The Day Before Thanksgiving
You would think I would be in my kitchen from sun-up until sundown. Nope. The day began at 6:30. I got up, …
Tag: Butchering
How to Eat Your Pig (Premium)
How to Eat Your Pig Ya know, I think God prevented Fern from going in the trailer easily so I would …
Chicken Processing – Video (Premium)
Chicken Processing I had a fantastic year raising meat chickens. I told a friend I would raise some with her so we …
Loading Cows in the Rain – Video (Premium)
Ugh. We've sold a few beef cows so we've been making trips to the processor. It always seems to rain on loading …
Happy Easter! (Premium)
Happy Easter! I killed the Easter Bunny. Yesterday actually. Not really. This is just the way my children's sense of humor works. …
8 Reasons Why You (or Your Spouse) Should Know How to Hunt
Benefits of Hunting I know that many of you can not even imagine pulling the trigger on a firearm and taking the …
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 …
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. …
Homesteaders Food Challenge- Week 1
It has been quite a week. My brother called me a fake and said he wasn’t buying my book. No, I don’t …
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 …
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 …
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….. …