tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post5437265606525611613..comments2024-02-26T06:06:10.884-05:00Comments on Adventures of a Thrifty Mama on a City 'Stead: When Zombie Chickens Attack (Part 1)Chris K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12054057713267875769noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-49528789495357371862011-11-14T16:55:51.442-05:002011-11-14T16:55:51.442-05:00OMG, I can so meet you on this one. The last time ...OMG, I can so meet you on this one. The last time we helped cull a friends flock of the evil roosters we had one get away. My dad's method was the chop head off and drain variety.....and the chicken with its head cut off got up and ran around our yard. Thankfully we lived in the country (enough) that no neighborhood children were permanently scarred in the butchering and mayhem that ensued.<br /><br />I agree with you that we need to teach our kids where meat comes from and how it gets onto the plate. I've butchered my fair share of rabbits I raised myself, evil roosters and roadkill (fresh-we're on the call list for the PD) and my husband had turkeys and pigs as a kid. Definitely way better tasting than what I end up getting from the grocer to keep on budget.Angela Wattshttp://iheartmaine.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-905862373310282532011-11-08T09:34:25.028-05:002011-11-08T09:34:25.028-05:00First, yes I want to read more. :) Always always a...First, yes I want to read more. :) Always always always!!<br /><br />Second, we have been processing our own meat chickens for years now. Our largest batch was about 150 chickens in a weekend, although that was with a lot of help from friends who had pitched in on costs and care. Last year (we didn't do a batch this year because of the move) we had a bad time of it, having started with 100 chickens and ending with only 36 (thank you fischercats *sigh*). Still, we did a pretty quick job of butchering them. In the space of four hours, hubby and I had killed, beheaded, dunked, defeathered, and butchered all 36 of them, and they were in the house getting sealed into those baggies that the air gets sucked out of. We've become rather blase about it LOL...<br /><br />Despite the cost (yes, it costs way more to raise chicken than to buy it), it's completely worth it in my opinion. I'm allergic to penicillin and that's what they put in the feed of all but the most expensive organic free range chickens. Eating store bought chicken is like playing Russian roulette for me. :( <br /><br />And nothing prepares you for the flavor of home grown and raised chicken. It's completely different from the largely tasteless stuff you get at the grocery store. The texture is more firm, the flavor meatier, and the meat is much higher quality. You know exactly what's in it (the feed you bought, some bugs, oyster shells, and maybe scraps). And you get the joy of raising them through the cute stage. *grin*RevAllysonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08647500969442410706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-33865179337140035892011-11-08T09:24:00.621-05:002011-11-08T09:24:00.621-05:00awww man thats all we get for today? Hehehehe.awww man thats all we get for today? Hehehehe.Jen R.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4007490949582525706.post-22899201084359810872011-11-08T09:16:00.070-05:002011-11-08T09:16:00.070-05:00yes!yes!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com