Stephanie you did a suburb job in a very humane way. I know I will never do this myself but wanted to watch. I remember when my dad's sister, my aunt showed me how she did this. It was very much the same way. Thankyou for taking the time in showing and explaining everything you did. 💕
I’ve processed many a chicken. Everyone does it a little differently. There’s always room to learn something new. Great video Steph! I’m really glad that you didn’t bow down to the current climate of hiding the truth. Have a truly blessed day!!!
@@thedenmanhomestead good job, next time if U will slaughter a rooster please try method with axe and chopping block, for roosters is the best method... why? Less pain and faster die, the great video, please more, greetings:)
That brings back memories. I've helped my grandfather with chickens. He did the killing and dipping. I did the plucking. I shall never forget the awful smell!! Same with cleaning hog intestines for sausage casings!
Thank you Stephanie. I grew up in a farming family and witnessed many animals harvested. Roosters were cooked for a long time because they were so tough. I totally appreciate your dedication to sustainability. 😎😎😎
Stephanie as a little girl I helped my Granny process chickens. Her technique was different but you have to know this was in the early 70’s. I loved every step. Granny showed so much love and care for the chickens. Granny talked to the chickens and was gentle just like you. Love you channel.
Stephanie I think you did both the bird and this video justice and with dignity. Since the beginning of mankind we have foraged and hunted for our food. This is not a new practice but history of the past, present for many homesteaders the future. Thank you for explaining each step and the information is priceless. Hope your family enjoys the feast that you have been blessed with. Hug’s from China Spring Texas ❤
My Mum had a block of wood, and she'd just chop the head off with the axe. The axe was always sharp, so it was very quick. The rest of her process was the same as yours. We kids often got the job of plucking the feathers.
Same here. We would process multiple at one time. From a family of 10, every thing we raised, cows,pigs,chicken and when my sisters rabbits became to many, over 100, became food for us. We were very healthy and happy.
Your video was so informative. I used to help my grandmother process chickens. Much different process 60 years ago. Stump, hatchet, let them flop, hot water, pluck. I still remember the smell of blood and the wet feathers. I appreciate the more humane way you used. Bravo for a great video.
That’s the way my grandmother did it also. Flop down the lane. We didn’t think much about it because as kids we were busy at the trough plucking feathers.
A very gentle, respectful dispatch and clean butchering. Thank you for showing me how it should be done. So far removed from the horrendous views we have of slaughterhouses. This didn't break my little vegetarian heart. Thank you Steph, it was very enlightening for me. ❤️
Steph as a kid growing up we had to help butcher our chickens. It6just the way of life. My ancestors had to live off the land. My great aunt my grandpa's sister raised 4 out of 7 is of kids. I learned alot. I knew how to cuf up a whole chicken later in life when I had to. Good for everybody to learn. Even if you use a whole dressed out chicken from the store. My job was to hold the feet and brother did the chopping. I had to skip that part but watched the plucking and all. Brought back lots of memories. I scalded, plucked, cleaned, & cut up chicken. I wouldn't trade the learning for anything. So you and I cut a little different on the tail or as we called it "last over the fence". I knew pulling the enerds out and cleaning gizzard, the craw & liver. We all fought over the gizzard. We ate heart and liver too. Nothing like fresh chicken. Thank you for this video. I didn't watch the Kill. I guess after that summer it was enough. I am glad I leaned. THANK YOU!!!!!:
I am a bit grossed out,but I am interested and want to watch. My husband hunts deer and turkey. He is a very good butcher. I remember helping to pull feathers without the hot water.😮
Hey Steph! Your vegetarian friend here! I have to say, I was a little bit nervous to watch this video, not because I didn’t agree with what you were doing, but because of my own personal feelings. But….I have to say, you did such an excellent job! You were incredibly respectful. You were so informative, and most of all, you demonstrated compassion throughout the entire process! I failed to mention that my husband and kids all eat meat. They do their best to respect my vegetarian ways, and I do my best to prepare meals that are carnivorous and vegetarian friendly. This video, in my very humble opinion, did an excellent job demonstrating how people can dispatch and process fowl humanely and moreover with compassion! Thank you so much! Having learned this process, I would feel more confident should the occasion arise, where I would need to replicate it. Your Vegetarian Friend and Follower - Ashley
You did a great job of explaining the process without it being graphic. Here we have poultry shops where we can pick out a live chicken and they do everything for us. But. The only thing is we don't know what the birds were fed during its life. I see nothing wrong with what you do. You are making sure your family is eating food that is safe
Thank you for making this video. I think it’s important for anyone who eats chicken to understand the processing. I appreciate your bravery in sharing this! You were very humane and respectful.
