it was a really busy week here, with a lot of blood and gore being flung around...
after finishing up with the 3 deer that we got (1 roadkill and 2 on the first day of deer season) it was time to launch right into our next project~ butchering the pig!
she was slaughtered on Tuesday, and after hanging all night (in the 20 degree weather) we butchered her on Wednesday.
i plan on doing a post about our experiences~ it was not nearly as difficult as you might imagine to butcher a pig, and we have lots of fresh meat. the hams and bacon will be ready by Christmas, and we're really looking forward to that!
while we were on a roll, we went ahead and butchered 20 chickens on Thursday. only 30 more to go this next week, and then we're all done for the season! our freezers will soon be groaning...
i, for one, will be relieved to be done. we've been raising chickens since last march!
also, there are pig butchering pictures up over on facebook, so if you're a friend, you can see them now... here's a link, even if you're not:
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=37399&id=1559330479&l=50262d8545
and that nasty pig stomach is still in my fridge. i think I'll just chuck it- i have to draw the line somewhere!
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