We've done about 30 each of the last 2 years. Not a big deal. I do the killing, draining, scalding and plucking and the wife and daughter take it from there.


Originally Posted by kyles
Look at the cone method where you hold them up by their feet the blood goes to their head and then them calm down. Put them in head first pull head through and make a slit in the neck to bleed them oit


If you're doing the Cornish hens and are taking them to a full 8-to-10 weeks, don't buy the cones for the chickens. Buy the ones for turkeys instead. Our hens were too big for their heads to stick through the bottom of the cones. I had to kill them then cram them in the cones to drain. Before we did the second batch, I trimmed about 2 inches off the bottom of the cones to enlarge the opening. That worked Ok.