# EDU: How a chicken becomes dinner **URL:** \ **Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [August 27, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565 "2006-08-27T13:34:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/1 "2006-08-27T13:34:38Z")
I found this on another forum, and it seemed pretty interesting. Some guy went to a chicken processing plant and took pictures and videos. There is some GRAPHIC CONTENT so be advised before continuing. Did you think that killing chickens and preparing them wouldn’t be at least a little graphic and bloody? ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60409.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60409.jpg) First: Truckloads of cages full of chicken are delivered to the plant. These are empty but you get the idea. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60410.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60410.jpg) ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60411.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60411.jpg) ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60431.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60431.jpg) This little guy got away and roamed free for a little while. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60432.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60432.jpg) This guy takes the chickens out of their cages and hangs them upside down to begin the process. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60433.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60433.jpg) [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60434.AVI) to see him hang them! ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60435.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60435.jpg) While upside down they get passed through some electrified water to knock them out. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60437.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60437.jpg) They then get bled. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60438.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60438.jpg) [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60436.AVI) to see her bleed a few. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60439.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60439.jpg) The chickens then get passed through 138.2F degree water to loosen the feathers. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60441.AVI) to see them go in. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60442.AVI) to see the, get ready to be feathered. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60444.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60444.jpg) Going into the feathering machine. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60445.AVI) to see them get feathered. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60446.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60446.jpg) Another feathering machine to get what the first one missed. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60448.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60448.jpg) And yet another feathering machine. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60449.AVI) to watch them come out squeaky clean. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60450.AVI) because now they get turned around to clean their legs. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60451.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60451.jpg) So clean! [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60452.AVI) to see their legs get cleaned…and what looks like a dancing chicken. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60413.AVI) to see it from a different angle. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/2 "2006-08-27T13:35:23Z")
Now we watch them get separated and packaged! ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60382.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60382.jpg) Tumbled through cold water. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60383.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60383.jpg) Being hung yet again. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60385.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60385.jpg) The line to get weighed. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60394.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60394.jpg) Ready to get weighed. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60400.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60400.jpg) Being weighed. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60395.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60395.jpg) Being dropped into bins according to their weight. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60387.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60387.jpg) The insides being taken out. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60388.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60388.jpg) Playing with the insides. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60390.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60390.jpg) The insides. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60392.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60392.jpg) More insides. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60393.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60393.jpg) The first set of packages. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60401.AVI) to see the sorting of the separated pieces. [Right Click, Save As](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60402.AVI) to see this woman package whole chickens. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60404.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60404.jpg) Weighing drumsticks and thighs. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60405.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60405.jpg) Mountains of styrofoam trays. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60407.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60407.jpg) Keeping the packages of chicken cold…very cold. ![http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60408.jpg](http://www.dswebhost.net/chicken/STA60408.jpg) Yea, that’s cold. I hope you enjoyed the thread and learned something…or at least were amused. ---
