I buy 4 full cows per year and keep them in 2x 25cuft chest freezers. You can easily fit a quarter cow into a 5cuft, but get bigger. You get incrementally more freezer space for less money. I'd say for sure to get 10cuft, but would say even 14-15 is good..if you are organized in how you put stuff in there you will know where things are and won't be digging for it. Don't get an upright freezer like some are suggesting..more money and less space. I'd use an upright freezer if I was storing "normal" stuff like chicken fingers and ice cream.
I hope this helps.
I buy 4 full cows per year and keep them in 2x 25cuft chest freezers. You can easily fit a quarter cow into a 5cuft, but get bigger. You get incrementally more freezer space for less money. I'd say for sure to get 10cuft, but would say even 14-15 is good..if you are organized in how you put stuff in there you will know where things are and won't be digging for it. Don't get an upright freezer like some are suggesting..more money and less space. I'd use an upright freezer if I was storing "normal" stuff like chicken fingers and ice cream. I hope this helps.
Chest freezers also stop the cold temps better. Heat rises, and when you open up an upright freezer all that cold air 'falls out' of the freezer.