Myke Russel and Kathryn Cody, owners of November’s Harvest Farm in Limington, preparing for a chicken processing workshop at the Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Association’s eighth annual Farm and Homestead Day in Unity. | Photo by Sam Schipani If you want to raise birds for meat, backyard chicken
After a few rounds of processing chickens at home on our homestead, our formerly suburban family shares everything we’ve learned to get you fully ready for processing day.
Follow along on meat chicken processing day. Raising and butchering our own chickens isn't the easiest way to get good meat, but it is healthy and safe.
With the rising cost of food and especially meat, many people are looking to closer to home to start raising their food. Backyard gardens are on the rise, and many people are starting to raise their own chickens for eggs. Meat chickens are one...
Learn how to butcher a chicken so you can have food for you and your family this year. Basic tools for your own backyard processing day.
Learning how to quickly and effectively dispatch a chicken is the first hurdle to overcome when processing chickens, but we show you how!
After a few rounds of processing chickens at home on our homestead, our formerly suburban family shares everything we’ve learned to get you fully ready for processing day.
Learning how to quickly and effectively dispatch a chicken is the first hurdle to overcome when processing chickens, but we show you how!
Learn how to butcher a chicken so you can have food for you and your family this year. Basic tools for your own backyard processing day.
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After a few rounds of processing chickens at home on our homestead, our formerly suburban family shares everything we’ve learned to get you fully ready for processing day.
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The time has come to butcher and process another set of chickens on our farm. This is always a complicated matter, one that we do not necessarily enjoy doing, but one that we know is necessary for our beliefs and lifestyle choices. We have been raising our own meat and processing it ourselves for th
Getting ready to butcher chickens? Let me show you our chicken butchering set up, and show you seven things you will need to make your job easier.
You’ve decided to raise and process your own meat chickens. Be prepared with this guide to all the poultry processing equipment needed.
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Getting ready to butcher chickens? Let me show you our chicken butchering set up, and show you seven things you will need to make your job easier.
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