Processing Chickens at Home: A Beginner's Complete Guide
Processing your own chickens is the gateway drug of homestead butchering. It’s manageable, the learning curve is gentle, and the results are immediately rewarding. I still remember my first batch — six Cornish Cross at 8 weeks old. I was nervous, my setup was janky, and it took way longer than it should have. But the end result? The best chicken I’d ever tasted. That’s when I understood why people do this. ...