DIY Milk Jug Hanger Chicken Cone (FREE!!)

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DIY Milk Jug Hanger Chicken Cone (FREE!!)

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@drewclendenen1848 4 жыл бұрын

I love the realness in the video like the dirty dishes in the sink feels like you guys are a family just like mine

@mignonvanderwalt2462 Жыл бұрын

Right. The dishes the messy deck. It feels real haha

@lagrenouillerose6862 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry, I'm French and my comment is translated from French to English by Google which at times translates very badly ... So sorry if I sometimes feel like saying things that do not make sense. To come to the subject, I think that what makes you spend so much time on a single chicken is the time you lose because you do not take away the feathers ... or rather because you remove them with a knife ... By removing her skin too (goodbye crisp chicken ...) When I was a child, I was in charge of removing the feathers these days ... To do it (by holding it by the legs) we plunged several times the chicken (once dead) in a big pot of boiling water, then we shook him (so that I did not burn myself by taking him on me) and I was handed it to him so that I removed the feathers ... And I arrived there easily and that from the age of 6 years because I had that to shoot the feathers, they came immediately and easily.

@tlorenz1987 4 жыл бұрын

My mom and I processed several roosters last year and we also used the milk jug kill cones, they are so wonderful. I also am on the band wagon of scalding 30 to 45 seconds, and just straight plucking them. I bought an infrared hotplate and start water boiling on the stove. I used the turkey fryer vat so we could just hold the feet and fully submerge them. We "swished" the rooster in the water to get the heat to the skin and they plucked beautifully. Awesome job skinning your bird, the biggest advantage, no pen feathers when they are skinned!

@Michael_______ 2 жыл бұрын

That's great to hear.

@christophermorin9036 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for blanking out the screen at the cull. I am always curious about stuff like this. Hell I even watched a publicly released live autopsy, but watching something happen to something that is ALIVE is just out of my comfort zone. Keep up the good work Beu.

@mignonvanderwalt2462 Жыл бұрын

Where did you watch a live autopsy

@leroybrown7757 5 жыл бұрын

..neccesity and the bank account are often "the mother of invention".. respect for y'all's repouposing/reusing & use of the ol' noggin ❗☮️&🌱's

@Disteh 3 жыл бұрын

This is the best DIY culling cone that i have been looking for that will not cost me and i can easily do. Thanks to you buddy !

@cherylguffey6220 Жыл бұрын

I watched a few months ago and did his method with a milk jug. It worked perfectly.

@MamaGrows 5 жыл бұрын

You guys are my kind of people. Gitterdone.

@PermaPasturesFarm21 5 жыл бұрын

That seems a lot safer to use/make than the sheet metal ones we have! The sheet metals threatens to cut you every time you slide a chicken in!

@BetterTogetherLife 4 ай бұрын

Well, now that I have done both I highly recommend just buying a pre made cone. It is worth the money!

@Jiren-sb4rb Жыл бұрын

you could secure it to the post with a string through the handle

@gizmogoose.2486 4 жыл бұрын

That's done with a chopping block, an axe, a gut bucket, a galvanized wash tub full of boiling hot water, _(Not that cold tap water that's full of who knows what kind of microbes!)_ and someplace to throw the *thoroughly* plucked feathers !!! _(Pluck Before Gutting.)_

@6996katmom 5 жыл бұрын

When I was 4, my sis and I would have to pluck the feathers off. We didn't know anything about dunking them in hot water to loosen the feathers. It took us quite a while. You did great. Have a Wonderful & Blessed Day!

@darylcampbell3244 5 жыл бұрын

Each time you do it you learn from it. I know dinner was great!

@michaelwatts1810 4 жыл бұрын

You need to check youtube for home made chicken plucker !!

@Haroldjasonlentz 5 жыл бұрын

We have to take care of 5 this weekend. They are harassing kids and hens alike. Not good.

@koekemoerswartsins3498 7 ай бұрын

😆😆😁"his never done this before "

@BetterTogetherLife 7 ай бұрын

Haha

@xtusvincit5230 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. It's definitely easier to remove the feathers first. Grab the legs when you remove it from the cone and take it directly to a vat of boiling water. Plunge it several times, then the feathers should just easily pull off. Then you can butcher very easily with the skin intact for more flavor.

@CleoCastonguay47 5 жыл бұрын

One down and one to go! Great job! You know you could heat up a pot of water and dunk the bird in it until the skin easily peels off on the legs. You can pluck the feathers in no time after that. Enjoy the chicken stew :)

@debayanmajumdar3494 3 жыл бұрын

Good job

@GunClingingPalin 5 ай бұрын

I have been saving all my vinegar 1 gal jugs for water jugs... I can use them.. & yes they are longer than the milk jug... as little extra length help keep them in... Wait.. where did you get those tall vinegar jugs?.. are they 2.5 gallon or what?

@gonnaposeto6873 4 жыл бұрын

Nice. Now is the meat any good, or is the whole thing just bone broth maker?

@anthonymartin9672 4 жыл бұрын

I think the "mean" ones are trying to protect the hens. I think that is a good thing.

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Yay that is our thought. We of course didn’t need 9 roosters for our 8 hens however. 🤣🤣 We still have two roosters for the hens now. I’ll need to harvest the last one.

