Just like mom used to butcher a chicken; however, she did it somewhat differently, achieving the same end result. She was born in 1916, had 6 siblings and life was not very easy on the farm. I miss her every day. Thank you for sharing your process and your faith in God. I wish you and your family the very best in your farming venture.
When I was 10, I saw my dad and grandpa dress chickens. I was given the 'manly' job of first chopping off their heads (against the top of a short post); then I gave the chickens to them, secretly glad I didn't have to gut and pluck them by hand. (Mike, if you were in Egypt, hi from Richard.)
I never knew about the oil gland above the tail, thank you. Even though God gives you a challenge with the snow, He also delivers beauty with it. I can't understand how people get so distressed about snow. Mackenzie is still taking up your counter space, but left you enough to work. May God continue to bless and grace your family.
This video brings back memories of my mother and grandmother butchering and canning on the farm in Nunica. People nowadays have gotten into the mundane everyday habit of just going to the store and buying the prime parts of the chicken. Thank you Ronda for showing us the heritage way of life on the farm. God Bless you and your family and take care.
I wish my grandma had one. I had to do that by hand . so I let sit in the water a little longer. Your really good at that. The great part is your kids know how it done as well.
It took me to the look outside. I came to the opinion.she is a farmer and a lot of knoledge. And all the safe proper care and all clean. Just part of life. Thank you for sharing
I remember doing this about 50 years ago. Scald them pluck them got them and cut them up. I'm surprised you too would let you do this. so many are skittish nowadays.
.... Well! .... as a kid I witnessed the plucking of chickens and could not believe how labor intensive it was. That de-featherer that you have sure is slick. Someone had their thinking cap on that is for sure ... great to see how a chicken is processed .... thx for the share Ronda .... as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safee, save our oceans ....
That is how it is done! The last time I butchered a bunch of roosters I was short on time and freezer space so I ended up skinning them and cutting off the meat then canned it. I have also canned the left over pieces in pints for pet food. I would rather have them like you prepared them though.
That’s awesome. I don’t think my grandparents or mom ever did can meat. Just always put it in the freezer. Mom did make mincemeat a couple times she canned. Sure wish I could go back in time and re live memories.
Ronda I think you are much more braver than I am. I could never go through the process of butchering any animal, I know God has given you this gift as you said to be able to provide food for your family I guess you could say I am a wimp when it comes to having to kill anything 😢☹️
Thank you for showing us how you process your chickens. It caused me to recall helping my mother and wife deal with hens that were dual purpose birds. It was years ago and I was going to Grad. Studies at University in Saskatoon. Well, the birds were tough as can be. My mother ended up canning them. They were then acceptable. We used to laugh about the experience. 🤣
Excellent tutorial, I enjoy watching the entire process, it is definitely a blessing to raise and to eat them year round, just the way God planned it, thanks for sharing this Rhonda and Sydney
I believe this is my 1st time making a comment on ur wonderful channel. (?) I'm a city slicker (senior) & find ur feeds very enlightening. I am following another farmer (Kate's Ag) that l find extremely fascinating. She very young, intelligent & pretty. I believe that's what made me stop @ ur feed. Ur very beautiful with a beautiful family. All of u r hard working & have that must get my task done attitude. I enjoy all aspects of ur farm family & hope the trolls don't ever win. With all the work u have 2 do l don't know how u have time 4 u-tube. Ur a wonderful matriarch with a beautiful family. Till next feed, See-ya.
Enjoyed the video , Thank you for showing how you dress the chickens that you have raised on the farm , brings back memories of how my uncle used to process his chickens and turkeys on the farm . Stay Safe .
Great instructional video Ronda. Did a lot of this as a kid. Had to pluck chickens by hand. We also let the chickens run around after their heads were cut off. Kind of funny to watch. Hope I don't get in trouble with that remark. But that is where the phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" came from.
I remember my mom and dad doing the chicken and occasionally a turkey. Mom always put the innards and neck into the pot as she cooked them. Used the broth then for gravy.
As a child I remember my dad and mom going through the steps of butching chickens. Mom would be the one to cut up chicken for Sunday dinner. Oh, majority of people would starve today if they had to go to all of that hard work just to have chicken to eat.
