Well our ducklings are 12.5 weeks old today which is the day we planned to process and my DH has the day off to do the deed.
We have four scovy drakes with tickets to freezer camp at high noon. Lucky for me they have just been picking on a little hen I have with a hurt wing, but other than being a little mad at them now, I'm feeling terribly sorry for them. Just the part of them not getting to eat is making me sad.
Can someone give me some pearls of wisdom to bolster my feelings about it? I am NOT a vegetarian and have plopped many a chicken body in a pan without a thought, but I never KNEW those chickens.
Some of our friends think we are mean to actually eat them and can't believe we are doing this.......even though they eat meat too. While I think they are hypocrites I do feel that knowing their lives are cut short makes me less hungry.....
We have four scovy drakes with tickets to freezer camp at high noon. Lucky for me they have just been picking on a little hen I have with a hurt wing, but other than being a little mad at them now, I'm feeling terribly sorry for them. Just the part of them not getting to eat is making me sad.
Can someone give me some pearls of wisdom to bolster my feelings about it? I am NOT a vegetarian and have plopped many a chicken body in a pan without a thought, but I never KNEW those chickens.
Some of our friends think we are mean to actually eat them and can't believe we are doing this.......even though they eat meat too. While I think they are hypocrites I do feel that knowing their lives are cut short makes me less hungry.....