Joel Salatin | Broiler Processing Demo Homesteaders of America 2019

[@georgezgreek]

Joel Salatin will be remembered as a pioneer in the homesteaders community forever.

[@Ang.0910]

Why are u talking like he died? Don’t jinx him. We need him around 🤞✌️

[@saltygreek3870]

@@Ang.0910 no ones jinxing anyone !

[@SoNoFTheMoSt]

Not just the homesteading community the whole agricultural movement, im just hoping more people follow his lead.

[@janaprocella8268]

@Maurice Jalen Are you a nutcase? Who wants to do what you just said would be a nutcase.

[@janaprocella8268]

He sure will be !! He is definitely the boy scout leader of farming..!!!

[@IamGoen]

Joel Salatin is an example of how one person can change the world.

[@lsophial]

I know it is a survival skill, but i can't get use to it, this hurts my heart soul and mind.

[@Fiona2254]

@@lsophial I never thought I'd be doing this because I've always been an animal lover. I thought I'd limit miself to egg layers but I have come to despise large processing plants because of the way birds are treated like assets and not living beings. Since we moved into our ranch we have taken responsibility for feeding ourselves in a humane and natural way and adding meat birds was a natural road to take. We treat our birds right and their suffering is limited to a micro second. Most important is the fact that our animals live a good life eating bugs and grass suplemented with good feed. Enjoying the sun and wind. No hormones or unnatural things go in, a chicken living it's chicken life in a nice and clean piece of land. My grandmothers both did this and I remember a chicken being processed right before cooking it so we could eat. It's the circle of life, everything eats something else. (Typo edit)

[@srtjr99]

He has definitely changed mine.

[@mcvennison1101]

@@lsophial so sheltered.

[@kd0568]

@@lsophial d😊z

[@cynthiasmith6465]

I want to stop 2 minutes in to say I love how you talk about taking a life , even a bird, should be done with reverence. Bravo. I don't have the guts yet.

[@kenatpach]

3 years late on this one. Outstanding on every level. So many take aways from this! Many praises and thanks!

[@hipgroove68]

Wow. I just wanted to learn how to process a chicken, I walked away with a lesson on life. !

[@williamwilliams7706]

So many people talking about Joel online. I can see why now. This format was great.

[@EvilWhiteColonialist]

I wish I could quit my job and sit at this man's feet for a few years. I love Joel Salatin

[@Rawflcounsel76]

.......I don't think he would like you, if you would be just "BE SITTING" by him, better move your ass and do SOME kind work!!

[@arthurdewith7608]

Hm u got a problem with ur life

[@EvilWhiteColonialist]

@@arthurdewith7608 pardon? I have no problem with my life at all. why do you ask?

[@sarahbahr1273]

Worth $5-6k for AMERICAN made! Thank you, Joel! I can't wait to see you at the next HOA hopefully! Now that I know Doug & Stacy AND Joel will be there makes me so excited! 😇 God bless everyone out there that is starting to make their dreams a reality, and to us on the way to learning how to make it possible! 🙏

[@deangrant9399]

Is there a video that discusses how he found a market for his product. 6k investment is reasonable for the amount he is selling but how do we start creating a demand?

[@patgorman8061]

@@deangrant9399 farmers markets, nice restaurants (ask to speak to a chef they love buying good food) CSA programs roadside stand and word of mouth

[@tonyrayjones1550]

This is the best video I've seen on this subject of processing birds! We are new to Homesteading and this is priceless information thank you Joel!!

[@Fiona2254]

Same here. I've watched several videos and this one several times.

[@smallhammer5559]

@@Jj-gi2uv aba acaba a aba a ab. P

[@wendypeckinpaugh1078]

As a city girl, after stumbling onto Joel videos, I don't understand why all animals aren't raised by his methods! His ways are good for the earth, the animal (happy), and those that eat the animals...win, win, win situation that is still profitable for the provider!!! Preach Joel!!! He makes me want to get a piece of land to raise my own food.

[@MsK-xm7vw]

This is exactly what we need to see more of, including a detailed close-up video of gutting them. I've seen literally dozens of homesteading, and off-grid video's on KZbin, and none of them want to show themselves actually processing their livestock up-close and personal. People have to realize that this is a frequent and essential part of this lifestyle, they have to become comfortable with it, and they have to know how to do it right. Thank you for this video, absolutely love Joel and appreciate learning anything/everything I can from him.

[@paulatwood998]

But KZbin won't allow them to show the animal being dispatched which is part of the process.

