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

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

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

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),

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

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.

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

"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

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,

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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