Sunday, June 14, 2009

Butchering Day

Alright so it is still obvious that I still haven't figured out how to get the pictures in the right order. So look at the post backwards, okay. So this is Dans cat Pepper. Jeff found a mouse nest under the chicken coop and Pepper had a grand time playing "cat & mouse", what else.
Dan even got in on the excitement of catching a fat chicken and pulling on its head ready for the chopping block. Good catch, Dan!

I took this great picture of Jeff pulling off the skin, but he didn't want it posted. So you get me with the finished product, just giving it a good rinse.


And of course we started this chicken show with Jeff catching the first unsuspecting hen, which they all ended up being roosters. The people at Cal Ranch, where we bought the chicks said they were pretty sure these were all hens, cause they checked their wings. Well, most are roosters. Now the white chickens it really doesn't matter but the reds were the laying hens. And did you know that only the hens lay eggs. The roosters crow and fertilize and we only need one rooster. So needless to say I am looking for some bartering, again. Anyone want to trade hens for roosters?





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