I raised 20 Cornish x and butchered 10 of them today by hand. That means, hot water bathed them over a fire and hand plucked them. We mainly butchered the roosters that have gotten much larger (and are feed hoggers) than the hens. The meat was gorgeous. I kept two as whole birds to do baked chicken and the rest I cut up. The whole process: kill, water bath, pluck, gut, cut up took about 6 hours including setup.
This is how they turned out! I am very impressed with the quality of meat
whole chicken. Weighing out at 5.2 pounds. Nice size
Wings! We love spicy wings with a cold beer. In fact, that's my reward :)
These breasts are beautiful
Drummies with skin on to keep them moist
Hearts and gizzards. Mr. Hunky loves himself some gizzards
Tenderloins, perfect for little kids.
Wings! We love spicy wings with a cold beer. In fact, that's my reward :)
I cut all the scraps from the carcass to make chicken sausages.