Brings back memories of days gone by when we use to butcher our chickens. But you are much more humane as to how you go about it. Very well done, Steph.
We did not raise chickens . But, I remember a day when I was about 10-12yrs old that Mom took us to visit her sister and niece. I don’t remember all of the details but I do remember sitting around the iron kettle and plucking the chickens….we all worked the whole day preparing them for the freezer. I commend you for bringing this to your page. It was very respectful and humanely done as well as educational. We may not ever actually do this but it is empowering to know that now we could. Thank you , Stephanie.
Stephanie, you did excellent. As a kid, the whole family got together every fall for chicken plucking. We were taught to be respectful and appreciate the birds for what they would give us for winter months. Of course the adults would do the first parts of the processing. My job was feather plucking the pin feathers. And prep for the freezer. We would do about 100 hens in one day. You gave a very respectful and informative explanation. I am proud of the way you handled this.
First time i've seen a chicken/rooster been buchered. I would without a shadow of doubt shown my boys if they was younger. Their men now. You did a great job from start to finish explaining the whole process. Thank you Stephanie❤
Hey Stephanie I’m playing catch-up on video I missed this morning due to being admitted to hospital this morning. Caught what I could but almost impossible with all the nurses in and out. This was supper interesting. Thank you so much for make these videos. I am in my 60’s with really bad health and you and Buddy add so much to my day. I think I have like 4 more videos thank you again
When I was younger my dad was a hunter, turkey birds, deer you name it plus fishing... He processed his own n clean them up us kids helped put n learned from them .. great learning tool.. brings back memories ❤
Thank you for showing me how you do this. It takes me back to being a kid on our farm. This is how my father taught me how to process all of our birds when I was growing up
Steph, that was so informative!!! I learned so much, and now I don't feel so afraid to do it. It was the most gentle, humane, and respectful way to butcher that beautiful rooster. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. Much love from Cattle Country Calgary Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️
I am a city slicker & I found this very interesting. It is farm life after all. I have friends who grew up on a farm. They grew their own vegetables & also raised their own animals in order to be self-sustaining. 👍😊 Thank you for sharing this video with us. 👍🇨🇦😊 You made this video very respectfully Stephanie. 👍👏
Respectful! Stephanie and Buddy are very Respectful. This is the only channel I bought merchandise from. I have so much respect for TDH. Granna loves 💘
Steph what a good job you did, and great tutorial. Very humane and respectful. I won’t even tell you how many birds of all kinds, we processed on my Grandma and Grandpa’s bird farm back in the day! We kids always plucked the feathers after Mama and Granny scalded them. I won’t tell you how Grandpa dispatched them! Your processed chicken looks much better than any you could buy in a store. I just pray little Elora’s heart isn’t too broken. She has such a sweet, tender soul! 🕊❤️🙏
We used to process chickens when I was young. I guess I blocked that part out so watching your video as an adult makes me appreciate what my mum did to provide for the family ❤
You did a great job, when I lived on the farm we processed our chickens and everyone in family helped because it was a all day job. Each one of us basically had our own job that we did.
You did a good job Stephanie in showing the harvest of the chickens. I was raised on a farm and my mom harvested chickens all the time. In the Spring she bought 150 baby chicks and then kept the hens for laying and the roosters went to the freezer. I can’t say that I enjoyed the process but I always helped and I can cut up a chicken with the best of them.
We’ve butchered our own chickens my whole life and I have to say, you did an EXCELLENT job !! Nothing like processing your own meat, knowing wholeheartedly how they have been cared for and fed without any nonorganic ingested foods !! Again great job Stephanie !! Great video !! Thanks !!
You made it look so easy, my family had a chicken plucking day in our backyard. There were several stations. Thank you for bring back several memories for me about my family.
My grandparents (Dad’s side) taught me how to do this. I also learned how to process pigs. It is/was something along with all the vegetables that was/is necessary for our families to survive country life. The vegetables are something I continue to do.
I did this years ago with my Mama. We didn't have the cone but Daddy used an ax to chop off the head. After plucking the feathers my Mama would swinge the chicken to remove pin feathers. Great video. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Stephanie, I really love the way you teach things you’re very thorough you start at the beginning and you get to the point and if people don’t like seeing this they don’t have to watch may be people that are not meat eaters. This may be not the video for them, but those of us who are who need to feed our family, this is great Construction I appreciate you so much Stephany you are just so sweet and so super😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was back in the ‘60’s as young girl growing up on the farm I witnessed so much of that. I kinda’ forgot that time so it brought back many memories. This was part of our food chain . We had no power- no running water until I was 8 or nine. Even then that was only power. We never did have running water but I can imagine what the water would have been like. The water from our well had so much iron in that you could taste it .
