RAISING & BUTCHERING MEAT BIRDS - How we Process our Chickens for Self Sufficiency - Step by Step
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 24. 07. 2024
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We are self sufficient in chicken and in this video, we show you step by step how we manage our processing of the meat birds for least stress on the birds and maximum use of the animal. This is a great how to video for beginners, everyone has their own way of processing birds and this is ours.
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Itâs a tough subject to cover. Iâm a vegetarian personally manly due to the ethical reasons of mass farming . Really think more people need to understand how there food is processed and have a lot of respect for people who can process there own food and understand and respect there choices âșïž. Lovely to see how much thought you have put in to making the dispatching of the animals as calm as possible. Keep up the great content âșïž
I agree with your reasons completely. Personally itâs the cruelty of some of the lives lived that I donât like which is such a shame that happens in this day and age.
People are so disconnected with where their food comes from, it genuinely shocks me sometimes. Thank you for the comments, really appreciate it!
Fantastic video, chic. Really instructive and clear for sonebody thinking about processing their own birds. Aren't we lucky to have super handy husbands? đ
Thank you Lou! Really appreciate that. We sure are!! Xx
Hi Tracy. It's a controversial subject and everyone these days is offended by something or other. I respect vegetarians & vegans their right to eat what they choose and would appreciate the same respect back at my choice to eat meat. The pressure canner is a game changer, so now all I have to do is win the lottery and I'll get one! Lol Have a nice weekend x
Hi Kim, totally agree with you. Hopefully people are more on that page than the other! Oh, I hear you on the pressure canner, prices are ridiculous though I did see one on eBay recently that wasnât too bad. Have a lovely week xx
This was such a good video. Loads of simple steps and practical information. đ I doubt we will ever be in a position to raise meat birds but I still find it useful (and encouraging) to see the process and how it can be done on a smallholding. All the tips for processing the chicken once itâs been dressed was great. Based on this video and the earlier one where Steven led you through the cutting up a whole chicken Iâm determined to only buy whole chickens and do the rest myselfâŠ!
Thanks for the info and the inspiration. đ xx
Thank you Deb. I want to try and include as many practical tips that weâve found helpful and share, so I appreciate that feedback.
That makes me so happy, whole chickens are definitely the way to go. Even if itâs not perfect first time, it still eats and I am sure it will be đ xx
Thank you for showing this
Thank you for watching :)
Yes! Iâve been waiting for this one. Thank you for sharing thatâs really great.. weâre doing ours in 2 weeks time x
Hope they go well if not already done! Thanks for watching :)
This was fabulous, so informative, thank you! Iâm considering meat rabbits over here, but my husband is a city boy and not interested in the dispatching/dressing parts.
Thank you for the lovely feedback and fingers crossed for you one day!
Fantastic, so good to see! Where did you get your canner in the uk Tracey?
Hi! Thanks for watching :) We got off off eBay before the madness started. Theyâre still available on there but pricey unfortunately
Great vid thanks for doing it,Ive been looking at getting a pressure canner but they are so expensive in the uk well any that i have seen anyway. I wish we had the resources here like they have in america for the food preservation etc.I look forward to the next one :)
Hi Jackie, thank you for watching. The prices of canners are crazy at the moment, hopefully theyâll come down. The more of us that show interest, the more chance of it becoming more of a UK thing hopefully! We can keep our fingers crossed! Take care
Hey Tracey great video. Just a couple of questions. Do you withhold food the day/ night before? And do you also process ducks the same way? Is there a reason for dressing the next day? Could you dress same day? The plucker is an amazing machine, would make this stage so much easier. Thanks again for sharing and caring especially for your animals through out the process.
Hi Martina, thank you for watching.
We feed as normal the day before, but they donât get a nighttime feed nor morning on the day of dispatch.
Yes, ducks are exactly the same for dispatch tho they canât be wet plucked easily so dry plucking is the way we go there if we pluck, otherwise we skin them.
We just dress the next day purely for time constraints. Yes, absolutely could do the same day and we would in the future.
Take care lovely đ„°
Brilliant video! âïžâïžâïžâïžâïž
Do I see jars from LoveJars? Iâve used similar for jams using their coloured flat lids, but not pressure canned with them yet. Obviously, they can be pressure canned, though! Seen similar in LakelandâŠ.
Those ready-to-go canned meals look fabulous. đ
Isnât Steve a star! Could he link what knives he uses and show us the professional way to sharpen?
