornish Cross Chickens. Unsure why that is as they've raised them for many years in the past. Freedom//Red Rangers are a hybrid just like Cornish X's, they just grow slower. We can understand encouraging heritage breeds but that's not the case. I've watched many of your video's, great channel!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 6 лет назад

Thanks so much! We agree that the Cornish just work best for our homestead. Sounds like you have a great plan for expanding your equipment. I think people mostly have problems with the cornish crosses if they don't follow the correct feeding schedule. Other than that, they are so easy to raise.

@randysimons9802 6 лет назад

Grandpa raised Cornish cross every year for 40 years, get meat birds. Low loss 2% unless cold or extremely hot.

@jeffsantana5277 4 года назад

I love chickens, thanks for the tips!

@AlstarPalmer 2 года назад

Great video

@sharonpoole8274 6 лет назад

Very interesting on how you process chickens. I have never have seen that before. I think the hard part for me would be to kill them. But I know it's food that we need. Where did you learn how to process?

@rhondamoore9598 4 года назад

Thank you for this series! Very informational

@theyoungfamilyfarm1557 6 лет назад

I think it’s the purpose for the chicken that effects the end results. We’ve raised chickens (freedom rangers) in a chicken tractor and they did fine. Our son just got done raising Cornish crosses for stockshow and the way they suggest feeding (round the clock) they are way too big in my opinion. They are unable to walk now and I just don’t like it. Unfortunately this is what they want for show. Going forward when we raise for meat we will do Cornish crosses ( I prefer how fast they grow compared to the freedom rangers) but we will feed like y’all do. Great video!!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 6 лет назад

Great to hear!

@dpower02 6 лет назад

Good video, shows the process pretty well, thanks for sharing.

@judyzilinsky4095 3 года назад

Looks yummy. Would like to try air frying.

@Casey1pj 7 лет назад

Kevin, are you sure that you didn't work in a meat processing plant before you got into homesteading? That was the most awe inspiring and intuitive tutorial on how to process birds that I have ever seen. The only thing that might be misconstrued throughout the process was the bleeding process. I use sharp blades all the time. I am also in a hurry when doing it so I cut myself often. A very sharp blade severs the nerves and causes minimal pain. When flushing out the wound with water or peroxide is when the nerves become active and the pain begins. A bird doesn't realize it is dying from bleeding out so it's not a stressful death. Plucking some of it's feathers probably hurts much more than the knife cut. (My Question Is) How much better does the meat taste in using this method as compared to chopping the head off and allowing gravity to drain them?

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 7 лет назад

haha...nope, I lived behind a desk just like most of America! I don't miss cubicle life at all! Using this method, as soon as you cut both jugular veins blood flow is cut off to the brain and the chicken is unconscious. The heart continues to beat for a short while until the blood is pumped out of the body and then the chicken dies. This happens very quickly. There is actually some studies done (by people MUCH smarter than me!) about the effects of adrenaline on the taste of meat. Keeping stress to a minimum makes for a better tasting bird! Of course I'm sure there are people who will have different opinions....this is just the opinion of one hillbilly here is MO!

@Casey1pj 7 лет назад

Excellent answer Kevin. You guys have been so humane throughout the whole process from start to finish that I was hoping to keep someone from thinking that you were torturing your birds at the end. I would imagine that leaving the head on also keeps scalding water from entering the stomach area. I loved the series from beginning to end. You and Sarah are awesome individuals! And Kevin, you are a little too brilliant to make the claim of being a Hillbilly! lmao!

@rickparshall 6 лет назад

We have been raising CornishXs for several years.. I have processed my own (slitting the artery in neck, just one side tho) and sent them to processors that chop off the head.. ours seem more tender and we never find any blood spots in meat while the little pockets of coagulated blood remain from those done by chopping head off.. the idea of jugular slit is the heart pumps all the blood out so none remains.. and the chicken dies a peaceful death until the throes at last breath.. I also give thanks and talk to it as it is used to my voice,and to say thanks is the least we can give it for its journey and feeding our family..!! The outcome is amazing and store bought arsenic fed production chickens that have never seen the light of day nor been loved will EVER compare to DIY... I just wish I had a helper... you are lucky guy Kevin..

@rickparshall 6 лет назад

Living Traditions Homestead your way is same as I have been doing it.. learned from polyface farms by Joe Salatin.. also copied his tractor for pasture raised.. this year I finally purchased a plucker... the birds are on day 58now, process date is as soon as the darn rain lets up or the weekend,whichever comes first!!! Can't wait to plug in the plucker.. save 24min per bird!! Great series thanks!!

@LivingTraditionsHomestead 6 лет назад

It was a glorious day when we got our plucker! Now I can't imagine not having one. Let us know how it goes! - Kevin