Poultry Shrink Bags - Clear 13" x 18" Chickens or Rabbits - w/zip ties included / 2.5 Mil/Freezer Safe Commercial Grade BPA BPS Free (50)

We raise meat rabbits. After our first dispatch going HORRIBLY wrong (rabbits wouldn't bend to fit into the bags, too big to fit into the normal vacuum seal bags that I had, I became incredibly frustrated. Heard about these lil gems from a homesteading youtuber that I follow. Grabbed up a package and decided to try on our next round of dispatching. They are amazing! They fit nicely (just make sure you get the right sizes for the right animal), and with little to no effort. Fold in half, drop in, back/loin side down. I lined them up on the counter space (as seen in photo), while I waited for the pot to get to the right temp. We found our sweet spot around 190-195. This allows for a quick shrink, and sucks out plenty of air. ANything less than this, we found we had to keep the rabbit in the pot longer-risking cooking it-to get it to shrink. So, definitely keep an eye on your temps as you are packaging your product. Turn stove down or off if you reach too high of a temp, let it come down. I usually only have to do this once while doing 10+ rabbits. Using a large stock pot is best, to ensure the whole rabbit is submerged into the water during the process.TIP: When you're putting the straw into the bag, make sure that it's NOT touching any of the meat. This will cause the straw to be blocked and air will not release through it as it shrinks down. We put them in to the bags in this manner, and cup the front feet between the back legs, creating an air pocket for the straw to sit when shrinking.TIP: You NEED the pliers to pull the zip ties closed as you're taking the straw out. I tried without, and figured I could just use brute force and my hands were slippery from the water, and they were a bit harder to get it tight than I thought. The bag didn't close very well, causing seepage. Definitely use the pliers to close the zip ties for a TIGHT seal.I really love these, so much so that I bought several packages after our first purchase lol. We also bought a couple packages of the larger bags for our meat chickens. We usually divide them up and vacuum seal those, but we'd like to have a few full chickens to work with. SO, we'll be trying those this spring.They're very sturdy and thick. When shrinking these around our rabbits, sometimes we have the neck bones/vertebrae, or parts of the bone from the legs that will protrude. I have yet to have a package rip/tear/puncture and they've been pretty tightly shrank around those bones or sharp pieces. They've been moved around, banged around, in the big chest freezer, and no ripping or punctures thus far.Highly recommended. It's worth it to make sure you're buying from this USA made store. Don't get the cheap knock offs. Support our USA based companies!

Good product. Works really well for whole chickens

This product worked perfect! We have previously vacuum sealed our chicken. This year they got a little bigger (10-11 pounds) than last year. We attempted to vacuum seal whole chickens unsuccessfully. That’s when I came across these bags. It was so much faster and more convenient to use these bags. The 8.5 pound whole chickens fit inside perfectly. I also love that they were made in the USA.

We've used these for hundreds of birds. They work very well. Look great and seal great. Pay attention to your temperatures and you will be happy.

I bought these bags when we butchered show chickens. They dressed between 6-9 lbs, and these bags worked very well. They are thick, and they shrunk nicely in hot water (190°-200°). Negatives are as follows: zip ties will puncture other bags so be careful how you stack them, and bags seem to release the shrink just a bit after freezing. Overall, these bags are great AND MADE IN AMERICA!!!

We used these the first time we butchered our meat chickens a year ago. Fairly simple to use, and they are a solid thick bag. Lasted all year in the freezer. Bought them again for this year's butchering.

These bags shrink up nice to keep chickensSafe in freezer.

These bags are sturdy and big enough for the 9 to 10 pound chickens we raise. And it supports an American based company!

This product works extremely well and is very roomy for broiler birds up to 12lbs.Water has to be pretty hot, so dip it quickly.I like that the zip ties and straw come with the bags.

Have used these b4. Thanks

These bags worked great for our chickens weighing 10-12lbs. Excellent quality and easy to use!

Fit 15 lb turkeys well. Easy to use and good quality.

Worked as advertised