Husbandry -- beYou Butchering Stations

beYou Chickens can be butchered from 20 days old and onward. When butchered, beYou Raw Chicken (Raw Meat) is converted into assorted types of chicken pieces to be used in cooking (Butchered Meat) using the butchering station.

beYou Butcher Stations come in two variations, both of which can be used to convert your raw meat to various cuts of meat or to provide vendors in order to sell raw or butchered meat. The butchering stations come in two varieties

* beYou Leatherfaced Butcher Station - the more violent version which gives you an assortment of weaponry to choose from to cut your meat
* beYou Powderpuff Butcher Station - the non-violent version which allows you to gently convert your meat into various cuts

## Restrictions/Limitations

* NO MOD, NO COPY, NO TRANSFER (No Perms)
* Owner Only
* Checks uses
* Has a support option to be able to return to staff for replacement - do NOT use this button without specific instructions from beYou staff via support ticket
* No Level Requirement
* Requires 10% hygiene, 10% energy and 20% wellness
* Does NOT require the HUD to be worn while using
* Uses NO stats
* No Age requirement
* Requires cleaning after 25 uses with Bleach (1 use)

## Menu Options & Instructions

### Menu Options

In addition to choosing between (1) Raw Meats and (2) Butchered Meats, the following options are available:

* Towel Menu - Changes hand towel textures.
* Clean - Station requires cleaning after 25 uses but can be cleaned at any time, uses 1 asset of bleach.
* (1) Raw Meats - choose this selection to check uses of or break down raw meats into butchered chicken pieces\*
	+ Uses - gives you the number of uses in your assets.
	+ Package - allows you to select a vendor to sell or gift assets to someone else.
		- Vendor-A - will deliver an alpha (aka invisible) vendor. See beYou Vendors for more information.
		- Vendor-P - will deliver a prim vendor that looks identical to what you're selling. See beYou Vendors for more information.
	+ Sleepytime (*if using the Powderpuff table*) or Weapon (*if using the Leatherface table*) - Starts the butchering (conversion process) of turning Raw Meat into assorted butchered pieces.
* (2) Butchered Meats - choose this selection, then the meat of your choice to check uses for or create a vendor for pieces of butchered meat.
	+ Uses - gives you the number of uses in your assets.
	+ Package - allows you to select a vendor to sell or gift assets to someone else.
		- Vendor-A - will deliver an alpha (aka invisible) vendor. See beYou Vendors for more information.
		- Vendor-P - will deliver a prim vendor that looks identical to what you're selling. See beYou Vendors for more information.
* Rez Stool - The step stool will rez automatically for anyone registered as a child but can be deleted by clicking the stool.
* Support - Removes all contents in this station so that it can be returned to beYou Staff for support or replacement.
* Poses - Menu of pose names for position adjustment.

### Operating Instructions

#### Convert Raw Chicken to Butchered Chicken Pieces

**IMPORTANT**: Check your recipes before cutting your raw chicken into chicken pieces. Not all of the available options on the butcher table are being used by beYou at present.

1. Sit on the butchering station.
2. Click the countertop.
3. Choose (1) Raw Meats.
4. Choose 0) beYou Raw Chicken.
5. Choose Sleepytime (*if using the Powderpuff table*) or Weapon (*if using the Leatherface table*).
	* NOTE: If using the Leatherfaced version of the table, choose your weapon (bat, chainsaw, machete, or cleaver) before moving on to which piece you're going to convert the raw chicken into.
6. Choose from one of the following pieces:
	* Breasts - bone-in chicken breasts
	* BonelessB - Boneless Chicken Breasts
	* Thin Breast - Thin-Cut Boneless Chicken Breasts
	* Tenders - Boneless Chicken Tenders
	* Wings - Chicken Wings
	* Thighs - Chicken Thighs
	* Drumsticks - Chicken Legs
	* Whole - Whole chicken (for roasting)
7. Choose how many raw chickens (1, 2, 4, or 8) you are converting for your choice of meat.

Once the conversion is done, four (4) of the converted meat chosen will be added to your assets.

#### Getting Vendors to Sell

Effective 01/2022, raw and chicken pieces are no longer able to be stored in your SL inventory. They will be stored in your assets. To sell them or transfer them to other players you will need to get a vendor from the butchering station.

To get a vendor:

1. Sit on the butchering station.
2. Click the countertop.
3. Choose (1) Raw Meats or (2) Butchered Meats.
4. Choose the item you would like to use a vendor for.
5. Choose package.
6. Choose either:
	* Vendor-A - will deliver an alpha (aka invisible) vendor.
	* Vendor-P - will deliver a prim vendor that looks identical to what you're selling.

Once you've selected the vendor of your choice, the table will send it to you. beYou Chicken and Egg vendors will not allow you to set a price for the item. All other options shown on the beYou Vendors wiki page will instruct you on how to set up the vendor as well as the vendor options.

**REMINDER**: Assets will expire after 30 days while in your assets. You will be able to renew (refresh) their expiration by following the instructions on the beYou Vendors page.

#### Cleaning the Butcher Station

After 25 uses, your butcher station will need to be cleaned. In order to clean the station you will need (1) bleach, available at the beYou Sim by the swimming pool. To clean the butcher station:

1. Sit on the butcher station.
2. Click the countertop.
3. Choose clean.

You will automatically start cleaning your butcher station.