Have a great week, guys.
Hi!
The jars are from Jars and Bottles but the same I think. Lug lids. I was hesitant at first given what you read and hear on American canning videos. I researched a lot and did a few practice runs and theyâve been perfect. Very pleased with them and not one failed seal. They take a bit of getting used to as the lids only screw half a turn. Sorry, youâll probably know all of this đ
Iâll ask him for the knife link and absolutely re sharpening. Thanks for the ideas!
Take care đ„°
@@OurSmallholdingAdventure Thank you for the response, Tracy. The type of knife link would be great. However, having since seen Steveâs previous bird prep video, I note that he uses (in seconds. SECONDS!!!) the standard knife steel. I actually blunt my knife further using those so would love a tip from him.
I resort to taking my knives to a professional sharpener cos đ€ŠđŒââïžđ±đ€ŠđŒââïž
Thanks again Tracy that was a great video, I've said before but I'll say it again the way Steven butchers meat is an artform.
Looking at your jars of chicken pie filling yiu seem to have jars with regular "jam jar" lids as well as the main lids.... is that right and how are they processed/canned ( so many questions sorry)
Take care x
Thank you so much Sean. Great feedback for him.
Re the jars, those lids are called lug lids so I have learned. In American videos you wonât find most people using the due to their guidelines, however lots of other places do including many UK canners. I got a great deal from a company called Jars and Bottles and they sell replaceable lids too. One piece, not two. They are used the same way as the 2 piece lids in my canning videos etc. Iâll try to include something on future videos too when it fits in. Take care đ„°
@@OurSmallholdingAdventure I've heard of lug lids Tracy but never seen them in use... everyday is a schoolday đ
Great video thanks for sharing. Have you been experimenting with the chickensâ diet to change the flavour of the meat? I was reading earlier in the week that it is maize that gives chickens that desired yellowness and flavour
Thatâs an interesting one as no, we havenât but curious to see what others have done with this. Thanks for watching!
Brilliant video, I've saved it so I never loose it, it's so useful. We've raised our own meat birds, but I don't think we were as organised as you and seeing how you do it, I think that's the key to it. Can I ask why you don't gut the birds as soon as you've despatched them? Is it for a specific reason or just a time thing? đ
How kind, thank you! Itâs just a time thing for us, we break it down so it fits round our schedule. Nothing wrong with doing it the same day :)
Great video thank you, we process our birds at our field away from home and always gut them straight after dispatch, is it better to leave them overnight before gutting as that would be so much easier for us, we donât have hanging room but we can lay them flat in the fridge, also where are your big jars from I was buying weck jars but since brexit they are too expensive Iâm upping my canning this year and those jars look perfect xx
Thank you Jemma! We were given a commercial fridge that we switch on just for these kind of tasks as itâs expensive to run.
Jars are from JarsandBottles website and are panelled jars, 500 and 1000s which I love for canning. Lots of UK canners use them despite what you hear from overseas xx
I have just stumbled across your channel thank you both its been my dream to do home steading me and my girlfriend both live on a narrowboat completly off grid this is food for thought where did you buy your pressure canning stuff im really curious (sorry if its a question you get a lot)
Hi, thanks for the question and welcome! We got it from eBay actually, been really good from there :)
Great job, where did you get your plucker and the cost of it?? How old were your birds on slaughter day thanks đ
Hi there
Plucker and boiler were ÂŁ50 off Facebook marketplace, we wouldnât buy brand new for the plucker but the boiler we had to replace.
Facebook marketplace is a winner for this kind of stuff. These were 12 weeks old, bought as day old chicks.
Thanks for watching :)
@@OurSmallholdingAdventure were they tender to eat? How long do you hange them for?? Is this what makes them tender??? I've done meat birds before but were really tough. Is age and hanging a factor in this??? I small hold in Portugal atm but looking to move back to the uk so love your channel
Excellent video!
I love chicken liver! Saute in a little butter and then I nake myself a yummy chicken liver sarnie!
Chicken liver is a good introduction for kids as it's milder than other livers.
I looked into pressure canners but they are expensive here in UK. As there's only me to feed I couldn't justify the cost. I have my dehydrator which I love!
Again, brilliant video.
Thank you for watching and that sounds delicious! Itâs so good for you. Yes; we were lucky to get the canner before the madness started. I am pleased with the investment. Dehydrators are excellent tools too! Fantastic. Take care!