I agree Rachel. But I don't think people would go as far as starving. After a few days without anything to eat they would warm up to the idea a lot more and figure out the fine details pretty quick. I wouldn't even be surprised if a few feathers got eaten. 👌
Thank you for the video I enjoyed it. That is healthy and steroid free chicken. Who knows what all is in the chickens from those big poultry farms. I agree that the Lord has given us the animals for us to eat. God Bless
Rhonda, I like your process. Your video was very educational and I enjoyed it. In the early 70's my stepmom raised Cornish Cross for meat for our family and she also sold some to local people. I was usually helping Dad in the fields but there was a time or two when I had to help with the butchering of the chickens. We had a railroad tie with two nails partially drove into it and we would place the live chicken on the RR tie with the neck between the nails and then use an axe to behead them and then they would flop around in the yard squirting blood. It was kinda barbaric. LOL. But that's how we did it. We didn't have a nice plucker like you do and we just put them in boiling hot water and then hand-pulled the feathers (this was my station in the process).
Hi Rhonda. I have never lived on a farm or had to kill meat birds, but I saved this video so that if I ever do have to do that, I can learn from you and others. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas ⛄ from Kingston Ontario Canada
Lots of work there, my wife and I did around 50 a few times back in the mid 90's and while we didn't have the newer things we did most of the same process. We only did whole chickens, not any bone stock, but some breast pieces. Hard work there, enjoyed the video, brings back some good memories. Thanks and have a great weekend.
I help with chickens once but I never got to see past the plucking stage. We plucked tgem by hand. You have a great setup. You just need more people on the assembly line.
Very educational and living in the city interested on how it's done. I have worked with a turkey getting the neck etc. out of the inside which has already been done. Just like you cut the pieces off. But, what is done before is very interesting. The machine that takes the feathers is neat.
Very nicely done video. I think it's very important for people to see things like this. Maybe some people will not like to see it, but I think an alarming number of people go to the grocery store and buy food, and really don't have a thorough understanding of where it comes from. I mean I thought chicken grew on trees up until I watched this video. 😂 we have not gotten any snow here in Connecticut yet we had a light dusting a few weeks back but that's it.
We Realized the Colonel at KFC came calling which would mean the End of Life for our Chicken Friends. GOD Bless them in Advance of the Fried Chicken. 🤔👍🙏
Dzień dobry. U nas takie mięsne kurczaki nazywają się brojlery. Kiedy to piszę, to tam chyba będzie dobry wieczór albo dobranoc. Pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱.
Your chickens are the best. We add the heart and stomach to the broth portions, which is always a quarrel over who will eat them. There is a lot of collagen in chicken legs and skins which is very good for joints.
Thanks for such an informative video. I’ve often reared chickens but wasn’t familiar with canning. How long do they last once canned please. Love following your page on tv. as does my husband… we are mixed dairy/beef farming here in Ireland. Many blessings to you and your family 💕✨😊
I wasn't sure I was going to be able to keep watching when you started hacking on that bird. I got through it, but I don't know if I could actually do that myself. I'm kind of a wimp 😂 Anyway, great job and I think it's great that you are able to do all of that yourself and be able to have your own meat. Thanks for showing us how it's done, even if my stomach turned just a little during the process. 😁
Very informational you have to do for your family first take care up there what about the Michigan and Ohio State football game Michigan took it to them and most of all and lastly the Lord is good
Hey Ronda, You certainly brought back some great memories. I always hated plucking the birds that smell always made me hate it.Just as you said it was food . Do you keep some whole birds to roast? We never cut up to can. We froze some. Lot of work. God Bless You and Yours !😊
Just like mom used to butcher a chicken; however, she did it somewhat differently, achieving the same end result. She was born in 1916, had 6 siblings and life was not very easy on the farm. I miss her every day. Thank you for sharing your process and your faith in God. I wish you and your family the very best in your farming venture.
When I was 10, I saw my dad and grandpa dress chickens. I was given the 'manly' job of first chopping off their heads (against the top of a short post); then I gave the chickens to them, secretly glad I didn't have to gut and pluck them by hand. (Mike, if you were in Egypt, hi from Richard.)
You're a strong person an you bring back a lot of memories
Yes! Another quality Rockin' Ronda episode. Processing chickens like a boss!!