[@clovergreen9959]

You Tube completely shut down a few channels that did show all the details.

[@TJHutchExotics]

@@paulatwood998 I was actually surprised to see him cut the first bird. Didn’t see much but I know how ridiculous KZbin is about things like that.

[@jacquelinebowen1176]

Well said, very detailed, thanks joel

[@Fiona2254]

Absolutely true!

[@HuldraX.]

This is pure gold! Thanks for sharing! Hello from Scandinavia!

[@CDESONE]

Was there to see it live, front row seat, but not one of the wet ones. Great presentation live just as good the second time around! Thanks Homesteaders of America for sharing. Looking forward to the event this fall!

[@amelia-ireneinpdx2613]

Joel, if you were to go for president, we all know that you would NOT be out golfing, you'd be on your farm educating. Something that is needed today. Go for it.

[@TheLeisamarie]

❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@dianneb208]

I am so happy to see Joel getting the recognition he has long deserved. I have been a fan since the early 90s when he wrote for Countryside Magazine. I had a farm then - don't now but hope to again. Love and long life.

[@lilolmecj]

Some 50 or so years ago my family processed I think 75 chickens each summer. I just held the role of plucker, now I find myself wanting to eat birds that just had one bad day. Maybe 2-3 including their shipping . Having a step by step demo, especially giving honor to the chicken will help a lot.

[@saucywench9122]

That's become my favorite go to phrase when discussing Silvo farming, just one bad day.

[@Fiona2254]

It's more like a bad instant not a whole day.

[@midwestribeye7820]

This was absolutely fascinating. He's a born teacher!

[@patrickhaupt3678]

I cant believe more people didnt either watch or like this video. I learned so much and he should run for president and win every one would have land and animals America could truly be a paradise.

[@valeriebyrd321]

Who are they to sell land that the father owns.When you buy land they never give you true owner ship of so how do you ever own the land.then they tax you for the land that they dont own .they tax you because they never gave you the actual land dead owner ship notice how that sounds land dead owner ship. Sounds like a boat doesn't it but on dry land. Think about it 😕😕😕😕😕😡😡😡 If they tax you for land you don't own it. Because true owner free and clear deed Doesn't pay taxes on land they own free and clear and holds deed to.😡😡😡😡?? ?? ?????????

[@patrickhaupt3678]

@@valeriebyrd321 also you can have other people or the government own mineral rights and other absurdities on your so called land...but yes I've heard this my whole life 😁 sadly I doubt it will ever change

[@valeriebyrd321]

@@patrickhaupt3678 The sad truth is we're islaved from the day we get a birth birth certificates then were in the system and ssn we are truly inslaved.they tryed to prevent me from texting this truth.

[@patrickhaupt3678]

@@valeriebyrd321 I feel like we have watched a lot of the same video's...the one explaining birth and its relationship to ships and compares human life to commodities also talked about IRS and ssn... my all time favorite is the doctor from the 60s explaining what the agenda was and all the correlations to our present.

[@patrickhaupt3678]

@@valeriebyrd321* Dr. Richard Day

[@curtisclark802]

This video has so much information - not just basics but stuff that comes with a long life of experiences. That's invaluable and watching now in 2024, seeing that this was pre-pandemic... Just wow

[@WoodRanger138]

How can You not Love and Respect this Man. Thank You Sir.

[@lovinheartw4066]

I just watched you at a Google conference from 2011. I saw you on Justin's farm tour. Firstly, thank you for all you do. I am too old to see it but I would love to see young people get back to the farm. they would love what they raise and nurture hands on and appreciate them giving their life so others can live. They would be too busy to get into trouble and too tired to rant and rave all over tows. They would appreciate "Prayer Day" because they wouldn't have so many chores to do if they went to pray and thank their maker. GBY

[@ChickensAndGardening]

Yeah wish I'd thought of doing this 20 years ago :) Luckily, our one kid turned out pretty good -- she helps me with my raised beds, she's taken her hunters education courses, and we're going to get her out hunting this fall at age 15. Hoping to get 4-5 meat chickens next spring and get her involved. If I'd started a homestead 20 years ago, I might have had 5 kids, to help with the chores! Next life, maybe. Anyway it's inspiring to see all these folks getting into this.

