Purplequeenvt - New Journal

[canesisters]

WOW! I'm so impressed.
The ability to slaughter/process at home is a skill I'd LOVE to add to my arsenal. I do chickens, but anything more than that - I don't know if I'd be brave enough to even attempt.
Do you use the meat just like ground beef?

 

[Baymule]

If they were PIA’s and disrupting the farm, then yup, it needed to be done. Food for you and dogs.

I can slaughter and process, but I can’t bring myself to shoot one of my lambs. Wimpy, yes. I could if I had to, but so far, I’ve taken them to be processed.

I made a new sheep friend, they process their own. Maybe I can suck it up and go help them and toughen up.

I can process deer, hogs, chickens, rabbits, but I get squeamish at killing a lamb.

I understand the not wanting to, I admire your abilities.

 

[Mini Horses]

It's like my "cute factor" with rabbits. Can't do the deed. Hogs/goats, to butcher. Then I pick up to cut up and package. Chickens I can do but haven't in yrs.

 

[farmerjan]

Me and @Mini Horses ... rabbit wimps.... I cannot do them either..... and I wanted to breed some Rex for their pelts....

 

[Ridgetop]

DH butchers our rabbits (when we had them). He would do 30 at a time. Then we ate mac and cheese that night.

I can kill and butcher but it is not pleasant. Much prefer taking the lambs to the butcher and picking up the meat nicely wrapped.

 

[purplequeenvt]

All done.







42 packages. Each bag was supposed to be 1lb, but since most of them were over by 2-3oz, it’s close to 50lbs of ground meat. That’s around $500 at grocery store prices.

This is all the waste that was leftover. Intestines, stomach contents, and the skins.



I caught Oskar Biteyface napping yesterday afternoon during the rain. He didn’t even notice I was there for a while.

 

[Mini Horses]

Butchering is a JOB...a not fun one. But having the food available is worth it. You know what they are, it's paid for and healthy. Great job!!

 

[Baymule]

Home raised and butchered meat is the best. It’s a lot of work, but you have good meat in the freezer now.

 

[purplequeenvt]

If you aren’t following my lambing journal….I got cameras set up in the barn today. So far they are working beautifully and it’s going to be awesome to be able to check in on the ewes while I’m at work.

I got WYZE pan V3 cameras. They were easy to set up and the picture quality, even at night is good.







This has been something I’ve been wanting to do for years.

Minch (Shetland that got castrated after Christmas) got moved in with the ewes after he was sheared. I want him to get friendlier and the only way that’s going to happen is if he’s in the pen that I’m in and out of all the time.

 

[Baymule]

I like being able to check on them without having to go to the barn. Maybe someday I’ll get something like that. Congratulations on your new camera system.