i have a question: okay, so i breed chickens for meat for selling to neighbors and what not. now, you said that you dont feed them for awhile before so clean. so how long can they go without eating? i might start doing that because it kinda is gross getting stomach stuff getting on me.
We withhold feed for 24 hours. Do not deprive them of water. By doing this the crop will be empty and the bird will not get dehydrated. Having a clean crop makes everything much nicer. Accidentally breaking open a full crop is indeed messy and can taint the meat.
Gut it now!
fourshropsfarm 3 months ago
Ive been given a slaughtered chicken, can I freeze it now and defrost to gut it in 5 days time? Or will this be a bad idea? Thanks
SPINGOREB 3 months ago
What is a crop?
ProgramFailure 11 months ago
i have a question: okay, so i breed chickens for meat for selling to neighbors and what not. now, you said that you dont feed them for awhile before so clean. so how long can they go without eating? i might start doing that because it kinda is gross getting stomach stuff getting on me.
theamazingplant2 2 years ago
We withhold feed for 24 hours. Do not deprive them of water. By doing this the crop will be empty and the bird will not get dehydrated. Having a clean crop makes everything much nicer. Accidentally breaking open a full crop is indeed messy and can taint the meat.
fourshropsfarm 2 years ago
@fourshropsfarm okay thanks! this will help alot. i didnt really need this info until spring, but its good to have it in advance.
theamazingplant2 2 years ago
One of the best video's I've seen. Very professionaly done with respect to the bird.
Thank you.
lookingbears 2 years ago