tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post6861397695384709072..comments2024-03-27T00:06:16.305-07:00Comments on The Reluctant Homesteaders: Chicken DinnerPhoebehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-15732261668075347492011-08-26T00:36:26.662-07:002011-08-26T00:36:26.662-07:00We just got finished butchering 3 chickens. It was...We just got finished butchering 3 chickens. It was a little intimidating for us because we had never done it before. Sometimes you just need to take baby steps. We certainly did with having our pigs butchered for us.Robin J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04910026996056093920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-54980412622890612092011-08-21T15:45:42.973-07:002011-08-21T15:45:42.973-07:00Indeed, I agree with both of you, that the pluckin...Indeed, I agree with both of you, that the plucking is the hardest of all. I spent many a weekend in my youth plucking chickens- that is why I am so resistant to doing it now.Many times my grandma would have us pluck a few and then we would just skin the rest for canning.<br />I am actually thinking I am going to build a chicken plucker. It doesn't look hard and it would be a major Phoebehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04436073330879644940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-64136758161270574052011-08-16T08:10:27.333-07:002011-08-16T08:10:27.333-07:00@The Burrow..wow neat idea. I have only butchered ...@<a href="#c2788843365220216560" rel="nofollow">The Burrow</a>..wow neat idea. I have only butchered 5 myself but the plucking is by far the worst. I think next year we are going to get some meat birds.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7582379062637501607.post-27888433652202165602011-08-09T07:12:56.271-07:002011-08-09T07:12:56.271-07:00If you ever do decide to butcher, I have found who...If you ever do decide to butcher, I have found whole chicken difficult. I skin them, not pluck, and cut off the breast, thigh and leg. I save a GREAT DEAL of time by not removing the insides, plucking it, or even removing the head. You will probably want a burn barrel to put the carcass in though. This also helps out b/c I cook chicken better in pieces than whole.The Burrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12088836141684614076noreply@blogger.com