Page 25 - Barbecue Chicken Made Easy

Death is said to be painless and instant. Exsanguination, the process of draining all blood, takes about a minute. Within 17 minutes they are gutted, defeathered, and dropped into a water chiller for rapid cooling. She “inspects” 35 birds per minute: That’s about one every 2 seconds. It is all no-touch and all the inspectors can see is one side of the bird. All they can catch is something obvious.
After that, the birds may be packaged for sale or butchered to be sold as parts. Nothing is wasted. If the breasts are removed, the bones are processed to remove any bits of meat and the bones are simmered to make stock.