Chicken processing

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.

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

The rules for the exact day, weight, or age to slaughter a chicken. Here's what to consider when planning your chicken processing day.

Learn how to butcher a chicken so you can have food for you and your family this year. Just some basic tools that you can implement for your own backyard processing day.

We had our first experience slaughtering chickens on the homestead and it went down differently than what we had thought. Here's what it was like!

Learn how to butcher chickens from your backyard for meat consumption. The step-by-step photos will guide you through.

Jul 24, 2017 - 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.

Poultry processing equipment makes the task of butchering much easier. The tools and supplies for butchering chickens and poultry consists 9 must have items

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.