@NonSleeper_Occasional_Thinker 5 жыл бұрын

Try blanching the culled chicken a bout5 to 10 slow dunksinboiling water. Then remove excess water then plu k it so you can see the skin, if you want it is then easy enough to pull off, but you loose the good fat and flavour there too...

@salubriousfarmhomestead9145 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! I bet it was delicious! ❤️

@TimTurner115 4 жыл бұрын

After you dispatch the bird if you have a big pot of boiling water. Dip the bird in there for about 30 seconds and you can pull the feathers off down to the skin. Reach your hand inside the bird and pull everything out. Quick and easy takes about 10 minutes

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Oh man, I tried to gut it and I got some of the intestines on the meat. Which I think just took a different route. I have a lot to learn!

@TimTurner115 4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife the boiling hot water helps. Slit the butt end so you can get your hand in there.

@su0019 4 жыл бұрын

you would have transferred vinegar to milk jug

@freetheppl5376 4 жыл бұрын

New subbie!! Love ur channel!!

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Wow thank you soooooo much!!!!!

@MichaelWilliamsSA 4 жыл бұрын

Good first effort on the chicken harvest. You will get quicker with practise.

@saltytactician7432 4 жыл бұрын

If you scold the chicken in a couple minutes and almost boiling water processing would be a lot easier

@DrewJacobson61 Жыл бұрын

Note to self, don’t be in the top two meanest birds 😂

@redneckstuff3889 4 жыл бұрын

U should boil some water in a pot put the chicken in it for about 25 seconds when the skin on the feet comes off take it out and it is easier to pluck

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, we will be doing that when we have our first run of meat birds.

@matthewthomas9543 5 жыл бұрын

Very well handled with the editing. Having dispatched several roosters in my day it can get...sporty. One suggestion I would have for cleaning is to scald the bird and pluck it then remove the feet and innards. As you discovered cleaning birds is different than cleaning mammals. God bless you and yours, my friend. We will catch up soon.

@FayleeJames 5 жыл бұрын

I agree with Matt, you need a scalding station to help getting the feathers off. You don't want to loose all the skin, that where the flavor is when roasting the bird. It will get better and easier for you in time. Just keep moving forward.

@romanheritagefarms 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video I was wondering why you haven’t posted in awhile and then I saw you posted this but I never got the notification. If you need more hens let me know I’m raising 70 right now. I’d trade for a couple rabbits when the pullets get closer to laying if you want. Podcast is great btw too.

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Heck yea buddy!!!!! Are you wanting to start breeding rabbits?

@romanheritagefarms 4 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife yes sir. Getting everything ready for rabbits will be my winter project. Right now I got my hands full with the two goats and 70 chicks.

@dianawilliams-coe7747 4 жыл бұрын

I did not did not see you put it in hot water for a few seconds to puck the feather off easier??

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

These were roosters, so we were cooking them in the pot. So I just skinned them. We will scold our meat chickens when they arrive.

@lauranglover521 2 жыл бұрын

De-skin the chicken, no need for plucking- look up some videos on here- so much easier and neater I think.

@BetterTogetherLife 2 жыл бұрын

We actually bought a plucker machine…..it’s the way to go!

@lauranglover521 2 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife I processed my roo in less than 20 min from start to finish. It was my first, so the next one will probably only take 10 min. We don't eat the skin, so it works really well for us.

@lauranglover521 2 жыл бұрын

@@BetterTogetherLife Those are nice (machines)!

@streetfaith61 4 жыл бұрын

Great video but just wondering why you would choose to skin the chickens instead of dunking them in hot water and plucking them

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

Mainly because they are mutt roosters. And I waited a little too long to harvest them so they would be good for roasting anyway. Just good for pot pie, tortillas soup, and tacos! 😁😁😋👍🏻

@egggarnishaustin5559 4 жыл бұрын

Wrong 98 cents if buying store brand milk from Walmart

@leonannegers7874 3 жыл бұрын

So just wondering why you didn't scold it in a pot of 150* water for a min would of made plucking a lot ezer I seen the cinder blocks in the back and thought you had a fire pit on the way anyway haven't seen any more chick dispatching videos from you what have you upgraded to or have you in a year ?

@BetterTogetherLife 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve upgraded it A LOT!!! One of our bigger narrated videos coming soon on about our chicken processing.

@charlescoker7752 4 жыл бұрын

Just found your channel. What part of Texas are you located, North Center , South or East, or West?

@izmazix2148 2 жыл бұрын

watch2end&comment

@sandrahall9842 4 жыл бұрын

Ithe chicken after you butcher it in a pot of boiling hot water for a few seconds and feathers fall right off

@nishabewafa2535 4 жыл бұрын

hii sir

@goofy4birds 4 жыл бұрын

Oh hell no. My chickens are pets. Can’t watch. Jus can’t do it. Give me nightmares. But kudos to you.

@BetterTogetherLife 4 жыл бұрын

All good, I respect anyone that raises chickens.

@fabioterzulli9910 Жыл бұрын

Poverino 😅

@pocketchange1951 5 жыл бұрын

I would hate to be one of the too many of one kind, kinda like being the third wheel on a date, ooops, please not me, 😂👍❤🇨🇦, the definition of mean = soup pot, yikes,