A Wendell business will do it for you. Alfred Kuhn opened Al’s Poultry Processing in Wendell last year, but he’s been processing his own chickens for years. He learned how to butcher chickens while ...

Holding the chicken by its wings, Riley Starks lifts the Rhode Island Red from its crate, confidently inverts the hen, places it between his thighs and slits its jugular with a thin blade. Not a ...

ANNA — The University of Illinois Extension is excited to offer a hands-on, two-day workshop designed for anyone interested in learning the skills and techniques of butchering chickens. As part of the ...

A friend, longtime butcher and, at times, mentor once described the process to me as an exercise in reductionism. That might seem a little philosophical for a profession that is all about breaking ...

The popularity and focus on locally grown food, the farm-to-table movement, more acceptance of natural yards and a desire to see more conservation efforts in farming have all been good for society in ...

We have entered November and with it we are off daylight savings time. It seemed different to see daylight when the children left for school shortly after 7 this morning. November has also brought us ...