Does the killing get easier ?

[SportTees]

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No PETA posts period

 

[saddina]

For me it did get easier, untill Sat, I went to collect Senior Cocky, and the roo who's been a complete nut for weeks decided to snuggle up once I lifted him up, calm and content. Ugh I had plans for a pot pie filling, but he got a reprieve. Since we're within city limits he has to go, but I put him on craigslist and gonna give it a week for him to find his own flock, if not.... well at least he got a shot.

 

[gypsy2621]

For some it gets a little easier , for some it just gets harder.
there is an easy solution in : You can always call in a professional to do the job.
I can and have processed many birds, not just chickens, the smell gets to me, I dislike the smell of blood, doesn't matter if it is human, or animal, blood just smells awful to me.
I have a friend who is a professional butcher,( 20 years exp) who does the processing to Kosher Standards.
Its amazing to watch, the care and humanity he puts into processing would astound anyone.

 

[quail newbie]

I can't kill anything. My husband however can handle the dirty deed only if the animal is suffering. We have found a butcher to take our birds so we can drop them off and pick them up all nice and ready to be cooked.

 

[Sitka]

It is difficult for a lot of people. Two things I try to keep in mind are that the bird doesn't know what is coming, and making it happen quick is beneficial not only for the bird but for you.

 

[nivtup]

From my experiences, it does get "easier".

I will say that it is always done with the utmost respect, while providing as much dignity for the bird as possible.

I was raised as a hunter. The taking of a life to me is no small event. I do agree that some animals are prey, and they have a purpose on this earth. I cannot stress enough, that for me, it is always a serious event, one that I must mentally prepare for. Then it is time to do a job.

Again, respect, respect, respect.... and never waste a harvest.

I am also proud of the food I bring to my family, knowing where it came from, and how it was treated on the way to the table. It is not always something that the teenage girls embrace. I would wager that there is a life lesson in it for them, what lesson they learn will only be revealed later in thier lives.

 

[Deannep36]

we just did two of our birds a week ago and I was a baskett case. It wasn't so bad once they were dead it was just that point between life and death that was hard for me. Once the bird was dead and it came time to pluck, it wasn't as hard. Besides one of the birds was almost 8 pounds of meat, and we have another one out there that is bigger then he was so I'm looking forword to eating that one lol.
But I do understand what you are feeling. Getting through it the first time was very hard.

 

[SportTees]

I posted a peta post??? I'm sorry I didn't even relize ... I do not personally agree with them. Bad sporttese bad sporttees

ETS- I thought it was a link against factory farming

 

[vermontgal]

It seems to me that eating something can be a sign of very high level of respect for it. Not in our society, perhaps. To put food in your mouth is to welcome that food to become a part of your body. This seems very intimate. By eating your chickens, you are absorbing a part of them to become a part of you. Much better those beautiful range chickens in my backyard, than a twinkie.

I'm not planning to do the killing myself, but even raising the meat is a whole different level of relationship with my food.

 

[Judy]

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I think this attitude of respect and good animal stewardship and gratitude for the food provided, and the like, is the key, and also our responsibility, regardless of how we choose to utilize our birds, or any other animal (untrained, unrestrained, bored to tears dogs come to mind.)

We were all raised with a bit different attitudes about killing and eating meat. Some of us can adjust to eating our own animals without this in their background, and some find it difficult or impossible to adjust. To each his own. Yes, it got much easier for me to do the killing and processing, over time; but eating the product is still a bit of a problem.

Your teenagers' end result of being raised this way may not be predictable -- but I feel you can rest assured you have provided a wise and respectful groundwork for them.