[@stinkeye460]

My wife and I live in a rural part of Suffolk, Va across from the Great Dismal Swamp. We raise both layer and meat chickens and have a large garden. We don't believe in showering our grandson and nieces and nephews with expensive gifts that will be forgotten over their lifetimes. Instead we give them simple experiences that they will cherish throughout the years. While everyone gave my grandson fancy electronic toys, I spent a day carving him a wooden toy canoe like the one my father got as a boy then gave it to me. The look of wonder he gets on his face as he plays with the chickens or watches a seed he planted turn into a water melon is more meaningful than a thank you for some plastic toy he receives. The gift of a lifetime of loving memories my grandparents gave me is more cherished than anything they could have bought me. I want to give him the same. My eldest son and I are both masons and he told me I better not ever put a trowel in his hand ha ha.

[@FreeCanadian76]

the forcing cone was a game changer for us. So simple and brilliant in its simplicity.

[@mattchutney]

we call it the cone of silence

[@joeyn985]

I'm starting 150 birds this summer using his method. We'll see how it goes

[@paulmango2726]

Watching this from Papua New Guinea and I learned a lot from this video about chicken processing. Thank you.

[@kristianandnicolebrito]

This video and a few others has helped us TREMENDOUSLY on our first round of chickens! What a great tool and insight given throughout this entire video.

[@AZJH8374]

Best video I've ever seen!!

[@barbarabrand190]

I have followed and learned from Joe for years. The most significant take away has not been the knowledge, but the perspective that allows the knowledge too grow.

[@moneymikegotuvideos312]

Joe's the best

[@Dreamydazefarm]

We visited Polyface and were lucky enough to watch Joel salatin deliver a sheep 🐑 it was amazing how there Great Pyrenees kept all the sheep back definitely an amazing farm!!

[@amandaforeman703]

Joel, you are the absolute best ! You educate and amaze us with your humbleness !

[@seek2find]

That was amazing!! More than just learning how to butcher chickens, it gave so many discourses on how to farm as well. Greatest camera work I have ever seen to demonstrate how to process a chicken!!! Well done!!

[@WalkScripture]

This is possibly the most important video on KZbin

[@CarolReidCA]

If not #1, it's up there!

[@rspranchinmontana]

Absolutely WONDERFUL! Thank you SO much HOA and Jeol Salatin. This is the kind of education we need now more than ever.

[@KilroggWOW]

Wow, more information in one video than the thousands I have watched before.

[@deborahjoyvalentine6180]

A little tough to watch but SO much VITAL information. Thank you for THOROUGH tutorial. God BLESS ya'll 🇺🇸🏠🙏

[@srtjr99]

I have seriously drank the Joel Salatin 'kool-aid'. We have had a handful of egg laying hens for a while now, but, after seeing several of his speeches and reading and reading 'You can farm' and 'Pastured poultry profit' I am fully committing to at minimum, self preservation. Just got my copy of 'Polyface Designs', I'll be fabricating a couple of chicken tractors here by the end of the month, Joel Salatin style. I really appreciate this guy and all the other homesteaders out there, much respect.

[@douglasridgefarm]

How has it been since you posted this comment? Curious to know about your progress.

[@BCS2023]

So much to learn from this video, not the least of which is how to share your passion.

[@srtjr99]

We raised a winter flock if meat birds, today is harvest day...🤞 Thank you for the inspiration Joel.

[@breesechick]

Joel Salatin is the BEST.

[@ziggyzogo9064]

Never seen a humorous, well informed, and down to earth entrepreneur in my whole life as you Sir. From Fiji with love.

[@valeriemckay7064]

I knew this was not hard but did not know exactly how, now I do, thanks much.

[@janicewright7952]

What a great guest.🐔

[@tubefry]

Thank you Joel and Team! I've listened and watched and learned so much. Today we butchered our own and with some help from experience friends it went great. I'm planning on expanding. Thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely! God bless you

[@heartstonecampground1081]

I remember the homeschooling battle back in the day...my mother was an elementary school teacher, and turned us in repeatedly for homeschooling our children because SHE felt we weren’t qualified. Ugh! Flash forward 30 years...both kids are now very successful, happy adults with families... who homeschool their kids =)

[@floridarich9250]

What a good little brown shirt that teacher was. Brings the term, useful idiot, to life.

[@1111atreides]

How awful that your own mother did that. I got nothing but support from friends and family. My beautiful daughter, though no genius by any stretch, will be graduating 2 years early because of no-nonsense early homeschooling that didn't waste her time or squash her spirit. She'll be flying the coop at the age of 18 with her associates in science, a love for learning, and a library card. She makes me so proud.