Really enjoyed the video!!! The whole process of cutting up the chicken was great !! Never seen that before and learned alot thank you 🙏
We use the chicken feet to make soup , or curry chicken foot or brown stew chicken foot , awesome awesome meal . Great video
I never knew about the oil gland above the tail, thank you. Even though God gives you a challenge with the snow, He also delivers beauty with it. I can't understand how people get so distressed about snow. Mackenzie is still taking up your counter space, but left you enough to work. May God continue to bless and grace your family.
What can't your family do? Always something new! Thanks for all the hard work you put into this channel!
Your videos are great showing how a family works together on the farm and doing other things. Haven't seen Abbey lately hope all is good.
This video brings back memories of my mother and grandmother butchering and canning on the farm in Nunica. People nowadays have gotten into the mundane everyday habit of just going to the store and buying the prime parts of the chicken. Thank you Ronda for showing us the heritage way of life on the farm. God Bless you and your family and take care.
Very informative tutorial. Thanks, Rhonda.
I must say you covered a lot of ground very well and clearly..... excellent job Ronda.
I remember doing this as a kid but we plucked every feather by hand
plucking is brutal.
I hated plucking those damn chickens. That was the worst part of it
I wish my grandma had one. I had to do that by hand . so I let sit in the water a little longer. Your really good at that. The great part is your kids know how it done as well.
Looking forward to seeing you on your channel again and be safe the Lord is good
It took me to the look outside. I came to the opinion.she is a farmer and a lot of knoledge. And all the safe proper care and all clean. Just part of life. Thank you for sharing
That’s a lot of work doing all by yourself have a nice day
Brings back a lot of memories of my childhood on the farm.
nice big birds, loads of meat. the wings, feet & offal make great dog food too
Winner winner Chicken Dinner! You are awesome…God Bless You
Always wondered how to butcher a chicken. Thanks for sharing.
Good to see people canning. I tell my grandchildren it is lost history, and that gets them interested. Great presentation..
I remember doing this about 50 years ago. Scald them pluck them got them and cut them up. I'm surprised you too would let you do this. so many are skittish nowadays.
I was thinking the same thing but it's just a bird. Two feet not four.
Hi Ronda what excellent video learning a lot did only once in Boy Scouts we had plucked by hand and as always you and you’re families be safe 🇺🇸🇺🇸
.... Well! .... as a kid I witnessed the plucking of chickens and could not believe how labor intensive it was. That de-featherer that you have sure is slick. Someone had their thinking cap on that is for sure ... great to see how a chicken is processed .... thx for the share Ronda .... as always .. never stop dreaming, just dream bigger .. have fun be safee, save our oceans ....
That is how it is done! The last time I butchered a bunch of roosters I was short on time and freezer space so I ended up skinning them and cutting off the meat then canned it. I have also canned the left over pieces in pints for pet food. I would rather have them like you prepared them though.
I remember as a kid when my parents did this I would cry because I considered the chickens my friends
You are amazing
Nice video and depth I remember doing that 40 years ago I used to raise a hundred chickens for myself
Great job Ronda and Sydney, the plucking machine is a mighty yoke altogether👌👍🙏🙂 ☘
Excellent video, I especially like the canning tutorial. Have a fantastic weekend and Merry Christmas!
Good morning 👍👍👍
You do such a great job explaining harvesting your chickens
As a 1st time viewer I an VERY impressed with you and the family's lifestyle. I enjoyed your chicken canning demo.
Welcome to our channel!!
That’s awesome. I don’t think my grandparents or mom ever did can meat. Just always put it in the freezer. Mom did make mincemeat a couple times she canned. Sure wish I could go back in time and re live memories.
Geez ... 6 days !!! Miss you
Ronda
I think you are much more braver than I am. I could never go through the process of butchering any animal, I know God has given you this gift as you said to be able to provide food for your family
I guess you could say I am a wimp when it comes to having to kill anything 😢☹️
The kill is never easy.