Thank you for the warning. I couldn't watch the video, my heart just won't let me. I fully understand why you're doing this, and I know your process will be cleaner then what we get at the grocery store. I'll come back when this is over.💜💜💜
Good job Steph. Proud of you for your respect to the animal and to feed your family. I'm proud you made the hard decision to keep true to what you want your channel to be about. ❤you girl
Stephanie, my grandparents and great grandparents were from Italy and grew and raised most of what they ate. As a child, I was always in the garden with my grandfather but he was discreet about butchering so I have no memories of that. I do wish that I was given opportunity to learn that from him. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and respectful skills. ❤
Last time I did this it was the late 70's I still remember the smell of the feathers when they were in the pot it always reminded me of the smell of yellow rit dye? Thank you for sharing this Steph.🧡💜🧡
Steph, I’ve cut up a lot of store bought chickens, and I can honestly say I learned a lot from this video on processing the chicken. You did it humanely and the rooster was cared for during his stay. I’ve seen videos “Forks Over Knives” etc., on how animals are inhumanely treated from birth to processing, for human consumption. It’s disturbing and disheartening on the abuse of the animals for our eating pleasures. Thanks for being you ❤(Sheila T)
My mom loved gizzards. As a child I had no idea what they were, just knew it was from the inside. My grandpa liked eating the neck. Livers and heart were cooked for the dogs. Even though you didn’t cut up the rooster, some people have to admit, the wings were a nice size. Think about how many gave their lives for someone to eat a couple of dozen wings. Thank you Stephanie.
@@lizzieturbeville4089 Weird question, did she kind of sucked the meat out? My mom did that, but she had dentures and she would take them out when trying to get the meat in between. 🙄🙃
Thank you, Stephanie. You made the process humane and simple. Very informative. We all need to know where our food comes from. The only difference is raising a happy and will cared for bird knowing it since you raised them.. ❤🐓🍗🥘
Hi, I had very little delay in watching this. I thought I would. I love that you have so much respect for the bird and the process. You are a professional.
Lots of useful information was given. It's not something I can see myself ever doing but I know my parents did it many times. Funny story, a new pastor had moved into town and the church where I attended Sunday School. One day my mom was cleaning a bunch of freshly killed chickens in our kitchen. I can remember that smell like it was yesterday. Would you believe that was the day the pastor decided to drop in to meet my family! Mom was so embarrassed, he wasn't though, he took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pitched in to help her. We had the best time together. That was well over 60 years ago, he has moved away but I am still in contact with him. Great memory. My husband & I were given some hens once to raise for food, we tried butchering a few but I couldn't get past the fact that they were ours so we gave up on that. We got a few eggs from them before a weasel destroyed the rest. We had one left & I made a pet out of her, she would follow me around I help by catching bugs & worms in my flower gardens. Fun memories. Thanks for sharing.
Bravo Steph, U R a bada$$. Very responsible and respectful, and super informative. I recall the stump and hatch as a kid, so this method was so much more humane. Appreciate you sharing this content and being authentically you❤
I'm 58 now but when I was 5 I remember watching my parents & aunt/uncle doing a processing one evening by ringing the neck. My dad was raised without electricity & indoor plumbing so processing an animal was no problem as they had fresh meat by hunting. My mom was making fried chicken. I remember sitting on top of my swingset slide watching all the activities and just couldn't eat the fried chicken. I loved my moms chicken cooked in a castiron. Mom always bought whole chickens and cut them up, I'm not even sure they came any other way back then. Today I just buy thighs when we want chicken because we are 98% beef eaters. Kudos to you Stephanie.
I love that you are sharing this. My ancestors and myself lived on what we grew. Having a cow named Rosy and watching the process made me love how we received our meat. I bought my nephew a pig for his 4H class.
You did an amazing job. I can remember doing this with my mother. Been a few years. We didn’t have cones to dispatch them my parents did it other ways. We had to live off what we raised I can remember mom saying she made 75 cents a day picking cotton. So raising food to eat was our way of life. Wonderful video to educate others. I’m looking forward to you boiling one and making dumplings. Brought back memories.
