tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post2703697977211606973..comments2023-12-27T09:36:27.641-05:00Comments on Frugal Homesteads...: around the homestead-chicken butcher daydilli and the manthinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02122006176810712255noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post-75642705898597192622010-07-20T08:36:09.346-04:002010-07-20T08:36:09.346-04:00I personally would not want to do more than 30 or ...I personally would not want to do more than 30 or so in a days time. My hands just cant do that many these days. We do not have the space for raising 50 birds either and yes to do that many it would be best to have a place to capture and hold all the birds before the butcher so that you dont have to chase them all down on the actual day. Then again as with anything the more help you have the easier it is to accomplish large quantitiesdilli and the manthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122006176810712255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post-54035085681541376792010-07-19T21:53:17.721-04:002010-07-19T21:53:17.721-04:00I would think doing 50 in one day would totally be...I would think doing 50 in one day would totally be the way to go, get it all done in what crazy butchering day. Otherwise it'd seem like a lot of set up and clean up work just to process a handful of birds. Of course, having 50 chickens ready to go at once probably comes with its own issues - no?<br /><br />- Ranger Man<br /><br />SHTFblog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post-39281496644351323882010-07-19T21:50:30.822-04:002010-07-19T21:50:30.822-04:00yup it sure is just part of the homestead at least...yup it sure is just part of the homestead at least iffin ya wanna eat meat HP..As a kid we would offat least that many in a day, well i didnt do much but i remember the gathering of folks come butcher day and the stench of plucking feathers.... ewwwwwwwwwwwwwdilli and the manthinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02122006176810712255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1998413892355588494.post-71733928799485433312010-07-19T19:27:57.327-04:002010-07-19T19:27:57.327-04:00cool! we used to hire a guy to do it for about $1....cool! we used to hire a guy to do it for about $1.25 a bird. Then we'd cool them for a couple of hours and cut them the way we wanted. We did 50 in one day, so we'd be good to go until the next year.<br />I'm not looking forward to doing mine myself, but it's gotta be done. Just part of living on a homestead.Herbalpaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13122973060172005945noreply@blogger.com