Thursday, the Feast of the Assumption, was a very busy day. We slaughtered two ganders, two roosters (for stew meat), five older hens (also for stew meat) and 27 Cornish cross meat birds. The work started the night before with setting up the kill station. We learned from last year it is good to have… Continue reading Chicken Dinner
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Chicken in the freezer
Saturday was a busy day at the farm. We had 11 chickens to butcher. The kids helped us get set up, But some of them are too small to help, and they spent most of the morning in the Redneck playpen. How longest part of the set up was waiting for the water to get… Continue reading Chicken in the freezer
Before and after
Thursday… Friday morning. Friday afternoon. What a difference a Day can make.