We done this alot as a child we butchered hogs chickens all kinds of stuff .we canned from garden an cut would sold wood . we picked berries an we worked our tails off .Mom was great cook . I learned a lot I could survive because everything I was taught but I won't do it unless I have to . If I had to feed my family I no how to hunt an butcher I choose not to unless I had to . But I'm happy your teaching others . I remember butcher days there's alot that goes into that but hardly nothing went to waste . I can still remember how all meat was to get cut . Good job teaching others . Chris Mo.
I learned how and when 50 years ago. There is not a thing wrong with doing it. It's a part of life and living. Much love Steph.❤. Back when I did it my Dad thought me to lay the Rooster on a stump we had just for that purpose, I took a sharp hatchet to dispatch him. Pin feathers always were the hardest to pull.
Thank you for sharing this, Stephanie. I truly appreciate learning. I agree that it's important to learn. After seeing the process, it is something that I actually think I could do if I needed to.
‼️😯Wow, that's amazing, Stephanie. Thank you for showing us how to cut a chicken properly and make use of the things we can eat. Yes, you're right about eating the heart, liver, and gizzard . . . my mom use to do that for us.👍‼️
I grew up helping my mom and aunt process chickens for both families. Quite interesting when you're very young. As I got older I watched farmers process beef and pigs. It's what we did when living on the farm and eating our own food. Oh yeah, gardens and canning too. We did it all on the farm back then. About 65+ years ago. Oh yeah, we ate the livers, hearts, and gizzards too.
Oh you brought back childhood memories… when my mom would butcher chickens .. it was my job to pluck the feathers… and oh the smell was so bad … it’s a smell you don’t forget … Thank you …
STEPH THIS HAD TO BE THE BEST AND I MEAN THE BEST DEMONSTRATION IVE SEEN IN DISMEMBERING A ROOSTER (chicken) NOTHING WAS LEFT OUT ! THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND TAKING AWAY THE STRESS OF KNOW HOW ! ❤ (I can go do this right now because of how amazing you did !)
In an ever so changing and at times scary world where we don't always know if and how our lives may change, it makes me feel a little more prepared to be able to provide for my family after learning this from You! So thank you and mad respect to you!💖
Stephanie you did a suburb job in a very humane way. I know I will never do this myself but wanted to watch. I remember when my dad's sister, my aunt showed me how she did this. It was very much the same way. Thankyou for taking the time in showing and explaining everything you did. 💕
Thank you for being humane and respectful of the life of your bird!❤
I’ve processed many a chicken. Everyone does it a little differently. There’s always room to learn something new. Great video Steph! I’m really glad that you didn’t bow down to the current climate of hiding the truth. Have a truly blessed day!!!
Thank you so much
@@thedenmanhomestead good job, next time if U will slaughter a rooster please try method with axe and chopping block, for roosters is the best method... why? Less pain and faster die, the great video, please more, greetings:)
That brings back memories. I've helped my grandfather with chickens. He did the killing and dipping. I did the plucking. I shall never forget the awful smell!! Same with cleaning hog intestines for sausage casings!
Thank you Stephanie. I grew up in a farming family and witnessed many animals harvested. Roosters were cooked for a long time because they were so tough. I totally appreciate your dedication to sustainability. 😎😎😎
Stephanie as a little girl I helped my Granny process chickens. Her technique was different but you have to know this was in the early 70’s. I loved every step. Granny showed so much love and care for the chickens. Granny talked to the chickens and was gentle just like you. Love you channel.
We did things differently back then.
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Stephanie I think you did both the bird and this video justice and with dignity. Since the beginning of mankind we have foraged and hunted for our food. This is not a new practice but history of the past, present for many homesteaders the future. Thank you for explaining each step and the information is priceless. Hope your family enjoys the feast that you have been blessed with. Hug’s from China Spring Texas ❤
My Mum had a block of wood, and she'd just chop the head off with the axe. The axe was always sharp, so it was very quick. The rest of her process was the same as yours. We kids often got the job of plucking the feathers.
Same here. We would process multiple at one time. From a family of 10, every thing we raised, cows,pigs,chicken and when my sisters rabbits became to many, over 100, became food for us. We were very healthy and happy.
My mother hung her chickens across a clothes line and wrung their necks and then cut their necks off and cleaned them
We also did it this way. I like the use of the cone that Steph but the rooster down in to let blood drain.
Same axe and board. my mom would hand the chicken from its leg to pluck it
Us too. Dad use to chop and we pluck. Then dad butchered. Then oldest sister learned how to butcher, then I and brother.
Your video was so informative. I used to help my grandmother process chickens. Much different process 60 years ago. Stump, hatchet, let them flop, hot water, pluck. I still remember the smell of blood and the wet feathers. I appreciate the more humane way you used. Bravo for a great video.
