Denim Deb Hay, hay, hay. Thank the Lord!

[Denim Deb]

Cuz you said in your journal that I was probably out chasing a horse w/a fence post! I didn't have to chase either of the 2 horses in the field w/a fence post, but I DID have to run them off when they saw that nice, big hole in the fence!

 

[Farmfresh]

Will you be soaking the chickens in a brine? I think I've heard of others doing that but is it necessary?

Not necessary at all, but it helps to get the blood out of the meat.

 

[Farmfresh]

I'm also seriously thinking of seeing if I can find a dozen straight run chicks. I need more hens, and I can eat the boys.

That is what I LOVE to see ... CONFIDENCE!

Too bad about the fence. Do you know which horse it is that keeps breaking it?

 

[Denim Deb]

The one fence post was rotted, but I'm not sure about the other. As for the boards, who knows? They get old and break easily. A wooden fence may look nice, but IMO, they're not worth the hassle.

And, I finished gutting the boys! Needless to say, the 2nd one was easier. I also started to skin the feet for stock, but didn't finish. It was taking too long. Don't know if I did something wrong when I was prepping them, or what. So, I stuck them in the fridge for now.

 

[Farmfresh]

I don't clean the feet on mine. I just bag them up and give them, washed, to my friend. I have no idea what she does to clean them.

 

[LovinLife]

I'm pretty excited I found an animal rescue/education center not to far away. She said she would take guts, feet, and whole birds (of course). She has a puma and a jaguar to feed......among a ton of other animals.

 

[Farmfresh]

I often freeze the by products of my butchering until trash day. Be sure you have that box of puma food well labeled. We have had a few instances around here involving my grown kids, my freezer and that interesting sack in there.

 

[BarredBuff]

I often freeze the by products of my butchering until trash day. Be sure you have that box of puma food well labeled. We have had a few instances around here involving my grown kids, my freezer and that interesting sack in there.

That does not sound good!

 

[LovinLife]

I often freeze the by products of my butchering until trash day. Be sure you have that box of puma food well labeled. We have had a few instances around here involving my grown kids, my freezer and that interesting sack in there.

That does not sound good!

Ewww, thanks for the tip!

 

[Denim Deb]

My brother used to trap. One day, my Mom was giving him grief about it. She said she took something out of the freezer, and it looked like a dead something. (Don't recall now what it was.) My brother didn't say anything, but got this little gleam in his eye. I asked him about it later, and he confessed that that's what it was!

I stopped at my parents this evening. It's my Mom's 78th birthday. And, I told them that I did the boys in. They weren't surprised. And, my dad used to have to kill the chickens when he was younger. So, maybe that's where I get it from?