Those chickens are HUGE! 😮 So glad to see Callie and the bulls being so friendly. Love your videos! And don’t be so hard on yourself, man! You do amazing work!
Excellent video! I've seen a lot of chicken processing videos but have never seen one that talks about cleaning the equipment and which items need what type of cleaning. Very, very good of you to recognize the need for this information to be available to folks who process their own birds. Thank you. Love your channel. I'm a big fan.
It's an all family event for sure, including the chicken dinner afterwards! Besides, the children need to learn why they say "Running around like a chicken with its head cut off!
Very interesting, Tyler !! There's obviously more to preparing chickens for the freezer than I thought !! Well, that's a 'city slicker' for you !! Ha, Ha !!
That chicken plucker is handy as hell...if you can hit up a scrap yard grab a drum from an old washing machine to screw the plucker fingers into...saves drilling holes in that tub like Tyler has. As an added bonus you can set up the center spinning area with fingers as well on. And it already has a motor and pullies with belts as well. With some simple changes to slow the speed down it easily converts to a chicken/turkey plucker.
I do about 50 every year in a little over a half a day basically alone. It got a lot quicker when I added a second cone. As I'm bringing the pot up to temp, I'm killing 4 chickens and by the time they're ready to be scalded the pot is usually up to temp. So I do them all in batches of 4 or 5 so I only have to bring the pot up to temp 10 or so times instead of 50 or whatever. We basically have the same setup.
Another interesting day on FTR! Don't be self-critical about what you were able to achieve in a single day. You accomplish more in one of your work days than most people do in a week! You've got a big fan here in Melbourne, Australia.
Yes.... Tyler, stop being so self-critical - you get more "stuff" done in a single day than most people do in a day !! You're a hard worker and it shows, Buddy !!
when I was a child growing up on the farm we harvested about 100 chickens every fall with none of the tools you use today me and my dad and sister had them all done on a Sat an all day chore..... but it was a really productive day we would have had more time to swim had we had some of your tools
Did you see how friendly Callie was to the cows ? She stood there and let the cows lick her. Callies face was turned toward the cows and she let the cows lick her with a smile on her face. She's so SWEET what a great dog Callie is ❣️ Well.. that was an experience Mr Tyler I've never seen a chicken go through that process before. I learned a few things from watching this video. Thanks for sharing with us, see you in the next video Tyler Family😃👍🏼🎉
@@gailrowland1672 thank you, I fixed it.....I usually check my spelling but this time I was so curious about the setup to home done chicken processing that I wasn't focused on spelling......😊
I remember very vividly a tree stump and an axe, a big hot pot of water to put the beheaded bird in to get the feathers of, plucking off the feathers inculding the pin feathers, not a great memory but a very clear one, Sure enjoyed the chicken though. You have a better operation by far !! Love that you made your own chicken plucker
If you can do it out doors is the only way to do it....I've done after dispatching the chicken then bring it in the kitchen...the smell of the birds made me sick...so in the future all will be done outside.
i wonder if a Thermal Immersion Circulator would work. kinda like a sous-vide machine. you just put it in a container of water and it keeps the temp regulated at whatever you set it to. Might be worth potentially looking into if this is a consistent part of your farm. never fun to have to babysit a water pot lol. those chicks got so big so quick! they look amazing.
As a teen, my family butchered 183-chickens, 1-turkey, 2-geese, and 3-ducks. It took us two of the longest days of my life with the six of us working together. A home made plucker that didn’t work that well really slowed us down as we had to finish cleaning away the pin feathers by had. It was the pits, and I am pleased when I see someone willing to take the time to do it right, no matter how hard, or long it takes.
My suggestion is 2 scalders & , kill 4 , drip 4 scald 4 while scaling their should be 4 hanging dripping. Take the after u scald put in ice bath ,cont until u have all done then pull one out & gut & repeat clean up put back on ice until you have all done you can at this point finish or let sit on ice until the next day ( lots of people like it better doing this takes out the rigamortis they say) then take out dry bag then shrink tag and weigh. It's saves time doing one step at a time also get friends to help for a couple chickens . So More cones , an other scalder or better one , plastic barrels or Bigger or more coolers freeze water bottles / milk bottles for ice so your not spending a ton on ice . Of course this is my suggestion from doing chickens for 6 years or so . Great job Todd
I remember when 25 chickens in a day was fabulous, with 4 adults, including grandparents and two young teens. But, back then, we only had a couple of 10 finger chicken pluckers. Thanks for the videos.
