Chicken Butchering

Jordan has begun to raise and sell meat chickens, and over the summer he was able to get three batches from chick to freezer. He has learned a lot (like the cat's food bowl has to be full or a chick will completely disappear), and gained experience in what he hopes is his life work. He was also able to have some friends over for three butchering days, making the job much faster.

One wouldn't assume that chicken butchering would be fun, but with the right group of guys, it is! From watching Chicken Run the night before to cleaning up after all the dirty work is done, these guys make it a great time, even when it takes a fifteen minutes standing over the sink per bird. The Amazing Chicken Plucker that David made and brought this past time made it even better, since the plucking went down from thirty minutes a bird to thirty seconds.

After the last bird is plunked in the freezer, though, the enjoyment takes on a whole new level. Being a family of mostly girls, watching guys interact (and celebrate finishing early with the Chicken Dance) is quite entertaining. We are very glad that Jordan has such good friends, knowing that the chicken business wouldn't be seem so appealing if he only had us to help him.