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2.
Grab the crop — the lump in the V of the chest — and pull outward. Make a cut
into to the body there to remove both the esophagus and the crop.
3.
Next remove the trachea, the rigid structure that goes to the lung. To do this, cut
at the point where the V closes in on the chest.
4.
Next, go to the back end of the bird and you will see where the pubic bones come
together and the anal opening is located. Below the base of the breast, make a
shallow incision in the skin in a somewhat triangular shape, down and around
and including the vent area. Be careful not to go too deep and cut the intestines,
which makes the rest of the process very unpleasant and smelly. Remove that
skin.