You really did a good job with the chickens, Farmer Tyler ! We always had 2 people working on the chickens. For the rest of them, get another person to help you. Those chickens were whoppers ! WOW ! Beautiful breasted and plenty of meat ! Callie and the bulls get along well...giving each other kissies ! Haha ! Thanks for sharing your excellent video, FT ! 😊😊👍🐈🐔
Good Afternoon, Tyler and Callie! Harvesting The Chicken! Cone! Fryer! Pucker! Table! Coolers! Ice Bath! Last: Freezer! Chicken Pucker is Working Great! Great Learning Experience Video! Big Chicken! Callie and The Two Bulls are becoming Friends! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Haha Iwas raised on an Eastern KS dirt farm, those were the days my friend! We kids took broom sticks put the chicken under it, pulled its head off and watched them like ten at a time jumping around...like," a chicken with out its head on!" then we had all the buckets with hot water we didnt have running water and we had an outhouse. So we had two tubs set up for butchering. After they were almost done ..they were taken in the house on the range top, propane we burned the tiny feathers all off then they were put in the white butcher paper taken to the local mercantile store where my parents rented lockers to put them in. You got it easy...was fun watching again...but I know that chicken taste soooooooo good compared to what I have to eat from the store!
Those chickens are huge! They seem a lot larger than the previous batch of chickens that you harvested, at least to my memory, and that difference in size would explain the difference in time utilizing your equipment. Your scalding pot and the chicken plucker could both be affected by the size of bird. We utilize a turkey fryer to scald the chickens. The pot looks to be larger than what you’re utilizing, and it allows us to mount a temp. gauge on it to measure the water temperature. Loved seeing the interaction between the bulls and Callie. They seem to comfortable around her, and Callie seems to be comfortable around them.
I grew up on a little farm where part of the income was selling meat chickens. Me my aunt and my uncle could butcher, clean, package and freeze 35 or 40 in a day. So I would say 1 guy doing 10 or so is pretty good.
Wow! Those looked like so nice big chickens! You needed at least one other person to help you though. That was a big job alone. You amaze me that you can engineer any tool or machine you need. Genius!
That was a interesting video I’ve never even heard of a chicken plucker. We always did it by hand. Was a whole family event. Never by ourselves. Where is your help? You are doing very good by yourself.
Indeed those chickens got big!! A lot of work for a solo processor. I'm sure you will figure out a way to streamline it. Doing it once a year always makes the start up slow. You'll figure it out. Good post!
When you get a pin hole in a metal container think golf tee. Get a piece of wood and shape it like a golf tee and tap it in the hole until tight. The wood will swell from the liquid and stay sealed for a good temporary fix. I used to haul petroleum tankers and I always carried a half dozen golf tees in the cab of the truck.
Perhaps you can consider using an immersion circulator or ‘sous vide’ machine for the scalding pot situation. Those are meant to maintain water at a precise temperature and you can use however big a tank with a couple machines on each side or something. Or a thermalizer? Just some friendly suggestions! Love the videos!
I’d certainly buy one of those beautiful chickens if I could. They look terrific. I love how you don’t just head to the store and buy new equipment. Such an admirable approach to life!
I think that the best you might do is ten minutes per chicken. You could be faster than this by increasing your manpower. The constraints are probably manpower, scalding, and chicken plucker. Having said all that, I think you were doing pretty well. Congratulations! And those chickens seem to be about as big as a small turkey.
We switched to a stainless steel brewers pot. From an aluminum fryer pot. Seems to hold temperature a lot better. I feel the aluminum one dissipates the heat faster.
An old hot electric hot water heater with the top cut off works good. You can put a 30a cord end to plug it into a standard dryer outlet. Then you just put a makeshift grate in the bottom to keep the chickens from touching the element, and finish the top with some sheet metal where you cut the top off. Holds at 145 pretty close with one element.
You definitely need more than just yourself doing all the work. Forever ago, it used to be my mom, dad and me. Couldn’t imagine doing all the jobs required by yourself….after awhile it becomes too much/overwhelming.
As a non-farm guy, I've done chicken processing before with several people working the birds. Me & another guy used the sharp knives & others worked the other stations. I found the whole process quite interesting. BTW... Looks like your beard is growing feathers!😇
Nice work. That's about how it always goes for me. I think I will be able to get so much done, then your lucky if you even get half of it done 😂😂. I guess that's just life though. Keep it up.
