It's a family effort!
We shared some of our "culling day" adventures in a YouTube video recently, but we wanted to share some photos and type out the story for those who are not video people. Since we hatch out our own eggs, we get a mixture of male (roosters) and female (hens) chickens. To keep the eggs fertile and therefore hatchable we only need a ratio of about 10:1 when it comes to hens vs. roosters. That means that the extra roosters are all able to be turned into dinner.
It had been a while since we had culled our flocks, so when we had some free time the other day, we decided to take advantage of the opportunity. Besides a good number of large roosters, we also decided to cull a hen. This hen had turned into an "egg-eater." This means that she now would peck eggs open and eat them, which is highly undesirable. The Little-Peppers knew which one it was, so we added her to the processing table. Moreover, we decided to get rid of one Muscovy Duck drake.
After a bit of work, we put together an amazing dinner, and even had many more meals available because of our harvest. Here's a handful of photos of before, during and after. Enjoy!
DIY CHICKEN DINNER - PHOTOS
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Kids are looking so cute and innocent. It's really amazing to spend time with family such way. Stay blessed.
How old were these roosters?
Usually they end up in the soup pot. Big tough birds, lots of taste. Simmered for a long time.
Where these good and tasty?
That's great that you get the kids directly involved in processing. They know exactly where there dinner come from, and also how to procure it for themselves. They'll never go hungry.
Too many people today only know their food as far as it comes wrapped in plastic or packaged in a box.