Meat Chickens! What We Got and How I Process Them!

[@amandaandBooster]

There will be people who dont want to watch it but at the end of the day they can keep scrolling. I would like to see the start to Finnish 😊

[@ardurbin2]

U da man Tyler, excellent walk thru/explanation of meat bird processing. Would luv 2 C the entire process, afraid the KZbin censors would make FTR life miserable afterwards. Luv how Ms. Sadie was trying 2 jump in with the baby checks so she could herd them, how quickly they learn. 👍👏😊

[@viewerman99]

I like this. Processing from start to finish is good knowledge.

[@billking1954]

I would like to see it Tyler, that’s life!

[@rogerpence1117]

Tyler was raised on a farm. We killed 125 birds, 20 at time an put them in the freezer. We heated water, plucked feathers an butchered. I still buy whole chickens an cut them up. Awesome videos !! Keep up the good work.

[@davidhintz1]

Always bought a pickup truck bed full of chickens from the neighbors, hung 5 upside down from a fencepost and cut the heads off and butchered. Grandma was always there from town to help. I used to collect the legs and pull on the tendon to make the claws move. Good times back then in the 7o´s in Iowa.

[@juliealbert9222]

Good morning Tyler! I would like to see how you go about this process BUT I wonder how much "flack" you're gonna get just from this video. People should be realistic & understand this is humane and very efficient. No matter what you show or don't show .... There's gonna be those that will make negative comments. You do what works for putting food on your table & let the ones with negative comments buy their meat from the grocery store where they don't have to think about how it gets there. Also, be careful with showing the gory details as KZbin will demonitize your video. So nice to see Sadie. She sure is getting big! Thanks for sharing!

[@ardurbin2]

U R absolutely correct young lady!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Julie. A lot of good things to think about!

[@dirtyroofer3678]

Nice plucker , I've just been skinning them out , it's pretty fast , I got a small place I do 70 birds twice usually. If I can do it in Brooklyn and I know plenty who do , I think it would make for a great educational video , I learned as a young boy on a dairy farm in Vermont and just went off what I remembered Peace

[@suzannemarsh8610]

Yes, I was going to ask if he ever skins them instead of plucking.

[@BrianBriCurInTheOC]

Suzanne Marsh I don’t think I could ever pass up eating chicken skin - too damn tasty

[@benhesterly462]

Your a practical farmer, yes I would be interested seeing more of the chicken processing . Looks like we are neighbors as I in live in Auburn.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Oh cool yeah we got them at the old feed store on Nevada St. Echo Valley Ranch I think?

[@virginiareid5336]

Most channels that I have seen doing this don't actually show the killing on their videos. A couple have, but most show putting them in the cone. Then straight to the scalding pot. It would be interesting to see your process. Take Care.

[@tammysarrazin7078]

the only thing you miss is slit throat and drain blood and the chickens nerves make shake ...thats where the saying comes from " running around like a chicken with its head cut off" only they do it in a cone now a days

[@chrisunderwood2524]

Farmer Tyler..we raised. Chickens, ducks, geese, and meat rabbits..but we purchased a small table top black and decker band saw...this was the best...very fast for the end process..our family of six loved to have a whole half of chicken when we grilled..so the majority of our birds where cut straight down the center..everyone then got a wing, breast. Thigh and leg...so much easier that using a knife..did this for all the chickens and rabbits. ..and quarreling was fast also...not to mention very smooth professional cuts..then bagged and sealed..

[@farmertylerranch4399]

That’s a good idea. My dream is to one day have a full home butcher shop

[@rickbarton9130]

Tyler, back in the 60's and early 70's when I was a kid my folks always raised up about 70 or 80 fryers. I remember going to the feed store and picking up boxes of chicks bringing them home and putting them in the chicken house under heat lamps and finally turning them out in the large chicken run we had. And then eventually, inevitably, the day would come to "process" them all. The set up we had was pretty crude by todays standards. Mom and us kids would set up shop just outside the chicken run with a big cast iron pot for scald water and an old table mom worked on. Dad would catch the chickens one at a time and behead them by stepping on their heads and removing it with a firm pull. He'd then just let them run around while they bled out. My brothers and I would get the chore of scalding and plucking them and Mom would butcher them. Then into the freezers they'd go. I hated that job more than any other on the farm. It was even worse than snapping beans or shelling peas, two other jobs I dreaded each summer. Anyway we ate well and to be truthful I'd love to go back to that lifestyle, it would sure beat this modern mess we have today in the cities.

[@sandib4234]

i can sure relate...i remember using comet to try and get the smell off my hands!!