You could think about making a DIY Coleman Cooler Mash Tun for your scalding pot. A lot of home brewers make/use them. They maintain the heat better than a metal pot sitting in the wind. A lot of TH-cam vids on the process.
Another great video - brought back memories of doing that years ago - although we used two nails driven into a stump - axe. Callie is quite the dog. Thanks for sharing.
If your turkey fryer came with one of those metallic baskets that is slightly smaller than the fryer, I started using that to dunk the chickens. That way I could hold the handle and not get splashed when the whole bird went under.
Those looked like small turkeys in the package Tyler. Maybe it's just me. Getting a thermostat on that dip tank would probably help a lot. Wish I could help you out but that's not my line of expertise. Callie with the bulls was COOL! Just gotta love animals man. Love your channel. Thanks for another great video. 👍
From my distilling days I used a modified 2000watt electric hotplate to hold constant temp on my still. It’s a fairly easy modification by removing the heat cut off switch and adding a rheostat on the hotplate you set temp once and it will remain constant with out fluctuations in temp.
Good job you’re pace will get it done and if it takes a little longer so be it. At least your not having to do thousands of birds. You might want to start on a more sturdy version of the plucker and if you do upgrade maybe make it large and sturdy enough to do Turkeys as well. Happy farmings
Wow, I think you did quite well. Here is a suggestion for a scolding pot,a friend of mine said he cut a gas water heater in half and used the bottom half, which has the burner and regulator in it, I am sure it was a old style that didn't have all the safety switches on it, I never seen it but he said it worked very well
We have local Amish that butcher chickens. My brother and I dropped of 60 birds. They told us to come back in an hour. Of course they have more than one person working. But its amazing how fast they can do it. And for about $1.50 a bird.
Those look like nice and plump hens!!! There's lots of good eatin' there. Doing it all by yourself is a huge undertaking. They sure will be tasty when Mrs. FTR cooks them!🍗
I use a water heater element with really good success. I have found it works alot better to get the water to temp with the turkey cooker then just maintain the temp with the water heater. Just what works for us!
Big chickens! I remember my Mom and Dad butchering chickens back in the day. It was an all day chore!
Those chickens are HUGE! 😮 So glad to see Callie and the bulls being so friendly. Love your videos! And don’t be so hard on yourself, man! You do amazing work!
Excellent video! I've seen a lot of chicken processing videos but have never seen one that talks about cleaning the equipment and which items need what type of cleaning. Very, very good of you to recognize the need for this information to be available to folks who process their own birds. Thank you. Love your channel. I'm a big fan.
That scalder is the 2nd biggest element in butcher day. The reason why we finally broke down and got the automatic scalder
Wow, seems like it was just last week when you bought them. They grow so fast
That's what I was thinking
Yeah, I was thinking that too and it's just proof that time flies!!
@@redmapleleaf4617 exactly 💯
Looks like its more than a one person operation. Love the dog in the videos. I always enjoy coming along and watching.
It's an all family event for sure, including the chicken dinner afterwards! Besides, the children need to learn why they say "Running around like a chicken with its head cut off!
Wasn't expecting them to be so big already.
Great job.
Calli and the bulls are friends, for this part of the season.
Have a great day.
Very interesting, Tyler !! There's obviously more to preparing chickens for the freezer than I thought !! Well, that's a 'city slicker' for you !! Ha, Ha !!
We found the scalding as a break point too. So, we broke down and purchased a scalder.
That chicken plucker is handy as hell...if you can hit up a scrap yard grab a drum from an old washing machine to screw the plucker fingers into...saves drilling holes in that tub like Tyler has. As an added bonus you can set up the center spinning area with fingers as well on. And it already has a motor and pullies with belts as well. With some simple changes to slow the speed down it easily converts to a chicken/turkey plucker.
This is why homesteaders invite friends over for a processing party. Many hands make light work.
I do about 50 every year in a little over a half a day basically alone. It got a lot quicker when I added a second cone. As I'm bringing the pot up to temp, I'm killing 4 chickens and by the time they're ready to be scalded the pot is usually up to temp. So I do them all in batches of 4 or 5 so I only have to bring the pot up to temp 10 or so times instead of 50 or whatever. We basically have the same setup.
Another interesting day on FTR! Don't be self-critical about what you were able to achieve in a single day. You accomplish more in one of your work days than most people do in a week! You've got a big fan here in Melbourne, Australia.
