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Evolution of my chickens

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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,068
    JohnInCarolina said:
    John, ole buddy, ole pal...way back when I was merely 7 years old in 1951 (we moved from IA to MO, so yes, Sir,  I know these year dates...) my parents had a chicken coop and raised a bunch of chickens for them and my A&U who lived next door. The "weird" thing I will NEVER forget was instead of my Dad chopping off the chicken's heads he would put his boot on their head and ...ah sh*t you know the rest...and of course the blood flying EVERYWHERE from the "flopping" headless chickens was yet another childhood memory...
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    My 70 year old buddy said growing up his mom would grab chickens by the head and spin their body to break their necks.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • Gulfcoastguy
    Gulfcoastguy Posts: 6,792
    My grandmother would take a hoe and pretend like she was walking to the garden. As she passed the free range birds Whack!
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  • FlyOverCountry
    FlyOverCountry Posts: 670
    My pappy would jus take his five iron out and it would be like here comes the hole in one.  You ain’t never seen nothin like a chicken head flyin a good thirty yards through the air.  
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  • Botch
    Botch Posts: 16,291
    My Grandma just had a hatchet and a tree stump; all I remember was the flopping body and the head slowly trying to cluck, but without its voice box; staring at me.
    Traumatic to a 6-yr-old, but I guess it prepared 
    ___________

    "When small men begin to cast big shadows, it means that the sun is about to set."

    - Lin Yutang


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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,396
    Dyal_SC said:
    How long does it take to butcher the chicken?  From head flying to drumsticks frying? 
    I have 2 helpers, it’s about 3 hrs from start to bagged in the freezer.  We have a plucker and use the traffic cones.  Just a razor sharp knife and a slice at the jugular vein - quick and humane 
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,396
    Canugghead said:
    Wish we're allowed to raise chickens where we live. I know you were looking at getting a chamber sealer big enough to pack your chickens, did you get one?
    I still haven’t pulled the trigger on a chamber sealer. I’m concerned that a 6 lb bird might not fit.
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    GlennM said:
    Canugghead said:
    Wish we're allowed to raise chickens where we live. I know you were looking at getting a chamber sealer big enough to pack your chickens, did you get one?
    I still haven’t pulled the trigger on a chamber sealer. I’m concerned that a 6 lb bird might not fit.
    Do you use the bags that shrink when you dip them in hot water?   
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • alaskanassasin
    alaskanassasin Posts: 8,262
    The Amish that processed our chickens vacuum sealed the crap out of the whole ones and it look like they were stepped on.
    South of Columbus, Ohio.


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  • FlyOverCountry
    FlyOverCountry Posts: 670
    I never thot about putting a live chicken in a vacume seeler but now I might have to try it.
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  • GlennM
    GlennM Posts: 1,396

    Do you use the bags that shrink when you dip them in hot water?   
    No, I just used our foodsaver vac sealer. The reason I’m interested in a chamber sealer is because the birds are wet and can be a bit hard to get a good seal
    In the bush just East of Cambridge,Ontario 
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