[@kiteon12052]

I ran into this video cause I was researching my own butcher shack that I will be building this winter to prep for meat birds next spring. I have since watched everything by jole salatin and have just fallen in love with his work. Thank you Joel. You have confirmed alot of the tings I am doing in life and taught me soo much. Thank you joel salatin

[@kiteon12052]

I am culling my first 100 this weekend. I have watched this video about 100 times . This man is just packed with information

[@OurTexasHomestead]

Love the video , thanks for all the information.

[@darlenechaney6989]

I learned so much and was not bored. 🤓 I'm educated and ready to pluck.

[@homesteadhousewife9964]

2 rules -keep your mouth shut -if you feel something on your lip, do not lick it! 😂🤢😉

[@anujpatil1853]

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[@gotrescuedauto3584]

I LMBOOOO AT THAT COMMENT HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@CarolReidCA]

Great rules to live by! Same applies when riding a motorcycle! Don't want bugs in the grill! 😂

[@saltygreek3870]

Maybe you should be taking your own advice btw the brown spec on ur lip aint chocolate! Its 💩coming out your mouth.

[@stinkeye460]

My wife found that out the hard way. I haven't the heart to post the video of her gagging, spitting and screaming for water. Well maybe if she passes away before me he he.

[@willie9767]

U r doing a wonderful job I just love it

[@MohammedAslamtit-bitsoflife]

Mr Joel is a great person with mountain of knowledge and very humorous 👍🌹🌺🌺🌷🌹

[@scentsbyemebathbody3161]

A outstanding video ! So knowledgeable… Thank you for educating & entertainering us … Thank always learn something new 👍🇺🇸💕🏡

[@TJHutchExotics]

He is such a wealth of knowledge, an amazing speaker and teacher. Joel for president!

[@trucko8857]

my hat off to you Joe at the times we live You are a God sent!!!

[@ThuyBui-ts9iy]

Ohnui

[@bonneymoseley1159]

I actually laught so hard watching this video, this will be our first dispatching coming up, 100 Cornish cross. You have took alot of fear out of it. I only wish I had the plucked. We live in Alaska and our birds did fine!

[@nancymweasel6561]

Love the not so bad to watch graphic video. I needed to see all the details. $6000 for the equipment is doable if shared by numerous groups.

[@nicmic6138]

Just bought that book, God bless this man

[@daved2082]

Folks like myself new to raising chickens should also look at the Broomstick Method for dispatching birds. I had to cull 2 roosters. The first I used a hatchet which is slightly gorey as in this video. The second I used the broomstick and it is very quick on the bird.

[@go-farm]

I totally agree. Those birds didn't look like they were killed instantly like with the broomstick method, and it honours the animal to get that bit over quickly.

[@jojordan5868]

Right on, beautiful intro. Same attitude when we hunted with our dad.

[@jodywhitehead9173]

Re: inspection/regulation is about sales not safety In my farm direct sale business (ginseng), I sold direct at night markets in Vancouver, Canada. My original strategy was to give out small free samples of ginseng tea to draw customers in to my stand and to demonstrate quality. One season I decided to try selling full cups of tea. This required that I rent a food stall and get licensed by the local Health Authority. My inspection took about 30 seconds!! So if I gave it away it was safe but if I sold it there was a safety issue. lol

[@valeriebyrd321]

Sell the cup for what the cup and tea are worth .If they buy the cup for that price they get the tea to try for free in the cup.There is ALLWAYS a way.mm🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔👍throw away coffee cups. Buy a cup get free tea to try as a sample. 🌝🤗🌝🤗🌝🤗🌝🤗🌝🤗🌝🤗🌝🤗 Your not selling the tea your selling the cup so they get a free sample. Free tea sample when you BUY a coffee cup.

[@HiddenCreekHomestead]

Happy to have finally started my homestead after years of watching these videos and now starting my own channel. Kinda bummed that we cant attend the conference in 2020. Was looking forward to finally meeting some fellow homesteaders.

[@jackiekatz8286]

On my grandparents farm, it was my job to clean the gizzards. I still love gizzard, but unfortunately at my age I can't eat them. We dressed chicken the old fashion way but as a city girl I enjoyed the country life.

[@Nousuariofound]

What a great and amazing story I’m glad everything is working out for the best definitely Inspiring and I can’t wait to get my land and start a homestead

[@daz.r1994]

this was great. i will have to process some chickens later in the year for food. and this was a great help. thank you.

[@janaprocella8268]

HE IS IN THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA... I ALSO USED TO LIVE THERE IN THAT AREA. HOPING TO GET BACK SOMEDAY SOON

[@chelseywelwood22]

This is such an amazing resource. Thanks for sharing!

