We did it!! And, not as bad as I thought it would be...

[hatchaholic]

So, we are now over-run with roos that are terrorizing my hens. Only option...eat the roos. So, we butchered the first one today. And, it wasn't nearly as bad as I thought it would be. (Maybe because I am sooooo mad at all the roos.) But, for whatever reason, it didn't bother me like I thought it would. It made me very appreciative of the farm animals I have. And, it turned into a family project. Even my youngest children (two girls ages 6 and 11) watched every minute of the whole process. And, they were upset that we only had time to process one today.

Also, I have never plucked a chicken before. I was very worried that it was going to be extremely difficult. I was pleasantly surprised. Those feathers came right out. No problems at all.

Now, one down and about 11 more to go...

 

[Terry]

WTG I can smell the chicken n dumplings now yummmm lol

 

[Chicky Tocks]

I keep thinking that eventually I'll get to this point. But for now I only have one big roo and 11 chicklets that I'm sure will produce a few more that I don't need in my flock. Only problem is that I've fallen in love with every single one of my fuzzbutts. If I keep hatching though, eventually I'm going to have to toughen up and learn to send a chicken to freezer camp.

 

[Homesteading_Bound]

I know exactly what your talking about when it's comes to... too many Roos...and having it up to here with them.

I'm glad your first expereance was a positive one.

Much of that positive experience has to do with you and your mind set....

 

[ChanceRider]

Congratulations! It's good to hear that your first processing experience was a positive one. I too was pleasantly surprised with how well I handled processing our first batch of Cornish X this past February. In a couple of weeks we'll be processing the 24 that I'm raising now.

 

[courtshep]

I did mine too! I posted about it, and I agree, the worst part was dreading doing it. My girls 8 and 11 didn't seem bothered at all like I was afraid they would be. I feel like a real farmer now!! haha