[@newbee509]

Yep. Me too.

[@elizabethw1362]

I love how Sadie is inspecting everything, and making sure all is well.

[@nicksmith4856]

I think everyone needs to learn how to do this especially what our country and whole world has been dealing with grocery stores being out of groceries when things get this bad you need to have a back up plan and being able to do it your self is a great back up plan.

[@mikedaugharty5544]

we used to do chickens when i was a kid. no chicken plucker, that is the salvation piece to the process. we used the hatchet method, followed by the run like a chicken with its head off!!

[@zakaryscookingchannel5680]

Good morning Tyler I'm interested in seeing more

[@Irelandgal]

My great gramma would have loved you! That plucker blew my mind, let alone the orange end of life chicken preparation. You are so creative! If one is going to have the freshest chicken available, at least watching your way, my new friend, is humane and I’m thinking an evening grilled over the campfire. Hard to get over the adorable little 🐥. But, such is life!

[@JoelHershberger]

I love those kind of videos. I grew up in a family that raised a lot of our own meat animals. We couldn't always afford to buy it in a store, so we had to raise it ourselves. This is just a necessary part of life if you eat meat. People really need to know this. The need to know that it is a humane way to cull your animals and put meat in your freezer.

[@snipe757]

Thanks for addressing this topic. It is helpful for others considering meat birds to hear why certain equipment is needed and how some techniques work better than others.

[@tbac2432]

I personally would love to watch you process the chickens. I have processed poultry in the past and watching how someone else does it is always good. Everyone has a way of doing things lets see how you do it. Now with all that being said. If you do end up making that video WE THE PEOPLE are here and will help you in the comments section. Thank you for the video sir.

[@miriambertram2448]

Your skills continue to amaze me. I have never seen a homemade chicken plucker

[@ericseif5578]

I think it’s worthwhile to show the whole process. Love your videos FTR.

[@darrellanderson1177]

Thanks for sharing your equipment for meat birds. It would be awesome if you document the whole process. Thanks for another great video!

[@RandWFarmstead-TonyWalsh]

I was just studying up on this earlier this week and watching videos. I would be interested in your point of view as I value you as a trusted source. Take care my friend.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I appreciate that thank you!

[@wykeishacraft6820]

Great work for Farmer Tyler Ranch and i enjoyed this channel everytime i look at it. 😄😄😄 God Bless You !

[@alanclark6761]

As a kid we had a tree stump with 2 nails driven in at opposing angles. Slip their head in & a quick hatchet drop did the trick on them chickens. We always processed them one at a time a few hours before dinner. Now go ahead & show us how you do it; I'm always will to learn something easier.

[@allysonh6410]

Would love to see it!! If you count it worth the fight some people will give you, let's go!. I gotta feed my family if I can't find meat at the store next time!!! LOL crazy times we are living in. And Sadie is already getting so big!!! ♥️♥️

[@hoosiergrizz2742]

I say fire away with the chicken processing show. I'm no big fan of the ultimate whopper but I don't complain about someone else eating one.

[@logansmith6188]

I really appreciate this video! We just got 50 Cornish crosses and this is my first time ever doing meat birds. They had a bunch at the farm store and I just bought them on a whim. I always appreciate your videos and hope to see some more of your chicken operation!

[@french-canadianfarmer5049]

Well done! We have a lot of experience processing chickens and turkeys. You explain it well. We are able to rent a professional scalder and plucker here for about 100$ a day.

[@rawa5457]

Hahaha. I was thinking of making a plucker from a washing machine drum. And here is a ready patent. :):):) Thank you, sir. God Bless FTR.

[@jeangibson5680]

Thanks for the info on how to properly butcher chickens, I always wondered how it was done ! Thanks

[@paulreed6340]

Like to see more about the chicken plucker for sure as I need to get building one myself. Have 30 birds on the way

[@nadeenflynn9673]

Wonderful coverage of the tools you need and how/why you use them to process the birds. I remember my grandfather ‘prepping’ chickens for the dinner table. He used the most basic tools. As much as I would like to see your process, I’d hate for you to be hassled about it. Maybe the suggestion by others of using a rubber chicken would work?

[@robertsimmons3556]

Roger your fourth sentence! He did a good job in how its done!

[@robertsimmons3556]

Morning Tyler, really a see one, do one, teach one, video. I really like that you most often build your own equipment. The feather plucker tops that list! I like the use of aluminum diamond plate too. When you showcase what life is like on the ranch/farm, you do this in a clear and specific academic/practical manor. Good job!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Bob yeah I needed something that wouldn’t rust and was easy to drill through, so aluminum fit the bill! Diamond plate was handy!