[@laurakevghas4115]

Incredibly useful video. Thanks for sharing.

[@rslrandyman]

So enjoyed this video. Lots of great explanations and repetition of the butchering

[@72tjustin]

Never heard of this gentleman, but seems there is alot of knowledge under that hat!

[@petarciglar3913]

Joel is a legend.

[@Mindy56743]

I was just listening to the podcast and can remember my water glass freezing at night and waking up and running to the butt warmer and we used to laugh about how you would warm up one side and freeze the other. I told my mom we used to play rotisserie. Lol that was in the ozarks Missouri.

[@johncourtneidge]

Entirely magnificent! Everyone (and I mean everyone) should watch this. A Mastercrafts' man. Thank-you, Joe Salutin!

[@TheLeisamarie]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!

[@chrismagero3290]

Very witty and knowledgeable

[@jessicab9147]

Love the reverence. Great info for production type processing and appreciate the info but myself I think I'll stick to the head removal. I need to be SURE of a quick clean kill to do it myself

[@meatqna]

Is there a disadvantage(s) to killing them by chopping the head off as opposed to this method? Does it affect the quality of the meat or anything like that?

[@jessicab9147]

@@meatqna I think they are supposed to bleed out better, making those little blood clots you sometimes find close to the bone less likely

[@meatqna]

@@jessicab9147 thank you for the info

[@brianstevens5547]

@@meatqna he explains at 9:05

[@TheImperfectGardeners]

This was an amazing experience thank you for the informative lecture.

[@TeyimPila]

That speech made so much sense. Reminded me of "Finding meaning in suffering and in death" as written by Viktor Frankl in Man's search for meaning.

[@erichazell6876]

I'm doing my 9 broilers 1 died this Saturday. This was great I appreciate the info

[@dwaynelejeune3508]

Just came across your channel Wish I would have found you months ago now a subscriber I’ve learned a lot just from this one vid I will be looking thur your library of other items. And will also save this vid to have to come back to research

[@gopherstocks3659]

Joel is an American treasure. thanks for all you do.

[@gloriabeddow15]

Great Information! We can all learn something from Joel Salatin, Thank you Doug and Stacy 🐓

[@CarolReidCA]

Excellent video! Thank you Joe Salatin! You answered a lot of questions and curiosities I had! Loved the jokes too!

[@daviddyson7359]

Fantastic informative video. Thanks very much!

[@aniaklementowicz2800]

Thank you very much for the Video it answered several questions. From Wales England across the Pond.

[@COIcultist]

Wales, England?

[@jbbrown7907]

Excellent video. We completed our 76 birds today using child labor. They watched this video. I wish I had. I have done thousands of birds. This is the video you want to watch.

[@kathleenseligmytatterednto8560]

This was fantastic and full of information. Thanks for sharing it.

[@IHAVERIGHTS]

Thank you sir for all of the information I need to process my backyard birds to feed my family.

[@davidtarr3043]

Awesome show thank you brother!🐔🐔👍

[@makeitkate3240]

Holy crap, I guess I live in a crazy cheap part of the country because people here would NEVER pay that for chicken! Fortunately, thanks to people like Joel, I get to raise my own luxury meat for stupid cheap.

[@LovemyDrones]

That was very informative! Entertaining as well!

[@gennicejalcendor396]

Your chickens are very yummy looking!! Beautiful chickens!!

[@jasonhatfield4747]

This is absolute gold

[@saltwaterinmyveins]

This is so important!! My grandparents did this without thinking. Then my parents ( older baby boomers ) looked down on this lifestyle and thought it was disgraceful, wanted to live in a subdivision. Sure glad I listened to Memaw and Papa.

[@andrewvillanueva4222]

Wow that is effective way to process chickens.

[@MrKevinEaddy]

I just ordered 3 of his books

[@ambertucker6542]

Great video! Thank you for sharing.

[@spicer41282]

Thank you for sharing. Very valuable.

[@bethdurbin3203]

Great live demo!!!

[@ggarden8432]

a lot of good questions for first timers.

[@olubolaolunuga3367]

Good processing stuff all the way..., I loved it.

[@silentsandwind]

sharp knife detail: some metals cant be sharped cos micro particles do not have sharp corners. such metal can be hard as hell but not good for knife. had one when i was a kid. so if it does not cut after sharpening attempt - compare to other metal to make sure you not in that situation.

[@trulylynn9941]

I just learned to rotate my chicken from head to toe! Thanks bro. I also found a way to make a chicken plucker at home.