Butchering chickens The Beginning of A New Year.....

Today is Jan.1 ,2015....the beginning of a New Year.....How did I start my year?

They are hanging to bleed out....

I decided to skin instead of plucking this time.....

Look who is waiting for scraps.....He waited
so patiently.....

Look how large the breast meat is....

It filled a large 16 quart stainless steel bowl..with just 2 chickens

..... Butchering chickens of course....We had 2 chickens not laying.Actually they came from my sisters chicken houses.When the chicken people empty houses sometimes they leave some.Good healthy chickens.Instead of killing them, my sister drops them off here.I grow them out and butcher them.They don't lay, they just get hugely fat.They also can eat a ton of feed....so after watching them gobble feed for a while,I decided they need to go in the stew pot.....Happy New Year....I will keep you posted of Everyday life here on "PatchWork Acres"

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