[@clajlov]

Sadie , so cute looking in the trough at the little chicks..😊

[@musiclovertennessee2189]

Hey great video!! I would really like to see chicken processing from start to finish. You would be literally farm to table. Thank you again for all of your hard work. My wife and I are true fans as we raise our cattle here in west Tennessee. If you might remember we grew up in Walnut Creek and my son lives in Sacramento. So we understand your farming challenges. Thanks!!

[@tamstertx63]

I think putting a disclaimer at the beginning of the video will cover any guidelines that KZbin has for a meat processing video. There is always somebody that would be offended anyway, but you can always point to the disclaimer and say" hey, you knew what the video was about". Or you can put a little blur spot over the chicken neck before you cut. Personally, I have processed enough chickens and rabbits over the years that I have no problem watching it. Too many people have no clue about the food supply chain. These are educational videos and I'm glad you are making them!

[@131dyana]

It was my job to pluck the chicken feathers after grandma dunked them in boiling water. we made feather pillows and I slept on a feather bed. I loved that bed. My cousin put the feathers in an old pillow case and swung them in a circle and got the excess water out. I then hung the pillow case on the clothes line until 2 dry days passed. then we could use pillow ticking and make pillow cases or put them in a big bag and make a feather bed later on. we had fried chicken every Sunday. We had lots of chickens and lost of feathers and lots of eggs. when a hen got too old to lay eggs any more they were Sunday dinner. When I had chickens I could not kill them. I sold them and we bought more chickens at the feed store. My first school clothes were made out of chicken feed sacks. they used to be made out of pretty material.

[@sierrasearle2449]

Tyler, I cooked one of your birds this week, and they are so good! Dibs on 14 of these chicks. 10 for me and 4 for a friend. A whole chicken lasts my family of three, including a teenager, a full week.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Sierra now you’re going to have to find me more chicks!

[@jenniferlennartz5995]

Yes! I would like to see how it's done. My husband and I raised a few birds and I can surely tell you or anyone else how Not to get this job done. Lol! We failed pretty miserably. Haven't tried since.

[@lynnroberge1886]

Not to sound morbid and I apologize to anyone who thinks that way,,, but I wanna see the plucker pluck. We just got ourselves, some chicks that we are raising as laying hens and meat birds. So this video is very helpful to me and my family. Thank you Farmer Tyler for posting this

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I’ll definitely be showing that part! Give me about 5-6 weeks haha

[@williamblack5837]

We have a local guy who rents a trailer that has everything contained in a trailer works great for everything from 100-1000’s ya hook a propane tank a power cord and a garden hose and boom your off to the races makes things so easy

[@Sam-black]

sounds like a nice set-up

[@sashcraft51]

Great info, Tyler. Yes. Processing video!

[@jasonmock2954]

I have a Neighbor that orders his chicks online out of Arkansas and gets them though the U S mail. Never leaves the house.

[@wykeishacraft6820]

So adorable , i love the video of the adorable chickens you are a animal , ranch, abd the amazing 👪 of yours. I 🙏 for everyone to be 👌 from the virus. 💘 💘 💘

[@johnm1898]

After seeing your video, and seeing how much trouble it is, I will probably continue buying the carcasses from the store! I would like to see the actual process though.

[@OhioHillTopsHobbyFarm]

Great video man! We have gotten our first batch of CC birds, really looking forward to our first time processing. I’ve got to look into a plucker :) take care my friend!

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Dave! Yeah man you need that plucker!

[@Sam-black]

You need to put the video up graphic parts ( killing) on another platform and link to it KZbin does a lot of censoring I think you'll get a lot of views with this subject. Love your set up. I was hoping to see more on how the dog has been training you, Oh well maybe next video

[@lynnroberge1886]

Yes! Please make a video of processing the chickens! I'm gonna need to know this stuff so I can tell my son he's doing it wrong LOL

[@kdbritt48]

Yep get r done Would like to see it. I really like the way you make what you need. I do the same. Keep up the great work. Thank you

[@pattylcravatta]

Chicken! Cute Little Chicks 🐥! Thanks for explanation of equipment! I’m always interested in learning! I don’t eat meat much because of my health! I love watching FTR because of your explanations! Great Video! Thank-you! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@DennysCountryLife]

Nice plucking tub! Shannon and I have been talking about meat birds for a while now. I'd love to see your operation/process when the time comes! Thanks for the insight bud