Yes.... Tyler, stop being so self-critical - you get more "stuff" done in a single day than most people do in a day !! You're a hard worker and it shows, Buddy !!
when I was a child growing up on the farm we harvested about 100 chickens every fall with none of the tools you use today me and my dad and sister had them all done on a Sat an all day chore..... but it was a really productive day we would have had more time to swim had we had some of your tools
Losing only 2 chickens out of 52 is great. They had been in transit for too long. But you cared for them well, all fed and watered well.
Look into a sous vide circulating pump. Very precise.
nice and humble guy. thank you for great vide
All that chicken stuff was interesting, but the bulls licking the dog was the best. Yes I am a rancher 😁😁
Did you see how friendly Callie was to the cows ? She stood there and let the cows lick her. Callies face was turned toward the cows and she let the cows lick her with a smile on her face. She's so SWEET what a great dog Callie is ❣️ Well.. that was an experience Mr Tyler I've never seen a chicken go through that process before. I learned a few things from watching this video. Thanks for sharing with us, see you in the next video Tyler Family😃👍🏼🎉
Wow, you are wonderful for encluding us.......thank you.
I think you mean including
@@gailrowland1672 thank you, I fixed it.....I usually check my spelling but this time I was so curious about the setup to home done chicken processing that I wasn't focused on spelling......😊
@@lorrieannesilvey474 😄❤️
I remember very vividly a tree stump and an axe, a big hot pot of water to put the beheaded bird in to get the feathers of, plucking off the feathers inculding the pin feathers, not a great memory but a very clear one, Sure enjoyed the chicken though. You have a better operation by far !! Love that you made your own chicken plucker
If you can do it out doors is the only way to do it....I've done after dispatching the chicken then bring it in the kitchen...the smell of the birds made me sick...so in the future all will be done outside.
i wonder if a Thermal Immersion Circulator would work. kinda like a sous-vide machine. you just put it in a container of water and it keeps the temp regulated at whatever you set it to. Might be worth potentially looking into if this is a consistent part of your farm. never fun to have to babysit a water pot lol. those chicks got so big so quick! they look amazing.
As a teen, my family butchered 183-chickens, 1-turkey, 2-geese, and 3-ducks. It took us two of the longest days of my life with the six of us working together. A home made plucker that didn’t work that well really slowed us down as we had to finish cleaning away the pin feathers by had. It was the pits, and I am pleased when I see someone willing to take the time to do it right, no matter how hard, or long it takes.
My suggestion is 2 scalders & , kill 4 , drip 4 scald 4 while scaling their should be 4 hanging dripping. Take the after u scald put in ice bath ,cont until u have all done then pull one out & gut & repeat clean up put back on ice until you have all done you can at this point finish or let sit on ice until the next day ( lots of people like it better doing this takes out the rigamortis they say)
then take out dry bag then shrink tag and weigh. It's saves time doing one step at a time also get friends to help for a couple chickens . So
More cones , an other scalder or better one , plastic barrels or
Bigger or more coolers freeze water bottles / milk bottles for ice so your not spending a ton on ice . Of course this is my suggestion from doing chickens for 6 years or so . Great job Todd
I remember when 25 chickens in a day was fabulous, with 4 adults, including grandparents and two young teens. But, back then, we only had a couple of 10 finger chicken pluckers. Thanks for the videos.
You really did a good job with the chickens, Farmer Tyler ! We always had 2 people working on the chickens. For the rest of them, get another person to help you. Those chickens were whoppers ! WOW ! Beautiful breasted and plenty of meat ! Callie and the bulls get along well...giving each other kissies ! Haha ! Thanks for sharing your excellent video, FT ! 😊😊👍🐈🐔
Wow those are huge chickens!
Those Bulls seem so gentle with your dog
Good Afternoon, Tyler and Callie! Harvesting The Chicken! Cone! Fryer! Pucker! Table! Coolers! Ice Bath! Last: Freezer! Chicken Pucker is Working Great! Great Learning Experience Video! Big Chicken! Callie and The Two Bulls are becoming Friends! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Love the videos with the animals involved. I wish we could atleast see you feed them every video
Haha Iwas raised on an Eastern KS dirt farm, those were the days my friend! We kids took broom sticks put the chicken under it, pulled its head off and watched them like ten at a time jumping around...like," a chicken with out its head on!" then we had all the buckets with hot water we didnt have running water and we had an outhouse. So we had two tubs set up for butchering. After they were almost done ..they were taken in the house on the range top, propane we burned the tiny feathers all off then they were put in the white butcher paper taken to the local mercantile store where my parents rented lockers to put them in. You got it easy...was fun watching again...but I know that chicken taste soooooooo good compared to what I have to eat from the store!