**Author:** ![Clean\_Baldy](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clean_baldy/32/7308_2.png) [@Clean\_Baldy](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Clean_Baldy)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/3 "2006-08-27T13:36:40Z")
He couldn’t get pictures of the heads and the feet getting cut off. They do it by hand, and even I am still curious as to how they do it ☹ Oh well… at least you get the general idea 🙂 Anyone up for KFC at the Starbucks meet tonight? LOL! ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:36pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/4 "2006-08-27T13:36:55Z")
god, I just ate and I’m already getting another appetite now thanks to this thread. ---
**Author:** ![XwalkerX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/xwalkerx/32/7598_2.png) [@XwalkerX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/XwalkerX)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/5 "2006-08-27T13:47:38Z")
wow i wish i could buy direct and not have to go thru tops or wegmans :banghead: ---
**Author:** ![AngryHero](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/angryhero/32/7495_2.png) [@AngryHero](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AngryHero)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/6 "2006-08-27T13:49:32Z")
hell yes im down for some KFC now ---
**Author:** ![vq30de](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/9dc877/32.png) [@vq30de](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/vq30de)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/7 "2006-08-27T13:57:27Z")
??? that wasnt too bad. They were killed in a somewhat humane way I guess (knocked out first) ---
**Author:** ![djdstar](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/djdstar/32/7617_2.png) [@djdstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/djdstar)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 1:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/8 "2006-08-27T13:58:46Z")
> [@vq30de](#): > > ??? > > that wasnt too bad. They were killed in a somewhat humane way I guess (knocked out first) yeah dude. let’s cook up some bird now, i’m starving. ---
**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 2:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/9 "2006-08-27T14:33:57Z")
:IB4Newmanandothernonmeatearters: I have cleaned chickens before, they stink. And yes they do run with their heads cut off…its quite amusing lol. ---
**Author:** ![\_Karu](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/_karu/32/7602_2.png) [@\_Karu](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_Karu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/10 "2006-08-27T14:38:15Z")
hey, that’s pretty educating…thanx! ---
**Author:** ![Coldaccord](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/coldaccord/32/7272_2.png) [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/11 "2006-08-27T17:45:02Z")
meet your meat shit gets killed. and eaten thats life has been since the dawn of time people don’t like it? fine. don’t eat meat. others still will ---
**Author:** ![RedGoober4Life](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redgoober4life/32/7610_2.png) [@RedGoober4Life](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/RedGoober4Life)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/12 "2006-08-27T17:50:27Z")
I bet that place reeks. I don’t eat meat if I can tell it was once living–ie it has a bone or something of some sort. It just gives me the heebie jeebies and I hate having those. They make me want to pee. ---
**Author:** ![Bacon](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/bacon/32/7230_2.png) [@Bacon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Bacon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/13 "2006-08-27T17:52:24Z")
It’s kind of ironic I had some KFC earlier, now I want some more though one would think this would discourage it. ---
**Author:** ![OfficerK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/4da419/32.png) [@OfficerK](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/OfficerK)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/14 "2006-08-27T17:54:58Z")
MMMMM I want some General Tso’s now! oh wait thats not really chicken… ---
**Author:** ![ILCisDEAD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ILCisDEAD](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ILCisDEAD)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/15 "2006-08-27T17:58:51Z")
another on the same kind of thing… [http://themiddleground.berkeley.edu/Final%20Video.mov](http://themiddleground.berkeley.edu/Final%20Video.mov) a friend of a friend did the music for this… ---
**Author:** ![ly555is](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3bc359/32.png) [@ly555is](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/ly555is)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 5:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/16 "2006-08-27T17:59:36Z")
good job jeff, it’s unanimous we are officially hungry for chicken. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/17 "2006-08-27T18:24:03Z")
yea. i mean sure it was interesting, but i’m pretty sure i speak for everyone when i say ‘yea that’s what i figured they did’. shrug. and like someone said already, people have killed to eat since the dawn of man… just because we are more efficient at it now then our ancestors were, doesn’t make it ‘wrong.’ ---
**Author:** ![Zong](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/zong/32/7580_2.png) [@Zong](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Zong)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/18 "2006-08-27T19:15:21Z")
Meh. The only video that I’ve seen that really bothered me was that fur farm video fucking newman had to post a while ago. That shit was fucking depressing. ---
**Author:** ![sureshot](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/sureshot/32/7578_2.png) [@sureshot](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sureshot)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 7:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/19 "2006-08-27T19:21:52Z")
> [@Zong](#): > > Meh. > > The only video that I’ve seen that really bothered me was that fur farm video fucking newman had to post a while ago. That shit was fucking depressing. :word: i actually wish you wouldnt have brought that up. that shit was sick as fuck… oh im really pissed at you now ---
**Author:** ![taurusho](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/taurusho/32/7184_2.png) [@taurusho](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/taurusho)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 7:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565/20 "2006-08-27T19:33:30Z")
Why isn’t thtat bitch wearing any gloves or protective gear when bleeding them chickens. I’m all for food, but health is a primary concern! [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/edu-how-a-chicken-becomes-dinner/16565.md?page=2)