Collecting Chickens
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How to butcher chicken outdoors
What happens here
The presenter moves to the mobile coop where the Cornish Cross chickens are housed. He explains that these birds are typically ready for slaughter in 8-9 weeks and dress out at 6-8 pounds each. He also emphasizes that these are meat birds, not pets. He uses a feeder to attract the chickens, then carefully picks them up by hand and places them into dog crates in the back of a Gator utility vehicle for transport to the processing station.
Goal: Safely gather chickens from the coop for processing
Tools and materials
- Dog Crates — Safely holding and transporting chickens
- Feeder — Attracting chickens for easy capture
- Gator Utility Vehicle John Deere — Transporting chickens to the processing station
- Mobile Chicken Coop — Housing the chickens