Poultry Talk Ontario (pto.ca)

Went to processors today with my cull birds from the breeding programme and I'm pretty happy. All Toms.
Bird 1 June 2nd hatch 15lbs
Birds 2,3,4 7.5,...

Hi
Going to try butchering our roosters
At what age does everyone butcher their roosters
They are Easter eggers and are 3 months old
Thanks

We were blessed with an apple tree when we moved in June.
The tree wasn't sprayed, but has a lot of great(not buggy) apples.
We did a small batch of...

Well, they may be classified as young roosters they way they chase the hens around. They have no finesse. These were the ones hatched at the end of...

If there is anyone else out there who blanches beans and greens....
On the inside rim of the pot, at the water level, after the blanching is done,...

Easy Steps to Canning and Pickling Beets (with 6 Recipes)

Today, we slaughtered the last 2 young roosters so that we would have one desirable left.
Again we decided to skin them instead of plucking because...

The bags that the processor uses are getting thinner and thinner every year.
for years now I have used Twist Tie from Dollars store that work like a...

We processed 4 of our Orlopp Bronze Turkeys yesterday. Now I know why white poultry is used commercially - whatever is left over from plucking is not...

What is it? And do I need it for my small home grown flock, raised from eggs, not purchased meat chicks? When I look online at poultry processing...

How did I do? :big chicken:

The two on the left are mallard derived mixed domestics, on the right is a young muscovy. I still had to singe them...

Does anyone use an automatic drum plucker? If so what do you think of it? Can you buy a plucker that is large enough to do a turkey or goose but will...

I feel really good about what I did today. Usually I end up selling the bantam roosters or just killing them. However since prices are $1 for a box...

Called to make an appointment to have a dozen cockerels processed on Nov 29th
(now I remember why one shouldn't hatch in July)....
and they weren't...

Posting this one for Ross, great tip.

I found some young boys that were hiding when we sent the others off to camp so now I have 5 big cockerels to process and its darn cold out. Any...

We had 'old tom' for holiday dinner yesterday. 3 years old when he hit the chopping block last summer. Father was a Royal Palm and mother was mixed...

Never used the broom handle method.
watched a few videos but interested in any tips.

YES I know there are other methods, & have tried a few.
I Need...

We are almost half way through processed 13 of 40 meat broilers yesterday. I'm so proud of myself! I didn't think I could do it but I got through it...

Trying some fermented pickles this week
Anybody have some tips and procedures they recommend
BAYVISTA I'M TOLD YOU MAKE THE BEST!
Acording to...

Found this on FB ...

Hi, Last year I purchased poultry shrink bags from duropac. They are better than the ones I ordered from USA in previous years - thicker bags and...

Hi, one of my female ducks had to be killed today. I want to pluck her rather than skin. I remember from the previous forum that some said it was...