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Chris it’s kind of a Frankenstein plucker, built with spare parts and metal lying around but hey it works like a charm! I’d say start with 10, then you’ll know what you’re in for if you want to do more. I’d say the biggest thing is how you handle and prepare the meat post harvest. If done wrong it can be quite tough. I’ll get into all that in another video

[@anitalandry3223]

Oh my God I'm dying here. "Yup there's somethin killin my chickens alright." perfect response lol

[@James-ei4py]

Thanks for showing, and yes please do make a video on when you process, would be interesting - we do a few chickens ourselves but I like the idea of making a plucker. Cheers

[@timmattingly2250]

Tyler, when we first got married (42 years ago as of April15th) we raised some Cornish Cross meat birds. Of course that long ago plug in thermostats were not readily available and neither were turkey fryers, which is a great idea. On harvest day we used the "gang" method; my wife's mother, her grandma, and her aunt came over to help us butcher and wrap 40 plus chickens. I was the ax man and scalder (over a wood fire). I hated, and still do hate, the smell of wet feathers. You are correct in that this breed grows kike crazy; we had 4 or 5 birds that weighed 7-8 pounds at 8 weeks. If you keep a couple of the hens you'll find they lay a large, speckled egg. I kinda miss those days.

[@marywilkins9813]

Tyler, I look at a lot of You Tube homestead type videos, and I think it's great to show the processing, just not the "moment of dispatch" if you get my drift. Love your channel, especially the animals and of course your darling baby & wife! I grew up on a ranch in Osage county, Oklahoma and really miss that life. Be safe and careful...

[@larrytremarki9458]

Good job Tyler, keep up the good work and yes make a processing video show everything but the kill this way the video doesn't get demonitized and you don't get any strikes from KZbin. Thanks for Sharing!

[@marcyjacobs238]

I was raised on a farm in Washington. This brings back a lot of memories. Only we cut the heads off. We also canned the meat, as well as deer, elk, beef, bear. You name it we canned it. Your awesome to feed your family. Most would just go to the store 😁

[@timskutnik4397]

Please share what kind of pens you put them in and how many you raise any given year. A video on how you process and store your chickens wouls be beneficial as well.

[@marys.gonzalez712]

Good learning how you describe how you process the birds. Thanks. But glad you took caution.

[@patrickbear7261]

Show from start to finish 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸👍

[@madmitchsuzuki]

Heck yeah ! I'd like to learn more ! 😊 Love the DIY plucker too 👍

[@deborrahdutra5599]

I use to help my grandmother process her chickens

[@BradMyers]

All the defense attorneys would say that you "neutralized the threat". Sadie is growing so quickly, she makes me want to get another puppy.

[@RepairedFordBoys]

I'm interested in seeing your whole process. I did Cornish once and haven't since, mostly from lack of knowledge or interest from so much work for so little reward. If I learn more I'm sure I'd be down to give it another go.

[@AutoCrete]

We butchered chickens old school and that would probably 'trigger' a lot of people today. Those same people probably think no cows were harmed in making that cello wrapped steak they buy at the store. Hold your head up high Tyler and keep it real!

[@hvlineman5227]

My man, Don’t cave to the PETA trolls! This is great content. We raise and butcher approx 500 each year. Only thing I would add to your processing equipment is a lung scraper. Looking forward to processing day👍

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I’ve seen those but you I actually feel like I can do it better by hand. Lots of practice with ducks and pheasants growing up!

[@jestersv6694]

Did you do a video on building the plucker as well? If not how about a closer look? And do the kill video.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

No I built that before I had a channel

[@annacalvert2747]

You can do just about anything, Your dog stays close ,l like that,

[@shaneflickinger]

Definitely interested in seeing that automatic plucker work.

[@JohnAnderson-df2qb]

Hi Tyler good on you. My wife and I raise the cornish cross and our process is pretty much the same except we are the chicken pluckers.

[@williamfortenberry8625]

Yes it is very interesting keep on making them about the chicken process

[@PaullaWells]

I have watched a ton of the meat bird processing videos and or just vlogs of those raising them. Not a single one have I seen use a thermostat. That is just brilliant! Now, even though I have seen this done on video and in person many times I know I would enjoy watching a video that you put together. It is one I know I could get behind enough to share to my social media for those who follow me that are doing this for the first time. Please, let me know how you intend to format the videos. Will you make one off chicken videos as you go along to add to specific play list? If so, I will wait to share when you release the first video of the series. I have zero doubt many people will be blessed with your knowledge.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

I’ll probably do a growth update at week 3-4, then a video documenting the processing at week 6-8

[@PaullaWells]

Farmer Tyler Ranch - These videos should become very popular.

