<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:09:34 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/butchering/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Garden Winter Prep, Tomatoes, RAIN, Pig Butcher Party - Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was warm yesterday morning, low 40s F thanks to the cloud cover overnight. I didn't need to cover the garden it was so warm but I had just in case. One never really knows this time of year. I got myself]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@flemingfarm/garden-winter-prep-tomatoes-rain-pig-butcher-party-friday</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-123046/@flemingfarm/garden-winter-prep-tomatoes-rain-pig-butcher-party-friday</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-123046]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flemingfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 14:07:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/8DAuGnTQCLptZgjHUrRAJGcW4y1D4A5QVJJ7zjzqqKdfVHSS6NapSCC7ZUGrB2s54wmAmzZnF5ytdWh5TUJeChNago7izvBWh4cjiE65x99S1AXXFBwj9v8i2gU81hfj4xFQdDL7SG9iRC9R4v6qMbbYNRxm9bthJbCwjm7JCyc?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Actifit Report Card: October 21 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pig butcher party this evening that went super late. Tomorrow we go back for the feast. Rained today and I got the bulk of the farm ready for it in time. I am so sore. This report was published via Actifit]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@flemingfarm/actifit-flemingfarm-20221022t052957897z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-193552/@flemingfarm/actifit-flemingfarm-20221022t052957897z</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-193552]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[flemingfarm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2022 05:29:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/ADdPNihJzmPcLkHtjKRVWu2N2uvBRfNLKJYb8XFwQywNnnHX7wNsUke9yGrURbyhC82n9PyVabjGtoCApcgEx7j4H?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The video summary of Harvesting and Butchering a Deer]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this post I’ve strung all the videos I took as we were butchering the deer. This entire process probably took 2-3 hours bc I was teaching someone new, we had to stop to sharpen knives, stop to examine]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@lost.ryulincoln/cjxkwmle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127788/@lost.ryulincoln/cjxkwmle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127788]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lost.ryulincoln]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 11 Feb 2022 03:40:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/99pyU5Ga1kwr5bsMXthzYLbcngN4W2P8NtU9TWTdHC3HaQbjuuRfKKVdjVfaCxZmF888ffnybat7gr8HTmGSppkUvpPJWEPLg7tbVWgtjpXtjemotThPK3znkW2ZXqdAqk?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Processing Our First Chicken]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today was the day. We've been preparing for weeks, considering it for months. Today we processed our first chicken. Beginning to end. From the chopping block to the freezer. We did it ourselves. The rooster]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadersonline/@hethur240/processing-our-first-chicken</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteadersonline/@hethur240/processing-our-first-chicken</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteadersonline]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hethur240]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 03 Feb 2018 02:03:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/RGgukq5E6HBS5wvERDA3ZF4P2WKQy2VoZZet1QV2LJNLEw3EMidmMCxs2KUAWJC5JjXBVPDu56cQQ9Ddh9okvXfreJJ8TxB26EzAD9XDRFqLuk3nAykFBgG5g7MNsdp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Here's how we humanely dispatch our chickens:]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chickens are a fantastic source of eggs...... and MEAT! I used to want a butchering block SO bad! I thought it would be pretty easy; you put the chicken's head over the block, (or stump, or whatever),]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@squishysquid/here-s-how-we-humanely-dispatch-our-chickens</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@squishysquid/here-s-how-we-humanely-dispatch-our-chickens</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[squishysquid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2017 22:52:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVeuwSiVRrNabYgDrxsrioVcejDqc983KyJvL8aMBk7XCXtWMwANkiaDeN5W3UwdtUa3nMxr4rHb4fb4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bully Goats Rough:  The Culling]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has begun... And what has begun can not be stopped until all is accomplished... For a little back ground on these meat-sacks, check out my previous post Bully Goats Rough: the saga continues. Trust]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bluerthangreen/billy-goats-rough-the-culling</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bluerthangreen/billy-goats-rough-the-culling</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bluerthangreen]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:33:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26Ba1bbmqZ2gcV1BkXY2BZJZcKLpY6q9YX8kHpciT1SpdSfaMowaGYSwvoVRS5LppBDbi1TyZRfaowTaoFYrbZcuPunRQ2khVshyotA2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How To Process a Turkey, Or the Way We Do It]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is how we process turkeys. This year we tried a five gallon bucket to hold the turkeys so we didn't have to sit on them while they bled out.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@homesteaddad/how-to-process-a-turkey-or-the-way-we-do-it</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@homesteaddad/how-to-process-a-turkey-or-the-way-we-do-it</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[homesteaddad]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 21 Nov 2017 16:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eFXZ1aRZUKQvSGs3xc3gJnxkwdAacfdDFwL?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken Butchering With Fellow Steemians]]></title><description><![CDATA[During our time at @mericanhomestead we had the opportunity to butcher chickens. Since we raise chickens and butcher them here on the homestead we were familiar with the process, but couldn't turn down]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@themyrrhmaid/chicken-butchering-with-fellow-steemians</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@themyrrhmaid/chicken-butchering-with-fellow-steemians</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[themyrrhmaid]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 22 Oct 2017 18:39:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3W72119s5BjWPGGUiZ9pqnZoj8JHYxCCp9dtn2QVfzVkCFAEzwCKwFDnY4Yr3bWE5EjL7b5cYyi472ZwTwkimAayS8x9WbhiYmvrZUVvRs6Z2Eg4MHGyrv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to Butcher an Entire Pig: Every Cut of Pork Explained]]></title><description><![CDATA["Butcher Bryan Mayer of Fleishers Craft Butchery shows Bon Appetit how to butcher an entire pig at Wyebrook Farm and explains every cut of pork. There are five sections of the pig that yield edible]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/folderall/@igster/how-to-butcher-an-entire-pig-every-cut-of-pork-explained1505440482707</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/folderall/@igster/how-to-butcher-an-entire-pig-every-cut-of-pork-explained1505440482707</guid><category><![CDATA[folderall]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[igster]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 15 Sep 2017 01:54:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e5vzybe1i8wqCJDGHZoeWKkJLMAijaoE9Wn?