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Group Name	Poultry
Description	For everyone who raises all types of poultry.
Category	Discussion Topics

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5 day(s) ago

J & J McAleese posted in the group discussion topic "Broilers & final moments":

I know I sound an absolute whimp (!) but would be grateful if somone could post the deatils of a slaughter house in Cappawhite. Maybe some day I will get to the point of doing it myself but would like to see it done first.

Thanks

7 day(s) ago

Nicky Fortune posted in the group discussion topic "Broilers & final moments":

it makes a difference to the taste too. the longer you leave the birds to hang the stronger the flavour will be. i dont like a strong taste off our chickens so i freeze them the same day. our neighbours hang them for four days and there is a lot...

7 day(s) ago

Carla Peelman posted in the group discussion topic "Broilers & final moments":

Thanks for that ! Cleaning them out isn't that hard once you get over the squeamishness and get a bit organized with buckets before starting

7 day(s) ago

Patrick Mates posted in the group discussion topic "Broilers & final moments":

Hi all. From the little I know as far as I know the benefit of rigor mortis is simply that it gives the innards time to harden and makes it much easier to clean the bird as the entrails come out easier.

7 day(s) ago

Patrick Mates posted a comment on the group Poultry:

Hi Kevin, I have 5 hens and my house (shed) is 6 foot x 3 and it is more than big enough. I put 2 drawers from an old bedside locker on the ground and they happily use them as nests. I also put 3 lats across the shed like steps for them to roost o...

8 day(s) ago

Carla Peelman posted in the group discussion topic "Broilers & final moments":

William, what would the purpose be of letting rigor mortis set in ? We've killed 3 roosters this morning, they're already in the freezer. DH would be used to shooting and plucking/cleaning fowl, and he usually does it straight away, so I'm wond...

8 day(s) ago

Kevin Burke posted a comment on the group Poultry:

Hi everyone, I was thinking about getting a few chickens and hens to keep in the backyard, I want to get around 3-5 but I dont know what size coop to build for them. I saw a design for one and it was 12 feet by 3 feet and the actual coop part was ...

10 day(s) ago

Adrienne Byrne posted a discussion topic "Hen/Cock Found in Waterford City" in the group Poultry:

Yesterday a young hen/cock wandered into a house in Powerscourt on the Dunmore Road. The house owners knew we have hens so we took it this evening hoping the owners can be found.

The poor thing is nervous so I haven't checked if it's m...

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