2 New Thoughts on Butchering
I’ve had 2 New Thoughts on Butchering Recently. Thanks to the Homesteaders Food Challenge and my general obsession with raising all my own …
Category: Butchering & Processing
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Harvesting Rabbits!! Look Away!!
Harvesting Rabbits. I know that lots of people get upset that I eat my rabbits. I really don’t want to offend …
Why We use a Butcher (sometimes)
I am a homesteader. I do wierd things like mill wheat berries, pluck ducks and tap maple trees. I often write about …
Why Would Someone Want to Kill Their Own Meat?
Seriously, Why would someone want to kill their own meat? There are perfectly edible animals at the supermarket that are already dead. …
When It’s Time to Go To Market – Eating Your Porker
I really don’t know where to start. I have so much to tell you! Let’s begin with, please don’t yell at me …
8 Simple Food Changes with a Big Impact
8 Simple Food Changes with Big Impact My “real food” journey has been going on a while. I’m not sure where the …
How to Raise Chicken Meat that is Not: Stringy, Chewy, or Tough
How to Raise Great Chicken Meat. We have raised chickens for meat. Like, a lot. You can purchase broiler chicks at most …
Chicken Butcher Bloopers – Look Away!
I just couldn’t resist…. When you process your own chickens there are endless amusing happenings. And since I always have a camera …
Butchering Backyard Chickens
Butchering Backyard Chickens Raising meat chickens is a remarkably simple, fast project. If you are raising Cornish Rock Cross, they go from …
Yes. All Your Chickens are Gonna Die
My 2 youngest children attend a little, cottage school 2 days a week. I was there volunteering the other day with some other sweet …
Can You Eat a Potbelly Pig?
Please don’t get mad at me for suggesting that you should eat your potbelly pig. I am not suggesting that at all. …
How to Move Pigs
I hate moving pigs. Moving pigs means you are relocating them from where they are to someplace else. This always usually happens when …
Best Venison Burgers You’ll Ever Eat & How to Grind Your Own Meat
Venison Burgers To some of you, fall means gourds, witches, black cats and all things pumpkin. For those of us living in …
Buying Meat in Bulk – How to Buy a Cow – What to buy – What You’ll get
How to Buy a Cow (and other animals). Did you think that if you bought a 1000 pound cow you would …
How To Load a Cow in 5 Easy Steps
How to Load a Cow. There are lots of reasons to load cattle. One reason may be to head to the processor….. …