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So far it's been more expensive because I chose dual purpose (which take longer to raise). Hopefully I'll see something a little more comporable when I raise broilers this spring.

teach1: for me it's knowing where my food comes from and also being passionately driven to homestead because it's a "simple" lifestyle.

I think everyone has a responsibility to learn the trades they are capable of (I for one use electricity but I'm not about to try and rewire my house) so that we can be as self reliant as possible but no man is an island.

Quote: It takes all kinds! Lord knows, I wouldn't have been able to do it even just a few years ago!

I agree that some people are just too tender hearted to pull it off and in that case, maybe helping with cutting up and bagging? After all, I still think anyone who eats meat should have their hands in at least some of the processing pie.

Our first cull was our rooster and it was difficult (even though I'd helped on our farm as a kid). By the time we were ready to do the hens, I was ok and prepared. We had two pots of scalding water going at all times, we used long handled clippers to just cut the whole head off at one time and...