Processing How-To

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Troubleshooting Turkey Processing: Is It Possible to Get a Clean Pluck? PPT096

October 11, 2019 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/11605961/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”]This is an edited version of the article I published in Issue 113 of the APPPA Grit, which was based on the conversation in this podcast. Not a member of APPPA? Go check them out. Last fall, I had the pleasure of consulting with a producer on some questions about…

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How to pick a chicken plucker for the farm or homestead – PPT084

April 11, 2019 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/9351332/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”] After listening to the episode on learning the art of scalding, listener Chad asked if I could explain how to pick a chicken plucker. I happy to help. Quick disclaimer: While the advice in the episode is general purpose, the examples use the Poultry Man line of pluckers to…

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Identifying Common Chicken Health Problems During Processing: PPT068

March 24, 2018 Mike Badger All Podcasts, Pastured Poultry Talk Podcast 0 Comments

[podcast src=”https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/6403629/height/90/theme/custom/autoplay/no/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/” height=”90″ width=”100%” placement=”top” theme=”custom”] Chicken health problems are not fun, but sometimes we don’t identify those problems until processing day. You can tell a lot about how a chicken was raised by what it looks like on the evisceration table. While the information you receive won’t benefit the birds being processed, it will…

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