That’s what we did, too. Our cleanup crew were the dogs and cats!
My mom hung them from the clothesline upside down and then used a very sharp knife, boy did they flap.
Yea that's how my Granny did it i went fishing lol .
That’s the way my grandmother did it also. Flop down the lane. We didn’t think much about it because as kids we were busy at the trough plucking feathers.
A very gentle, respectful dispatch and clean butchering. Thank you for showing me how it should be done. So far removed from the horrendous views we have of slaughterhouses. This didn't break my little vegetarian heart. Thank you Steph, it was very enlightening for me. ❤️
Thank you so much ❤️
Steph as a kid growing up we had to help butcher our chickens. It6just the way of life. My ancestors had to live off the land. My great aunt my grandpa's sister raised 4 out of 7 is of kids. I learned alot. I knew how to cuf up a whole chicken later in life when I had to. Good for everybody to learn. Even if you use a whole dressed out chicken from the store. My job was to hold the feet and brother did the chopping. I had to skip that part but watched the plucking and all. Brought back lots of memories. I scalded, plucked, cleaned, & cut up chicken. I wouldn't trade the learning for anything. So you and I cut a little different on the tail or as we called it "last over the fence". I knew pulling the enerds out and cleaning gizzard, the craw & liver. We all fought over the gizzard. We ate heart and liver too. Nothing like fresh chicken. Thank you for this video. I didn't watch the Kill. I guess after that summer it was enough. I am glad I leaned. THANK YOU!!!!!:
same here!
@@dianacox2293 Same here too. Best life I've known.
I am a bit grossed out,but I am interested and want to watch.
My husband hunts deer and turkey. He is a very good butcher. I remember helping to pull feathers without the hot water.😮
Very detailed video. Thank you so much 👍👍
Hey Steph! Your vegetarian friend here! I have to say, I was a little bit nervous to watch this video, not because I didn’t agree with what you were doing, but because of my own personal feelings. But….I have to say, you did such an excellent job! You were incredibly respectful. You were so informative, and most of all, you demonstrated compassion throughout the entire process! I failed to mention that my husband and kids all eat meat. They do their best to respect my vegetarian ways, and I do my best to prepare meals that are carnivorous and vegetarian friendly. This video, in my very humble opinion, did an excellent job demonstrating how people can dispatch and process fowl humanely and moreover with compassion! Thank you so much! Having learned this process, I would feel more confident should the occasion arise, where I would need to replicate it.
Your Vegetarian Friend and Follower - Ashley
What a FANTASTIC Video!! I love these types of videos!! I just Subscribed!!
You did a great job of explaining the process without it being graphic. Here we have poultry shops where we can pick out a live chicken and they do everything for us. But. The only thing is we don't know what the birds were fed during its life. I see nothing wrong with what you do. You are making sure your family is eating food that is safe
You did awesome and the process makes me realize even more how awesome God is for thinking of everything even inside a chicken
Aww, thank you! Love you :) and I agree, God is pretty awesome!
Great job.!! I used to help my Dad clean the chickens and turkeys. I'm old now but remember his instructions clearly. Take your time and be gentle. 👍💜
I’m so proud of you for doing this. Staying true to yourself and being positive and thankful
Thank you for making this video. I think it’s important for anyone who eats chicken to understand the processing. I appreciate your bravery in sharing this! You were very humane and respectful.
Brings back memories of days gone by when we use to butcher our chickens. But you are much more humane as to how you go about it. Very well done, Steph.
Awesome! You're a BOSS! Absolutely a BEAST! I was totally impressed
We did not raise chickens . But, I remember a day when I was about 10-12yrs old that Mom took us to visit her sister and niece. I don’t remember all of the details but I do remember sitting around the iron kettle and plucking the chickens….we all worked the whole day preparing them for the freezer. I commend you for bringing this to your page. It was very respectful and humanely done as well as educational. We may not ever actually do this but it is empowering to know that now we could. Thank you , Stephanie.
Stephanie, you did excellent. As a kid, the whole family got together every fall for chicken plucking. We were taught to be respectful and appreciate the birds for what they would give us for winter months. Of course the adults would do the first parts of the processing. My job was feather plucking the pin feathers. And prep for the freezer. We would do about 100 hens in one day. You gave a very respectful and informative explanation. I am proud of the way you handled this.
Very informative, humane and respectful! Thank you Steph!
