tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post349110513185211331..comments2023-03-25T05:46:16.753-04:00Comments on down home at The Hennery: Butchering.. WARNING GRAPHIC PICS !!!Jen DeHarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13072371557446423116noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-34356593039176875012012-06-03T10:24:27.069-04:002012-06-03T10:24:27.069-04:00Thank you for this! While I am not ready yet to ki...Thank you for this! While I am not ready yet to kill and eat my own birds I do have to dispose of one that appears to be quite poorly. One step at a time - it may stand me in good stead if/when I should have to kill a bird for our own consumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-65721036355049891172012-05-21T17:10:32.289-04:002012-05-21T17:10:32.289-04:00Thank you!Thank you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-81561044708023972842009-12-02T11:04:10.329-05:002009-12-02T11:04:10.329-05:00How much salt do you use in your brine?
We always...How much salt do you use in your brine?<br /><br />We always soak the birds in salt water with ice after cleaning, but never measure the salt and only soak for a few hours. Our RIR roosters are good, but a little chewy. I would like to try the longer soak method you use.<br />ThanksAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-60886610793224055342009-03-15T21:36:00.000-04:002009-03-15T21:36:00.000-04:00Great photos and explanations. "Fat Boy" looks jus...Great photos and explanations. "Fat Boy" looks just like "Big Blue" that I killed last weekend.<BR/><BR/>There really is a sort of art to it that I haven't quite gotten down yet-- I always wind up cutting into the intestine, with, of course, the poop problem. <BR/><BR/>Or I'll miss a bunch of pin feathers, or not quite get all the neck removed, or scald the bird too hot and wind up with a skinless messy "pluck."<BR/><BR/>My mother-in-law told me about the broomstick method, and it's really the most foolproof, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-21587988486185309922009-03-08T14:30:00.000-04:002009-03-08T14:30:00.000-04:00oh.. let's see... I think Fat Boy was 1 1/2 years ...oh.. let's see... I think Fat Boy was 1 1/2 years or so. He was no spring chicken. <BR/>If you brine soak them for a few days and then cook them stove top, low and slow with a splash of stock in the bottom they will be very tender.<BR/>Do not attempt to roast them in the oven. Very tough then. <BR/>So, pick a nice day and add to your menu!!Jen DeHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072371557446423116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-90049871909489943942009-03-08T13:06:00.000-04:002009-03-08T13:06:00.000-04:00Very well done. I am looking forward to butchering...Very well done. I am looking forward to butchering some in our flock and have not done it before. You directions are well-written and easy to follow. <BR/><BR/>I would like to know how old the roo was - I have some 2 year olds and have been leary of butchering them for I was told they would be too tough for anything other than stew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167236321437383706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-40874769142758529562009-03-04T10:31:00.000-05:002009-03-04T10:31:00.000-05:00Outstanding explanation and pictorial. Thanks for...Outstanding explanation and pictorial. Thanks for sharing.<BR/><BR/>BradBradhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14799996735461320120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-86693205353395475092009-03-03T10:49:00.000-05:002009-03-03T10:49:00.000-05:00An alternate reason that you may have an emergency...An alternate reason that you may have an emergency butchering session is that just as you sit dinner on the table, you hear a gunshot blast from the front porch. <BR/><BR/>You race to the porch, potholders in hand, to discover that the unruly yard rooster has 'made out' with your darling hubby for the last time.<BR/><BR/>You skip dinner and head to the kitchen to get the buthering knife...<BR/><BR/>Job well done! <BR/><BR/>dawndawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06043093180661603530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-12214895599789713362009-03-02T09:20:00.000-05:002009-03-02T09:20:00.000-05:00Great post! Thanks for the descriptive details. ...Great post! Thanks for the descriptive details. We slaughtered our own for the first time last year... and we weren't very good at it.Upper Appalachiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15261466129619914329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-77770997198338053822009-02-28T08:43:00.000-05:002009-02-28T08:43:00.000-05:00Thanks so much for your post! I've always wondere...Thanks so much for your post! I've always wondered if I should wait to allow rigor mortis to dissipate, but haven't found any facts on it before. Now I'll start waiting three days before eating!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17605287338974149573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-72373023839523073642009-02-28T01:39:00.000-05:002009-02-28T01:39:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting that! The "broom handle" method...Thanks for posting that! The "broom handle" method, I guess you would call it, seems very easy and humane. This post makes me feel as if I could do this myself without much ado. You explained extremely well, and in lay men's terms. Thank you, thank you. <BR/> I for one would like to see pictures from the rabbit as well whenever you do that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-39593541178005040182009-02-27T17:03:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:03:00.000-05:00Nope.. no gloves. But I did have a handy bandana a...Nope.. no gloves. But I did have a handy bandana and some fresh water for to rinse myself.<BR/>As far as rabbits.. I do keep rabbits and I have butchered rabbits, but I am not very good.<BR/>It is the pelvis area that messes me up. The last one I did peed all over itself as I was trying to cut around the anus etc..<BR/>All very confusing.<BR/>I do have a buck that is over due for the freezer and when I do him I will try to post about my utter failure once again. I ain't proud.Jen DeHarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13072371557446423116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-5375028313728066902009-02-27T13:32:00.000-05:002009-02-27T13:32:00.000-05:00Awesome! I hope ya wore gloves when handling your ...Awesome! I hope ya wore gloves when handling your camera LOL<BR/>We did the scalding thing our first year and YUCK it was nasty that smell.Aly Carmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17859917742350417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-59088867374561415642009-02-27T12:02:00.000-05:002009-02-27T12:02:00.000-05:00Thank you for the great post! I don't have chicken...Thank you for the great post! I don't have chickens (yet) but I will some day and your tutorial is very helpful. <BR/><BR/>How about rabbits? I do have Angora rabbits and would like to breed a couple of does this Spring, but only if I know I can butcher any culls.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-17978780035449721452009-02-27T11:09:00.000-05:002009-02-27T11:09:00.000-05:00Excellent explanation and photos! I had to learn ...Excellent explanation and photos! I had to learn how to butcher in the last year, but luckily hubby had done it before and was a patient teacher. Even when I got poop on the bird. <BR/><BR/>Lisa (Mom Of Four)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4311555579865103288.post-12887561982640852152009-02-26T22:29:00.000-05:002009-02-26T22:29:00.000-05:00This was great! Thank you so much for sharing thi...This was great! Thank you so much for sharing this! I think I may attempt removal of the guts next time! :)Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314251373368639823noreply@blogger.com