Farm Fresh: Rainbow Rangers go to Freezer Camp

 We received our 25 Rainbow Ranger chicks March 8th.  May 27th (around 12 weeks old) we butchered 18 in about 2 hours.  Kids helped. Friends came to learn and practice. We prayed over the chickens, that death would be quick, and experienced again a tremendous gratitude for the animals we eat.

Here is a good picture that captures the overall scene. We hung or used a killing cone on the tree, scalded in the large metal trash can, put it in the plucker, eviscerated on the tables, and then into my iceboxes to chill for 24 hours.

Scalding at 155 degrees Fahrenheit -- I had pots on the stove to add boiling water and bring the temp back up half way through.

My good friend loaned us her plucker. It worked incredibly well and saved tons of time.  

I spent a lot of time demonstrating the evisceration part of the process.