First time i've seen a chicken/rooster been buchered. I would without a shadow of doubt shown my boys if they was younger. Their men now. You did a great job from start to finish explaining the whole process. Thank you Stephanie❤
Hey Stephanie I’m playing catch-up on video I missed this morning due to being admitted to hospital this morning. Caught what I could but almost impossible with all the nurses in and out. This was supper interesting. Thank you so much for make these videos. I am in my 60’s with really bad health and you and Buddy add so much to my day. I think I have like 4 more videos thank you again
I’ve always admired you -but now I have a whole new level of respect! God bless you!
Very respectful and gentle. Thank you. Great information. 💐
When I was younger my dad was a hunter, turkey birds, deer you name it plus fishing... He processed his own n clean them up us kids helped put n learned from them .. great learning tool.. brings back memories ❤
Thank you for showing me how you do this. It takes me back to being a kid on our farm. This is how my father taught me how to process all of our birds when I was growing up
Steph, that was so informative!!! I learned so much, and now I don't feel so afraid to do it. It was the most gentle, humane, and respectful way to butcher that beautiful rooster. Thanks for sharing your knowledge with me. Much love from Cattle Country Calgary Alberta Canada 🇨🇦 ♥️
I am a city slicker & I found this very interesting. It is farm life after all. I have friends who grew up on a farm. They grew their own vegetables & also raised their own animals in order to be self-sustaining. 👍😊 Thank you for sharing this video with us. 👍🇨🇦😊 You made this video very respectfully Stephanie. 👍👏
Respectful! Stephanie and Buddy are very Respectful. This is the only channel I bought merchandise from. I have so much respect for TDH. Granna loves 💘
Steph what a good job you did, and great tutorial. Very humane and respectful. I won’t even tell you how many birds of all kinds, we processed on my Grandma and Grandpa’s bird farm back in the day! We kids always plucked the feathers after Mama and Granny scalded them. I won’t tell you how Grandpa dispatched them!
Your processed chicken looks much better than any you could buy in a store.
I just pray little Elora’s heart isn’t too broken. She has such a sweet, tender soul! 🕊❤️🙏
We used to process chickens when I was young. I guess I blocked that part out so watching your video as an adult makes me appreciate what my mum did to provide for the family ❤
You did a great job, when I lived on the farm we processed our chickens and everyone in family helped because it was a all day job. Each one of us basically had our own job that we did.
You did a good job Stephanie in showing the harvest of the chickens. I was raised on a farm and my mom harvested chickens all the time. In the Spring she bought 150 baby chicks and then kept the hens for laying and the roosters went to the freezer. I can’t say that I enjoyed the process but I always helped and I can cut up a chicken with the best of them.
Thank you so much. I appreciate that you gave respect to the chicken and said that he was raised with care and love.
Thank you for sharing Stephanie. Interesting process and done in a humane way.
Thank You Steph for showing us the how to process a chicken - and you did it with CLASS !!!!!
Excellent information, educational and respectful. I have so much respect for you Stephanie.
We’ve butchered our own chickens my whole life and I have to say, you did an EXCELLENT job !! Nothing like processing your own meat, knowing wholeheartedly how they have been cared for and fed without any nonorganic ingested foods !! Again great job Stephanie !! Great video !! Thanks !!
Stephanie, you did such a wonderful job, in the butchering, and in the explanation. I am so impressed!
Thanks for sharing! I remember my grandmother processing her birds the same way. Many childhood memories brought back. ❤
I love how you teach people lessons with your videos your very kind and sweet
Wow. That was the best processing I have seen. Beautiful
You made it look so easy, my family had a chicken plucking day in our backyard. There were several stations. Thank you for bring back several memories for me about my family.
My grandparents (Dad’s side) taught me how to do this. I also learned how to process pigs. It is/was something along with all the vegetables that was/is necessary for our families to survive country life. The vegetables are something I continue to do.
I did this years ago with my Mama. We didn't have the cone but Daddy used an ax to chop off the head. After plucking the feathers my Mama would swinge the chicken to remove pin feathers. Great video. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
I give you a lot of credit Stephanie...I've got an iron gut but this one was hard to watch. Your family is so fortunate to have you!
Thank you, Stephanie 🥰
This was a very well filmed video of how to process your chicken.
Have a lovely day, Stephanie 🥰🥰
You go girl! I can’t even stomach breaking the bones apart without my stomach doing flip flops. A whole lot of respect for those who can do this.
Stephanie, I really love the way you teach things you’re very thorough you start at the beginning and you get to the point and if people don’t like seeing this they don’t have to watch may be people that are not meat eaters. This may be not the video for them, but those of us who are who need to feed our family, this is great Construction I appreciate you so much Stephany you are just so sweet and so super😊😊😊😊😊😊❤❤❤❤❤❤
Fascinating. I’m good watching it but not sure how I’d feel in person. That was a great lesson.
