Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[SimpleJenn]

Spoiler: My final thoughts on butchering

All we can do is make their end as quick and painless as possible, including them being completely unaware it is coming. That is as humane as it gets

Samara laid a gorgeous egg today.
I missed those tan speckles!

Can you see Ash trying to help hubby with the new coop?

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh me and mom love to Squirrel hunt, and both of us can spend hours at the lake or river fishing. In just 2 short months rifle season for deer comes in. We could not really hunt for the last 2 years, that changes this year.

With BIL moving north of here, I am expecting a moose from him.

Oh they found a house and moved out and took possession of their new place. The cat and chickens are missing him!

Poor chooks were looking for him tonight. I gave them extra treats and mum brought them up some treats too.

 

[Ponypoor]

Oh, I love mysteries. Keep posting pics!

So true about factories. The hatcheries w/ chicks is a horror I don't want to see again either.

Private farm owners are more humane but I was (& still am) traumatized by processing days. I remember the men trying to act macho at having to slaughter but if they were like my DH it had to bother them.

My uncle was an egg farmer & when decades ago Campbell's Soup came around to purchase every farmer's dead heatstroke birds it made him angry. My uncle loved his birds & it was the first time I saw a man upset over chickens. He wasn't about the $$$ but the time, love & care he & his family put into his hens. They collected the dead hens & buried them on the farm w/ prayer. Prayer was involved in many farm chores including processing days.

That is nice to hear. These days the big factory farms produce so many thousands of birds (or other livestock) it’s a wonder how anyone can process them.

I know my mum talks of days you n her childhood when they had to grow food, my grandmother would kill and process the chickens for supper. They were not pets. Hard times back then, no stores either - things were brought by ship, so you had to grow most of your own food.

I think my grandmother would likely be able to process any birds here, but I know she likely wouldn’t process any that would be her favourites.

 

[Ponypoor]

Spoiler: My final thoughts on butchering

All we can do is make their end as quick and painless as possible, including them being completely unaware it is coming. That is as humane as it gets

Samara laid a gorgeous egg today.
View attachment 3942302I missed those tan speckles!

Can you see Ash trying to help hubby with the new coop?
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Looks like you’re also having a nice warm day there.

Re: processing - yes if you are going to do it then you better know how to do it properly which is why I don’t do it.

 

[featherhead007]

Shaded Blue, in the afternoon.
She asked me when I’m gonna clean up the patio, it’s a mess!

 

[Lilion]

Ellie is a real cutie! She could almost pass as a full long-haired dachshund ~ love her face

She is exceptionally cute when she's shaggy, but she really needs groomed. She's never pass for a doxie for real - she's 35+ pounds!

Look! Got thirsty Thursday pics! Finally!

 

[Ponypoor]

She is exceptionally cute when she's shaggy, but she really needs groomed. She's never pass for a doxie for real - she's 35+ pounds!

Look! Got thirsty Thursday pics! Finally! View attachment 3942444View attachment 3942445

I can’t remember - did you say Red Squadron are RIR? Or some other breed?

 

[TOMTE]

Got a short video of Aliss' beers

 

[featherhead007]

I can’t remember - did you say Red Squadron are RIR? Or some other breed?

That’s her “Red Squadron” bellying up to the bar.

 

[featherhead007]

I’m a lucky man! The birds decided to go in early! I get to go to bed early too! yay.