[@wendyc.5769]

Morning ranch hands!😁 make the darn video

[@dennishettinger4469]

Enjoyed this video !! and would like to see from the hole process of butchering chickens if you can THANK YOU !!

[@Kay-ki7qs]

I would love to see that!! I lived it when i was a kid, but could always use a refresher. And if you don't want to hear everyone gripping about it, just turn the comments off for that video!

[@homesteadinginthegreatoutd7002]

Seems like I traveled the same road you did. Hard way to learn wish I had someone with me and my wife the first few times we harvested them. Being in Florida we buy ours in late summer in two waves and process in beginning of fall just to escape the heat.

[@dougnoonan5663]

Would like to see a video on processing chickens. Been thinking of raising our own chicks.

[@kzoll3546]

Absolutely Tyler, I wanted to raise chickens myself, never got a chance, but it should be interesting to see start to finish are you process the chickens.

[@louisball2300]

There are a lot of videos out there on topic but I believe you would be a little more detail oriented in your video and would be able to help a lot of people who are thinking about raising and processing their own chickens especially in times like this. I do believe the world is changing and more people are going to get back to raising their own food. I personally think that’s a good thing and it would be nice to have someone who knows how to do it showing us so we don’t screw up a perfectly good chicken. Thanks for all the great content been watching for a long time and really enjoy. Be safe

[@arbuckleoakshomestead6800]

Thanks for sharing your equipment. The cone was a score for me. I did watch a video on how to processes that rooster that kept attacking me and the grandchildren. The dog sure liked that tough meat. I found a quick skinless process, you sure have a lot of q equipment to keep the skin.

[@conradhetterick2965]

I'd like to see your version of this process. Thinking about doing it myself.

[@stoker261]

thanks for this but i would also like to see the start to finish processing video. good job 👍

[@lorisabor6251]

Yes I would

[@richardshines3431]

I want too start buying my on chickens seeing you video makes me ready I just need that push thanks

[@TJ-di1iq]

Love this vid and the new shirts Mrs. FTR has been buying you 😊

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thank you!

[@cameronturnbull5052]

Would like to see more chicken processing!

[@unclerob617]

If you use a wire wheel on your SS table be sure to use a SS wire wheel. A regular carbon steel wire wheel will contaminate the SS and it will for sure rust from then on. I would suggest using a scotch brite wheel for your angle grinder but keep it dedicated to only Stainless Steel to avoid cross contamination. I spent most of my career welding SS Metal Hose and SS Tubing. We got away from wire wheels years ago because of the contamination issues.

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks rob good to know!

[@steveadams99708]

Good video! Thank you. Please do a start to finish video.

[@SteveStoltz]

Id really like to build one of those drum style pluckers, our current one flings chicken funk all over me. I have definitely learned to keep my mouth closed when using it lol. I did the same thing with the traffic cones, much cheaper.

[@berylhood6642]

Yes to chicken processing video.

[@caseyjohnson7306]

Yes, Please show us a processing video. Thanks.

[@JohnMartinez-sm1sk]

Good video, I would like to know the full process. You do such a great job at explaining everything. Keep up the great videos

[@deersteadfamilyfarm5362]

Teach away, don't worry about any of the ones who wouldn't like it, but if they don't like it they can go watch the big comfy couch

[@johnmorgado3079]

Good day I enjoyed this video. Would like to know how you made your chicken plucker. It would be an excellent how to video. Keep up the great work. Thank you for all your videos.

[@sandib4234]

A processing video is ok..I plucked many chickens growing up,My parents still raise n butcher their own chickens...Dad just chops their head off with a good old sharp ax!!!!

[@dennisgermain189]

there are a lot of youtube videos on processing chickens you might want to check them out first to see what you have to add , I only looked at the comments on one of them and I didn't see any negative comments, there might have been some, but I didn't see any so you should be ok, ps: your chicken plucker looks real good, make sure it's on a GFI

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Thanks Dennis!

[@dillandavid9708]

Awesome video I just found your channel today I am a medium size chicken producer with all processing on farm we do about 1000 chickens Per year anyways seeing how well you build your chicken plucker you should try to build a scalder the best way I have seen so far is with a coil and thermostat makes life a lot easier not having to baby the scalder

[@farmertylerranch4399]

Yeah that would definitely make life easier! I might have to do that. Thanks Dillan. What have you seen people use for the tank?

[@Lisa0809]

Yep id love to see how you do it.

[@JohnnieV]

Yes. Please show a chicken harvesting video. And also that plucker in action

[@jbmbanter]

Very informative video Tyler!