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Dark Meat ChickenI never understood these preferences or this argument in all honesty. I just love chicken. Seems like people enjoy over complicating things or I... -
Dark Meat ChickenGood article, in most cases we prefer dark meat. When we go get chicken for supper, we always get thighs and legs. Now the grand kids only want... -
Caponizing Tools and Process.. A Complete StoryDogs and cats are pet animals and working animals. Some of us enthusiasts make pets of chickens, but chickens are, in general, not pets but... -
Caponizing Tools and Process.. A Complete StorySome vets in the US would do it. I am not sure where you are, but you could call around if it ever comes up in the future. But as 3killerBs said...
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Cornish X: The Quick Meat BirdGood article, although seemed to be more on opinion than facts.
- Lemon-Drop
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Processing Meat Birds: "Go With The Flow"The only additional detail that could have been added would have been pics of the process. I...
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How To Raise & Process Chickens for Meat - Tips & PicturesMore of a collection of links that an article, however, helpful for those processing chickens.
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Meat Birds & Processing
Learn how to raise birds for meat and steps to process. May contain sensitive information and pictures.
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How To Process A Chicken At Home
- booker81
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With the rising cost of food and especially meat, many people are looking to closer to home to start raising their food. Backyard gardens are on... -
From coop to kitchen: Pets versus livestock and respectful chicken harvest
- BigSkyBird
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During our recent visit from Montana to my sister's home in Seattle, my nephew complained to my daughter, "Your chickens keep dying." My daughter... -
Raising Cornish X for Meat – The TRUTH
- aoxa
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If you do not want to read about chickens used for meat, you may want to skip over this post. We are omnivores here.. so we eat meat, and enjoy... -
How to Process your Quail (Including Gory Pictures)
- Nabiki
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Processing Quail Before you start: Cleanliness: Any time you process food, cleanliness is particularly important. I start by scrubbing my... -
The Emotional Side Of Chicken Processing
- booker81
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As documentaries and news articles come out with the latest information about inhumane treatment of meat animals, or the newest outbreak of food... -
How to raise chickens for meat - Tips and pictures
- chickenpooplady
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How To Raise Chickens for Meat - Tips & Pictures Raising meat chickens is a very exciting, interesting, and rewarding experience. It is... -
Using Older Chickens For Meat Purposes
- booker81
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Most Americans are used to eating chicken from the store. Most of this chickens are about 8 weeks old or younger, and just like any other meat... -
The Deed is Done - My flock is now at peace.
- Mimi13
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Well, today I finally did what I have been dreading for months: cull my first bird. With my last shipment of 22 chicks I received in April, plus... -
Dark Meat Chicken
- BYC Project Manager
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You have probably heard others refer to white and dark meat chicken, whether you handle chickens or not. Some argue that one is better than the... -
Raising Cornish X for Health, Hardiness, and Efficiency
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Processing Cornish X: A beginners overview, Setup, cost, and results.
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How To Skin A Chicken
- Buster
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Ok, there have been several people who have asked how to skin a chicken rather than pluck the feathers. I had a mean lead hen in my coop and... -
How to Knock a Chicken's Socks Off
- 3KillerBs
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Capon vs. Rooster... a side by side comparison
- PurpleCArTires
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Raising large table birds
- duluthralphie
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The lowly CX gets no respect, until you put a 13 pound dressed bird fresh from the oven on the table! We have all heard the names they are... -
Processing Meat Birds: "Go With The Flow"
- MomJones
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So I've been processing our own chickens (between 2-3 dozen per year) for a few years now and I thought it might be helpful if I shared a few... -
Caponizing Tools and Process.. A Complete Story
- PurpleCArTires
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So I have been caponizing my extra roos for the past year and half or so. Over this time, I have learned many tips and tricks to successfully... -
How To Raise & Process Chickens for Meat - Tips & Pictures
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This is an index of pages for information on raising and processing meat birds. Some of the links have graphic pics. Plucking a Hen by...