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[HOME BUTCHER SHOP! Just Got Our Butcher Workshop Off Of Facebook]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOME BUTCHER SHOP! Just Got Our Butcher Workshop Off Of Facebook Well, we knew we were going to have to build our own home butcher workshop or butcher building for us to be able to butcher our own pigs,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@coghill/home-butcher-shop-just-got-our-butcher-workshop-off-of-facebook</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homestead/@coghill/home-butcher-shop-just-got-our-butcher-workshop-off-of-facebook</guid><category><![CDATA[homestead]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[coghill]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jul 2017 13:14:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45eMyEfrKoQegmZu6Vo2z49BWCE963d17KWYW?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butcher day]]></title><description><![CDATA[My husband and I raise chickens in our backyard for eggs - and this year we added in Cornish roasters for meat as well. We raised the roasters for ten weeks and today was slaughtering day. We also slaughtered]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@daniellesays/butcher-day-2017716t232525748z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@daniellesays/butcher-day-2017716t232525748z</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[daniellesays]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jul 2017 04:25:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMgdkzprHyJhHrvpXgLf8?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken gallows?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is the big day. I have the chickens all moved to a fenced in area and have setup up some of the area for the culling. I built a quick gallows to hang the birds upside down by their feet for plucking.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chicken/@nicholasj/chicken-gallows-2017715t201535479z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chicken/@nicholasj/chicken-gallows-2017715t201535479z</guid><category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholasj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 16 Jul 2017 01:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAMdKd7SgJr8ry6X4AywRp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming up]]></title><description><![CDATA[There hasn't beenuch going on around the house but in 6 days I will be processing my chickens. Needed a wash basin and flat surface for butchering day and driving around one day I found what I needed in]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chicken/@nicholasj/coming-up-2017710t213948166z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chicken/@nicholasj/coming-up-2017710t213948166z</guid><category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholasj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2017 02:39:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3y61kny85mTMHYTYLke?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chicken butchering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today I butchered the four roosters I was given and was my first time processing a chicken. All went smoothly but did not get much meat, knew that going in because they were not meat birds. I was going]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/chickens/@nicholasj/chicken-butchering-2017624t19107412z</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/chickens/@nicholasj/chicken-butchering-2017624t19107412z</guid><category><![CDATA[chickens]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[nicholasj]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 25 Jun 2017 00:10:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/o1AJ9qDyyJNSpZWhUgGYc3MngFqoAN3wR5MKpzGMBc54xGBXC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[1st Time Processing Rabbit | How I Feel After]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hi everyone, I'm Beau! I am new. I am new here on Steemit, and I am new here in the homesteading community. I actually still call myself a "wannabe homesteader" as we haven't moved onto our 7acres]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bettertogether/1st-time-processing-rabbit-or-how-i-feel-after</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@bettertogether/1st-time-processing-rabbit-or-how-i-feel-after</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[bettertogether]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2017 05:48:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/S5Eokt4BcQdk7EHeT1aYjzebg2hC7hkthT45e52vXMyKuvqFqdbL8HASv5NfdE3JTtsX982?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Much Meat from Two Pigs? Depends on the Pigs!]]></title><description><![CDATA[First I would like to mention that if pork is not in your diet for whatever reason, we respect that. This post is for those interested in pastured or homegrown pork. It's hard to calculate how much meat]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmandadventure/how-much-meat-from-two-pigs-depends-on-the-pigs</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/homesteading/@farmandadventure/how-much-meat-from-two-pigs-depends-on-the-pigs</guid><category><![CDATA[homesteading]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[farmandadventure]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jun 2017 19:22:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVthqpTJZmwvzsLcvMeG4TU4Gjdfy26AE7boyhzDgoCy8CPDHpbbBKfxG8ycwBD5quyjp1PL6tTyc2Sg9HTJgrcgZVE545fTFzkJ2zgFxnmGjsQZ4y7FVjWXLYVKhjt68SzAa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[More Than One Way to Skin a Rabbit - (Graphic Images) Actual Article]]></title><description><![CDATA[So, let's go over the method I use to bring a rabbit from cage to table. Let's cut to the chase (no pun intended) and start off.  Needed:  1. High powered pellet gun 2. Pellets 3. fillet knife]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tee-em/more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-rabbit-graphic-images-actual-article</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/life/@tee-em/more-than-one-way-to-skin-a-rabbit-graphic-images-actual-article</guid><category><![CDATA[life]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[tee-em]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2016 23:06:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/6pu4ZRycQdDWei9yQ1J6Lt9MKFHPP3YgMppfepjaYfXPqHNAr7xag5y17s2nDY9y74iBkfdHoUrpDn3GD6L11rdVt9h8g53K38k8G1AZNygrWhNE1ue7UBaDSivNdYAATGAUkL7u78DTCrTDLc3xhkmg47suvPk8s4CcubgxkMDPvno2Q11EqboaS2eYhTXQuMVmB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>