That was our first time doing it ourselves. I was expecting it to be a bit more work, but that chicken plucker is pretty convenient lol. Thanks for watching, and good luck!!
Great video guys!!!! I just wanted to drop a note that we started out with a yardbird plucker with our first bird harvest. I had read many reviews that they did not hold up well. We got through 15 birds and now the machine does not work at all. I am very disappointed in the yardbird . After spending almost $500 we expected a lot more from the machine. Needless to say we are waiting on a new machine to arrive so that we can finish the birds. Good luck fellow homesteaders! Let's get busy raising food!
Yeah that part was not included in the video. RUclips isn’t a fan or showing too much. All chickens were eviscerated and washed out, then cooled before being bagged.
We just bought some off Amazon. There are all kinds of them but the ones we used in the video are below. www.amazon.com/dp/B08C4VJN4K/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_apip_iX78MBEhidWGM
We allowed them to free eat. We kept their feeders full. Usually filling it up twice a day. We fed them meat bird feed that we bought from Tractor Supply. Basically a high protein feed. We raised ours for roughly 9 1/2 weeks and the average weight was about 5.67lbs each with the heaviest being 6.13lbs and the smallest being 5.06lbs. We found a local feed store that we are going to be using moving forward which will significantly reduce the over cost of feed.
Yes, that is the general recommendation. Some say to refrigerate them for 1-2 weeks for max tenderness. Waiting 24 hours ensures that rigor mortis wears off so you can maneuver them into the shrink wrap bags easier and some would say tenderness. We plan to wait 24-48 hours for our next batch however, all of those chickens tasted great and were very tender. It was our first time going through the process and we definatey learned a lot. Thanks for watching!
Awesome job! Just found y’all channel and I’m totally rooting for y’all!
Thank you very much! I appreciate the kind words. Thanks for watching!!
Thanks for this video we’re going to raise and harvest meat birds for the first time this summer
That was our first time doing it ourselves. I was expecting it to be a bit more work, but that chicken plucker is pretty convenient lol. Thanks for watching, and good luck!!
Great video guys!!!!
I just wanted to drop a note that we started out with a yardbird plucker with our first bird harvest. I had read many reviews that they did not hold up well.
We got through 15 birds and now the machine does not work at all. I am very disappointed in the yardbird . After spending almost $500 we expected a lot more from the machine.
Needless to say we are waiting on a new machine to arrive so that we can finish the birds.
Good luck fellow homesteaders! Let's get busy raising food!
Thanks for watching! Only time will tell if our plucker will hold up I guess. Best of luck to you!
Thanks for sharing your journey
Thanks for following along!
I want a bird plucker tumbler but it would only be used once or twice a year
thats hard work
It is, but it is also very rewarding. Thanks for watching!
I didn’t see you gut the birds before bagging ?
Yeah that part was not included in the video. RUclips isn’t a fan or showing too much. All chickens were eviscerated and washed out, then cooled before being bagged.
We set the scald at 150. Feathers come right out
Good to know, thanks!
I didn’t see you remove the inners?
We did, but that video footage didn’t make it in the final cut.
Hey sir if you don't mind telling me what kind of bags are those and where do you buy them at thank you for your time
We just bought some off Amazon. There are all kinds of them but the ones we used in the video are below.
www.amazon.com/dp/B08C4VJN4K/ref=cm_sw_r_oth_apip_iX78MBEhidWGM
Hello sir☺️how are the feeding guide to your Cornish to reach that size and how many weeks
We allowed them to free eat. We kept their feeders full. Usually filling it up twice a day. We fed them meat bird feed that we bought from Tractor Supply. Basically a high protein feed. We raised ours for roughly 9 1/2 weeks and the average weight was about 5.67lbs each with the heaviest being 6.13lbs and the smallest being 5.06lbs.
We found a local feed store that we are going to be using moving forward which will significantly reduce the over cost of feed.
I was told to leave birds set for 24 hours prior to bagging. Is that true
Yes, that is the general recommendation. Some say to refrigerate them for 1-2 weeks for max tenderness. Waiting 24 hours ensures that rigor mortis wears off so you can maneuver them into the shrink wrap bags easier and some would say tenderness. We plan to wait 24-48 hours for our next batch however, all of those chickens tasted great and were very tender. It was our first time going through the process and we definatey learned a lot. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for watching and thanks the sub!
wow they were big chick what did you feed them ? and where did you buy them ?
We fed them the meat bird crumble from Tractor Supply. We bought then from Hoover’s Hatchery through tractor supply.
Did you put a bit of soap in the scalding water?
I put a few small squirts of dawn dish soap. Never measured the amount but not a whole lot at all.
Down here we harvest corn , chickens well we just kill them . Nice job there .