Wow, that's a lot of work!
very nice Rhonda
Thank you for showing us how you process your chickens. It caused me to recall helping my mother and wife deal with hens that were dual purpose birds. It was years ago and I was going to Grad. Studies at University in Saskatoon. Well, the birds were tough as can be. My mother ended up canning them. They were then acceptable. We used to laugh about the experience. 🤣
Excellent tutorial, I enjoy watching the entire process, it is definitely a blessing to raise and to eat them year round, just the way God planned it, thanks for sharing this Rhonda and Sydney
I believe this is my 1st time making a comment on ur wonderful channel. (?) I'm a city slicker (senior) & find ur feeds very enlightening. I am following another farmer (Kate's Ag) that l find extremely fascinating. She very young, intelligent & pretty. I believe that's what made me stop @ ur feed. Ur very beautiful with a beautiful family. All of u r hard working & have that must get my task done attitude. I enjoy all aspects of ur farm family & hope the trolls don't ever win. With all the work u have 2 do l don't know how u have time 4 u-tube. Ur a wonderful matriarch with a beautiful family. Till next feed, See-ya.
Thanks for leaving a comment and for watching!!!
Enjoyed the video , Thank you for showing how you dress the chickens that you have raised on the farm , brings back memories of how my uncle used to process his chickens and turkeys on the farm . Stay Safe .
Liverpaste and pickled hearts and gizzard's are awesome to me . I can't make them but my sister does a amazing job with them. Thank for the video
Great instructional video Ronda. Did a lot of this as a kid. Had to pluck chickens by hand. We also let the chickens run around after their heads were cut off. Kind of funny to watch. Hope I don't get in trouble with that remark. But that is where the phrase "running around like a chicken with its head cut off" came from.
Thanks for the tutorial! Very interesting!
I remember my mom and dad doing the chicken and occasionally a turkey. Mom always put the innards and neck into the pot as she cooked them. Used the broth then for gravy.
Your husband married a good woman there not too many women today will do what you are doing keep it up girl
I can remember doing that over 50 years ago
Quite an undertaking .I only managed 12-15 birds a day. I like the chicken plucker.
12-15 birds a day is much more manageable.
Wow what a great video I love the chicken processing part of it and all the canning you do that's quite a job
As a child I remember my dad and mom going through the steps of butching chickens. Mom would be the one to cut up chicken for Sunday dinner. Oh, majority of people would starve today if they had to go to all of that hard work just to have chicken to eat.
I agree Rachel. But I don't think people would go as far as starving. After a few days without anything to eat they would warm up to the idea a lot more and figure out the fine details pretty quick. I wouldn't even be surprised if a few feathers got eaten. 👌
The things you know the things you do. Amazes me. You must be as perfect as there is.
Definitely not perfect!! 😃
Thank you for the video I enjoyed it. That is healthy and steroid free chicken. Who knows what all is in the chickens from those big poultry farms. I agree that the Lord has given us the animals for us to eat. God Bless
Rhonda, I like your process. Your video was very educational and I enjoyed it. In the early 70's my stepmom raised Cornish Cross for meat for our family and she also sold some to local people. I was usually helping Dad in the fields but there was a time or two when I had to help with the butchering of the chickens. We had a railroad tie with two nails partially drove into it and we would place the live chicken on the RR tie with the neck between the nails and then use an axe to behead them and then they would flop around in the yard squirting blood. It was kinda barbaric. LOL. But that's how we did it. We didn't have a nice plucker like you do and we just put them in boiling hot water and then hand-pulled the feathers (this was my station in the process).
Thank you for posting this!
Excellent description on butchering a chicken! 👏👏👏👍
Good looking birds
remember my mom making canned chicken soup. and canning bologne with her secret seasoning.
Thanks for the education on the chicken cleaning!!
Hi Rhonda. I have never lived on a farm or had to kill meat birds, but I saved this video so that if I ever do have to do that, I can learn from you and others. Thanks so much and Merry Christmas ⛄ from Kingston Ontario Canada
Merry Christmas to you too!!
Lots of work there, my wife and I did around 50 a few times back in the mid 90's and while we didn't have the newer things we did most of the same process. We only did whole chickens, not any bone stock, but some breast pieces. Hard work there, enjoyed the video, brings back some good memories. Thanks and have a great weekend.
Thanks, You too!!
