We did it together!!! WARNING GRAPHIC PICS!!!

[darkmatter]

Looks good, darn, now I'm hungry!

 

[Dogfish]

Nicely done! Get them started young.

 

[NYRIR]

Nice looking young man! I think it's good for them to see what the "factories" do to the animals first.My daughter (12) was totally against butchering until I let her watch the videos on slaughter houses...She was upset but then thought about it and realized what they go through before slaughter and agreed with me that it's better to treat them right and then butcher than to support that kind of treatment!
Very well done I say!

 

[magicpigeon]

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Agreed! And great job on butchering!

 

[headofthecoop]

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I had a lady at the fair last year yell at me and start crying after she asked what we do with the birds (chickens and turkeys) and rabbits once the fair is over. She told me that we should just buy our meat in the grocery store and not hurt any animals. I asked her exactly where she thought the grocery store got their meat from and she said they make meat in factories. Some people just don't have a clue....

I cannot believe this really and she ws serious. wow. I cannot imagion not knowing where my food comes from. I guess that is the best part of raising your own meat (other then how much better it tastes) you know the animal has been treated well and has lived a much better life then in the "meat factory" and you have a wonderful learning process for your kids.
I will never forget the day I picked my three year old up from school and she told me she wanted ham for Dinner I told her I didn't have any and she informed me we should just go to the zoo and get one of those pigs and slaughter it and cook it for dinner. I guess it is good she doesn't think her food just come from a magic grocery store. lol

 

[Hooligan Farm]

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It tasted good to

We cooked one on Sunday cause he wanted to eat it. It wasn't tough at all and there were no leftovers

 

[terri9630]

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I had a lady at the fair last year yell at me and start crying after she asked what we do with the birds (chickens and turkeys) and rabbits once the fair is over. She told me that we should just buy our meat in the grocery store and not hurt any animals. I asked her exactly where she thought the grocery store got their meat from and she said they make meat in factories. Some people just don't have a clue....

I cannot believe this really and she ws serious. wow. I cannot imagion not knowing where my food comes from. I guess that is the best part of raising your own meat (other then how much better it tastes) you know the animal has been treated well and has lived a much better life then in the "meat factory" and you have a wonderful learning process for your kids.
I will never forget the day I picked my three year old up from school and she told me she wanted ham for Dinner I told her I didn't have any and she informed me we should just go to the zoo and get one of those pigs and slaughter it and cook it for dinner. I guess it is good she doesn't think her food just come from a magic grocery store. lol

She was extremely angry. Along with couple of other 4-H parents and high school ag teacher, I was trying really hard not to laugh. I didn't want to upset her more but it was hard to keep a straight face. I can't believe people really think that meat is made in factories. If the world ever comes to a screaching halt there's gonna be a LOT of people in serious trouble.

 

[Hooligan Farm]

Terri you're better than I am. I prob would of lost it

 

[terri9630]

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It was HARD! Once she left I was laughing so hard I almost gave myself an asthma attack. It was just sad because she was so serious.

 

[Hooligan Farm]

I like when everyone tells me I'm mean and cruel. Then I tell them to go look up some slaughter house videos then come talk to me.