Well done Stephanie. Thanks for showing us how it’s done. 😊
This was back in the ‘60’s as young girl growing up on the farm I witnessed so much of that. I kinda’ forgot that time so it brought back many memories. This was part of our food chain . We had no power- no running water until I was 8 or nine. Even then that was only power. We never did have running water but I can imagine what the water would have been like. The water from our well had so much iron in that you could taste it .
My mother-in-law showed me a long time ago i thank her for that❤
Thank you for putting yourselves out there. I think you are amazing and very respectful of the life that will nourish your family
Wow what a great video!! Buddy is a very lucky man to have such a wonderful homesteader as a partner.
Thank you for the warning. I couldn't watch the video, my heart just won't let me. I fully understand why you're doing this, and I know your process will be cleaner then what we get at the grocery store. I'll come back when this is over.💜💜💜
Good job Steph. Proud of you for your respect to the animal and to feed your family. I'm proud you made the hard decision to keep true to what you want your channel to be about. ❤you girl
Stephanie, my grandparents and great grandparents were from Italy and grew and raised most of what they ate. As a child, I was always in the garden with my grandfather but he was discreet about butchering so I have no memories of that. I do wish that I was given opportunity to learn that from him. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and respectful skills. ❤
Stephanie,this brought back so many memories.I love this video ,this young generation has no idea .Thank You for your education. ❤❤❤❤
Steph, you did an amazing and humane job of delivering this video. So impressed with you and all you do.
Last time I did this it was the late 70's I still remember the smell of the feathers when they were in the pot it always reminded me of the smell of yellow rit dye? Thank you for sharing this Steph.🧡💜🧡
Steph, I’ve cut up a lot of store bought chickens, and I can honestly say I learned a lot from this video on processing the chicken. You did it humanely and the rooster was cared for during his stay. I’ve seen videos “Forks Over Knives” etc., on how animals are inhumanely treated from birth to processing, for human consumption. It’s disturbing and disheartening on the abuse of the animals for our eating pleasures. Thanks for being you ❤(Sheila T)
Thank you Sheila!
My mom loved gizzards. As a child I had no idea what they were, just knew it was from the inside. My grandpa liked eating the neck. Livers and heart were cooked for the dogs. Even though you didn’t cut up the rooster, some people have to admit, the wings were a nice size. Think about how many gave their lives for someone to eat a couple of dozen wings. Thank you Stephanie.
My grandma loved the gizzard too
My mom loved the gizzards and livers both!
Mom loved the neck! I never could understand because there isn't much meat there!
@@lizzieturbeville4089 Weird question, did she kind of sucked the meat out? My mom did that, but she had dentures and she would take them out when trying to get the meat in between. 🙄🙃
@@vandaroe5328 she still has her teeth but that is how she done it, I think. I had to chuckle because that's the way to describe it!
HEY! I wanted to see you CATCH him! Why was he so calm and collected when he went into the cone of death? WOW! You still have great NAILS!
Good JOB! SUPER!
Thank you, Stephanie. You made the process humane and simple.
Very informative. We all need to know where our food comes from. The only difference is raising a happy and will cared for bird knowing it since you raised them..
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Hi, I had very little delay in watching this. I thought I would. I love that you have so much respect for the bird and the process.
You are a professional.
Thank you so much!
I learned so much from watching this video. You did everything in an educational way and no disrespect at all. Thanks for teaching me something new.
Lots of useful information was given. It's not something I can see myself ever doing but I know my parents did it many times. Funny story, a new pastor had moved into town and the church where I attended Sunday School. One day my mom was cleaning a bunch of freshly killed chickens in our kitchen. I can remember that smell like it was yesterday. Would you believe that was the day the pastor decided to drop in to meet my family! Mom was so embarrassed, he wasn't though, he took off his jacket, rolled up his sleeves and pitched in to help her. We had the best time together. That was well over 60 years ago, he has moved away but I am still in contact with him. Great memory. My husband & I were given some hens once to raise for food, we tried butchering a few but I couldn't get past the fact that they were ours so we gave up on that. We got a few eggs from them before a weasel destroyed the rest. We had one left & I made a pet out of her, she would follow me around I help by catching bugs & worms in my flower gardens. Fun memories. Thanks for sharing.
Bravo Steph, U R a bada$$. Very responsible and respectful, and super informative. I recall the stump and hatch as a kid, so this method was so much more humane. Appreciate you sharing this content and being authentically you❤
Stephanie Jake sent me here to thank you for getting him an e-bike. Thank you and now I’m a subscriber and fan of yours.