Those chickens are HUGE 🇨🇦♥️🇨🇦
Love how Cali is VERY present on bird day
YOU are a very resourceful young man.
Those chickens are huge! They seem a lot larger than the previous batch of chickens that you harvested, at least to my memory, and that difference in size would explain the difference in time utilizing your equipment. Your scalding pot and the chicken plucker could both be affected by the size of bird. We utilize a turkey fryer to scald the chickens. The pot looks to be larger than what you’re utilizing, and it allows us to mount a temp. gauge on it to measure the water temperature.
Loved seeing the interaction between the bulls and Callie. They seem to comfortable around her, and Callie seems to be comfortable around them.
What a huge process prepping the chickens for the freezer.. Those chickens got so big in what seems like a short time.. Nice job, Tyler.
your chickens are some of the biggest chickens,nice and meaty good job
I grew up on a little farm where part of the income was selling meat chickens. Me my aunt and my uncle could butcher, clean, package and freeze 35 or 40 in a day. So I would say 1 guy doing 10 or so is pretty good.
Wow! Those looked like so nice big chickens! You needed at least one other person to help you though. That was a big job alone. You amaze me that you can engineer any tool or machine you need. Genius!
Man you are awesome!! Good job way too go for your family!!!
Great video Tyler. Today was a success and yes tomorrow is another day and that’s the key. You’re doing great balancing it all out by the way!
It appears you have strong winds. Maybe a wind block for the burner would help maintain a more constant temperature for the water.
One thing I can honestly say about yours is yours is more unique it's homemade instead of bought from a store
Hey Tyler, John from FarmCraft101 made a video on making a scalder from a water heater. It was about four years ago.
My wife bought me a lung scraper last year. It’s like heaven, I can’t believe I went so many years without one!
FTR , that is quite an undertaking to process them by yourself. I commend you for a very clean production. 👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🙏🏽✌🏻
That was a interesting video I’ve never even heard of a chicken plucker. We always did it by hand. Was a whole family event. Never by ourselves. Where is your help? You are doing very good by yourself.
Man they are some BIG chickens, a lot of work . Well done 👍👍
Indeed those chickens got big!! A lot of work for a solo processor. I'm sure you will figure out a way to streamline it. Doing it once a year always makes the start up slow. You'll figure it out. Good post!
When you get a pin hole in a metal container think golf tee. Get a piece of wood and shape it like a golf tee and tap it in the hole until tight. The wood will swell from the liquid and stay sealed for a good temporary fix. I used to haul petroleum tankers and I always carried a half dozen golf tees in the cab of the truck.
We use a water heater element and it works perfectly. We also cut a hot water tank in half it keeps the water more consistent
You could cut the top off an old water heater for a self-regulating scolding pot, rather than trying to pull the element out and put it in something
Perhaps you can consider using an immersion circulator or ‘sous vide’ machine for the scalding pot situation. Those are meant to maintain water at a precise temperature and you can use however big a tank with a couple machines on each side or something. Or a thermalizer? Just some friendly suggestions! Love the videos!
I’d certainly buy one of those beautiful chickens if I could. They look terrific.
I love how you don’t just head to the store and buy new equipment. Such an admirable approach to life!
Nice work Tyler I dont have a chicken plucker and I do just fine. Your birds are huge nice job. Have a good day.
I like the way that packaging works, pretty slick!
Keep on keeping on your doing a great job!
That plucker is kind of hilarious. I wonder if any late night comedians have ever seen such a thing.
look into an electric heater. we used them to heat tool steel and bushings etc , when your aiming for a certain temp.
I think that the best you might do is ten minutes per chicken. You could be faster than this by increasing your manpower. The constraints are probably manpower, scalding, and chicken plucker. Having said all that, I think you were doing pretty well. Congratulations! And those chickens seem to be about as big as a small turkey.
We switched to a stainless steel brewers pot. From an aluminum fryer pot. Seems to hold temperature a lot better. I feel the aluminum one dissipates the heat faster.
This is an excellent suggestion. They can be purchased online and in sizes larger than a chicken fryer pot.
