Yep - - Chicken Butchering. Remember, I warned you at the beginning of the post......
Allie was a quick study and not grossed out at all. She helped in every area except, well, the part with the ax and the neck! For starters, one must catch the chicken.
Then Mel does the hard work.
Yes, I am afraid it's true. There is some flailing about even after the head is gone.
Plucking is great fun.
Donna shows her how to get those stubborn feathers.
Ready for the next step.
Umm..this is an interesting step.
And Jackie was the official "gutter" and "cutter".
Allie is braver than me!!!
Donna shows her how to get those stubborn feathers.
Ready for the next step.
Umm..this is an interesting step.
And Jackie was the official "gutter" and "cutter".
Allie is braver than me!!!
Yum, Yum! Delicious. Less than 12 hours from chicken coop to table. It's almost like living in Walnut Grove (Little House on the Prairie...)
I had to buy another one at the store because we are officially a 2-chicken household. (By the way, the Koslowsky chicken was WAY better) As we finished praying, Timothy gave us a good laugh as he proclaimed, "I don't want the REAL one!" Ha Ha.
His definition of "real" was the fact that when he saw Allie's chicken it still had the feet attached...... But he insisted, so he ate the water injected, steroid infused Safeway chicken.
As we sat down to eat, Allie prayed for the meal and ended something like this, "Lord, thank you for the hands that gutted this chicken."
I had to buy another one at the store because we are officially a 2-chicken household. (By the way, the Koslowsky chicken was WAY better) As we finished praying, Timothy gave us a good laugh as he proclaimed, "I don't want the REAL one!" Ha Ha.
His definition of "real" was the fact that when he saw Allie's chicken it still had the feet attached...... But he insisted, so he ate the water injected, steroid infused Safeway chicken.
While at Donna's, Timothy and Savannah had some fun also.