Yay! Thank you!
This is exactly how I learned to do it 40yrs ago. Well done!!
I'm 58 now but when I was 5 I remember watching my parents & aunt/uncle doing a processing one evening by ringing the neck. My dad was raised without electricity & indoor plumbing so processing an animal was no problem as they had fresh meat by hunting. My mom was making fried chicken. I remember sitting on top of my swingset slide watching all the activities and just couldn't eat the fried chicken. I loved my moms chicken cooked in a castiron. Mom always bought whole chickens and cut them up, I'm not even sure they came any other way back then. Today I just buy thighs when we want chicken because we are 98% beef eaters. Kudos to you Stephanie.
It was a good demonstration. Thank you for helping Jake get his E Bike.
Brings back memories from my childhood.
Well done, Stephanie. Thank you for the tutorial. 🐓❤
Just processed my first two roosters with your help! Thank you!
You did great on this video. Very respectful
Your how to video was very explanatory and very well done Stephanie!👍👌
I love that you are sharing this. My ancestors and myself lived on what we grew. Having a cow named Rosy and watching the process made me love how we received our meat. I bought my nephew a pig for his 4H class.
You did an amazing job. I can remember doing this with my mother. Been a few years. We didn’t have cones to dispatch them my parents did it other ways. We had to live off what we raised I can remember mom saying she made 75 cents a day picking cotton. So raising food to eat was our way of life. Wonderful video to educate others. I’m looking forward to you boiling one and making dumplings. Brought back memories.
Excellent video. Best job explaining this on RUclips
You are a very cool and handy woman Stephanie! That was really kind of you to show us how to process a rooster, thank you! 😃😃🥰🥰
Good job, Steph. Thank you for sharing.
We done this alot as a child we butchered hogs chickens all kinds of stuff .we canned from garden an cut would sold wood . we picked berries an we worked our tails off .Mom was great cook . I learned a lot I could survive because everything I was taught but I won't do it unless I have to . If I had to feed my family I no how to hunt an butcher I choose not to unless I had to . But I'm happy your teaching others . I remember butcher days there's alot that goes into that but hardly nothing went to waste . I can still remember how all meat was to get cut . Good job teaching others . Chris Mo.
I learned how and when 50 years ago. There is not a thing wrong with doing it. It's a part of life and living.
Much love Steph.❤. Back when I did it my Dad thought me to lay the Rooster on a stump we had just for that purpose, I took a sharp hatchet to dispatch him. Pin feathers always were the hardest to pull.
Thank you for sharing this, Stephanie. I truly appreciate learning. I agree that it's important to learn. After seeing the process, it is something that I actually think I could do if I needed to.
I must say this is the best video I’ve seen on harvest chickens!!! I’m new to this stuff but this is what I needed to see!! Thank you
‼️😯Wow, that's amazing, Stephanie. Thank you for showing us how to cut a chicken properly and make use of the things we can eat. Yes, you're right about eating the heart, liver, and gizzard . . . my mom use to do that for us.👍‼️
That brought back so many memories, especially of how much I hated the smell of dipping the birds in hot water and the plucking of the feathers.
Steph, I'm amazed
You did such a wonderful job.
I grew up helping my mom and aunt process chickens for both families. Quite interesting when you're very young. As I got older I watched farmers process beef and pigs. It's what we did when living on the farm and eating our own food. Oh yeah, gardens and canning too. We did it all on the farm back then. About 65+ years ago. Oh yeah, we ate the livers, hearts, and gizzards too.
Stephanie, a great job. Thank you.
Oh you brought back childhood memories… when my mom would butcher chickens .. it was my job to pluck the feathers… and oh the smell was so bad … it’s a smell you don’t forget … Thank you …
STEPH THIS HAD TO BE THE BEST AND I MEAN THE BEST DEMONSTRATION IVE SEEN IN DISMEMBERING A ROOSTER (chicken) NOTHING WAS LEFT OUT ! THANK YOU FOR SHARING AND TAKING AWAY THE STRESS OF KNOW HOW ! ❤ (I can go do this right now because of how amazing you did !)
Wow, thank you!
Thank you so much for this lesson. Absolutely incredible.
In an ever so changing and at times scary world where we don't always know if and how our lives may change, it makes me feel a little more prepared to be able to provide for my family after learning this from You! So thank you and mad respect to you!💖
Thanks for educating. It's great you know where your food comes from.
Thanks Steph. You keep making me learn new things. 🥰
Thanks for sharing. Very educational.