Yesterday was a very educational afternoon for me. It was the second
time this year that I got to see first hand how a chicken goes from
happy clucking to all plucked out in a matter of minutes. I had my
trusty video camera going part of the time and managed to capture
several of the steps in this rather detailed process.
I've decided to share two of those steps with you in this short
video clip.
I really enjoy a good chicken dinner, and I already feel more connected
to my personal link of the food chain thanks to this experience. I owe
a debt of gratitude to our friends for sharing their clever set up and
operation with us. I was especially impressed with the powerful chicken
plucker they built which is featured in the video clip above.
We have talked about taking the rest of the chicken footage and putting
together an instructional video for those who need to know more. Stayed
tuned for more information on that.
The chicken pictured is one of our Plymouth Rock cousins, and she was
not harmed during the making of this post and will most likely live out
a life of leisure here on the farm with a few of her egg laying sisters.
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Our chicken innovations have also included a homemade chicken
waterer.