Of all the chicken processing videos I’ve watched I’ve never seen one where everything was done by one person. Great effort! Tim in northern TN
Love that you put "quality" in place of prices. take care.............
That is not a one person job, you got a lot done. I love those bags
An old hot electric hot water heater with the top cut off works good. You can put a 30a cord end to plug it into a standard dryer outlet. Then you just put a makeshift grate in the bottom to keep the chickens from touching the element, and finish the top with some sheet metal where you cut the top off. Holds at 145 pretty close with one element.
Love your tshirt. So true
Try using a sous vide heater for the Scalder
I am always amazed how fast the chick grow! That looks like a lot of meat!
You definitely need more than just yourself doing all the work. Forever ago, it used to be my mom, dad and me. Couldn’t imagine doing all the jobs required by yourself….after awhile it becomes too much/overwhelming.
Cool video
You are a very creative & talented farmer!
Thanks for taking us along! I always enjoy watching you and learning new things. 😊
As a non-farm guy, I've done chicken processing before with several people working the birds. Me & another guy used the sharp knives & others worked the other stations. I found the whole process quite interesting. BTW... Looks like your beard is growing feathers!😇
Nice work. That's about how it always goes for me. I think I will be able to get so much done, then your lucky if you even get half of it done 😂😂. I guess that's just life though. Keep it up.
You could think about making a DIY Coleman Cooler Mash Tun for your scalding pot. A lot of home brewers make/use them. They maintain the heat better than a metal pot sitting in the wind. A lot of TH-cam vids on the process.
Another great video - brought back memories of doing that years ago - although we used two nails driven into a stump - axe. Callie is quite the dog. Thanks for sharing.
Those chickens look a lot bigger than the last time I saw you do this, FTR. Happy eating!
If your turkey fryer came with one of those metallic baskets that is slightly smaller than the fryer, I started using that to dunk the chickens. That way I could hold the handle and not get splashed when the whole bird went under.
Hard work day Tyler chickens look nice and meaty great job on raising them thanks for sharing
Those looked like small turkeys in the package Tyler. Maybe it's just me. Getting a thermostat on that dip tank would probably help a lot. Wish I could help you out but that's not my line of expertise. Callie with the bulls was COOL! Just gotta love animals man. Love your channel. Thanks for another great video. 👍
From my distilling days I used a modified 2000watt electric hotplate to hold constant temp on my still. It’s a fairly easy modification by removing the heat cut off switch and adding a rheostat on the hotplate you set temp once and it will remain constant with out fluctuations in temp.
RV water heater element will give you the heat on 120VAC, the thermostatic control is the tender bit.
I remember doing that as a young kid with my mother but we did everything by hand .
So happy to see you with the chickens. Where there is a will there is a way and you will find it.
Great informative vid FT! Really interesting! Nice size chickens! Tx for taking us along!😊😊
Good job you’re pace will get it done and if it takes a little longer so be it. At least your not having to do thousands of birds. You might want to start on a more sturdy version of the plucker and if you do upgrade maybe make it large and sturdy enough to do Turkeys as well. Happy farmings
I would press on till this batch is done but start looking for up grades to make it easier
Thanks brother,peace…
Wow, I think you did quite well. Here is a suggestion for a scolding pot,a friend of mine said he cut a gas water heater in half and used the bottom half, which has the burner and regulator in it, I am sure it was a old style that didn't have all the safety switches on it, I never seen it but he said it worked very well
We have local Amish that butcher chickens. My brother and I dropped of 60 birds. They told us to come back in an hour. Of course they have more than one person working. But its amazing how fast they can do it. And for about $1.50 a bird.
Those look like nice and plump hens!!! There's lots of good eatin' there. Doing it all by yourself is a huge undertaking. They sure will be tasty when Mrs. FTR cooks them!🍗
Nice Chix
Thank you . God bless you and your family.
I made an auto temp scalder works great within 2 degrees of where I set it. Mounted it on a shopping cart I customized that someone left by my house
We use a cast iron kettle over a fire for the scalding pot
I use a water heater element with really good success. I have found it works alot better to get the water to temp with the turkey cooker then just maintain the temp with the water heater. Just what works for us!
Thanks 😊
Nice looking chickens!
Tyler, bigger chickens probably take longer? Hard working alone on that task. If I was 2500 miles closer I would help you for a chicken an hour😜
Busy sir, love it! Keep it up and you will prosper
Great video Tyler thank you need some help may God be with you
One more person to help would speed things up considerably!