As a kid my mom would fry the neck I always ate that, along with the gizzard & liver's . My favorite piece is the chicken breast 😋
I help with chickens once but I never got to see past the plucking stage. We plucked tgem by hand. You have a great setup. You just need more people on the assembly line.
More people would make it go much faster!
Hello 👋 family
Happy holidays
good job thanks for lesson
Love ya work Rhonda. I firsted helped my mum when I was 7 yo. Small hands made fast work of it. Chopped me first rooster 🐓 head off at 8 yo.
Great video,very interesting. Thank you for filming it.
Great video
Use the skin for your broth as well, it will almost completely dissolve into collegian and fat; very good fat depending on what you've fed them.
I just finished frying up a chicken. 😋
great video....as always.....
Thanks!
Very interesting!
Do not remember any one else as detailed a video of the butchering process.
Ronda I think you have come to enjoy using the Instant Pot.
Thank you! I love using the instant pot!! 😃
Very educational and living in the city interested on how it's done. I have worked with a turkey getting the neck etc. out of the inside which has already been done. Just like you cut the pieces off. But, what is done before is very interesting. The machine that takes the feathers is neat.
Thanks for watching!
Very nicely done video. I think it's very important for people to see things like this. Maybe some people will not like to see it, but I think an alarming number of people go to the grocery store and buy food, and really don't have a thorough understanding of where it comes from. I mean I thought chicken grew on trees up until I watched this video. 😂 we have not gotten any snow here in Connecticut yet we had a light dusting a few weeks back but that's it.
Great Video 👍
Bravo Rhonda awesome viewing blessings
Nice work!! They look delicious!
Your amazing! I'll never look at chicken the same way ! LOL
😁😂
After I use the chicken neck for broth. I try it up a bit and eat it
We Realized the Colonel at KFC came calling which would mean the End of Life for our Chicken Friends. GOD Bless them in Advance of the Fried Chicken. 🤔👍🙏
I ❤ the feather beater!! I just skin them to keep from pulling feathers😂😂
Very good video,
valuable skills you have
Thank you.
Great video, thanks for sharing.
We add a touch of dish soap to the hot bath to release the oils from the feathers.
Yes, I do too, just forgot to mention it. 😊
Dzień dobry. U nas takie mięsne kurczaki nazywają się brojlery. Kiedy to piszę, to tam chyba będzie dobry wieczór albo dobranoc. Pozdrawiam z Polski 🇵🇱.
I love Chicken
Thank you for the biology lesson. I just wish these modern kids knows what to do. Your kids are great for a better word. Beautiful family.
WOW THAT CHICKEN LOOKS SO YUMMY YOU ARE A MAZING WOMAN
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Hi, Rhonda and welcome to the 12 month of December!😊😊😊😊😊😎☀💙💙💙💙💙🇺🇸🌷💖💖💖💖💖🎄🎅❄🎉👍.
Your chickens are the best.
We add the heart and stomach to the broth portions, which is always a quarrel over who will eat them.
There is a lot of collagen in chicken legs and skins which is very good for joints.
Very detailed and instructive. Watch YT, it gets finicky on this sort of thing. You may want to mark it "mature"
Thanks for such an informative video. I’ve often reared chickens but wasn’t familiar with canning. How long do they last once canned please.
Love following your page on tv. as does my husband… we are mixed dairy/beef farming here in Ireland. Many blessings to you and your family 💕✨😊
Thank you for watching! We usually eat canned meat within 3 years, but as long as the jar is properly sealed it will last much longer.
great video thank you
I wasn't sure I was going to be able to keep watching when you started hacking on that bird. I got through it, but I don't know if I could actually do that myself. I'm kind of a wimp 😂 Anyway, great job and I think it's great that you are able to do all of that yourself and be able to have your own meat. Thanks for showing us how it's done, even if my stomach turned just a little during the process. 😁
Very informational you have to do for your family first take care up there what about the Michigan and Ohio State football game Michigan took it to them and most of all and lastly the Lord is good
Hi, great video and very informative.
What's a canner? And are they special jars?
Keep the good work up.
Hey Ronda, You certainly brought back some great memories. I always hated plucking the birds that smell always made me hate it.Just as you said it was food . Do you keep some whole birds to roast? We never cut up to can. We froze some. Lot of work. God Bless You and Yours !😊
Most are kept whole.