Hey y'all! I'm finally getting a chance to post these (somewhat discusting) photos of our chicken
slaughtering adventure! I wouldn't say it was exactly what you'd call 'fun' but it was... well,
interesting! We may not have gotten our math and english done that day, but hey, we got
quite the science lesson and a few survival skills! haha. Thankfully, we had Mrs. Herman to
help us out since we had no clue what we were doing! Thanks Kris :)
slaughtering adventure! I wouldn't say it was exactly what you'd call 'fun' but it was... well,
interesting! We may not have gotten our math and english done that day, but hey, we got
quite the science lesson and a few survival skills! haha. Thankfully, we had Mrs. Herman to
help us out since we had no clue what we were doing! Thanks Kris :)
So.... Elijah had the job of bring the chickens to their... shall we say final destination... 
He gave them all a hug before handing them over to Pa :)
e put them upside down in what we called "The Killing Cone". It really is a very good
way to kill a chicken. I know, that sounds bad, but it really is the best way for us because it
keeps the chicken still while it gets rid of all that stored up energy after it dies! And it's
probably the nicest way for the chickens as well because upside down is a very calming
position for them :)
way to kill a chicken. I know, that sounds bad, but it really is the best way for us because it
keeps the chicken still while it gets rid of all that stored up energy after it dies! And it's
probably the nicest way for the chickens as well because upside down is a very calming
position for them :)
Somehow Papa got stuck with the not-so-fun job of slitting the throat...
Then the chickens are dunked in boiling water for about a minute... this makes them easier to
pluck.
pluck.
Now tie 'em up and pluck 'em! If you do it too fast you get a face full of yucky water!!! I learnt the hard way!! ;)
Now for the more 'gross' part... gutting!!! Mrs. Herman cut the first one up and showed
us the heart, liver, and all that rather interesting stuff... then she cut the stomach open so
we could see how the food was being digested! The gloves were nice in theory but didn't help much!
us the heart, liver, and all that rather interesting stuff... then she cut the stomach open so
we could see how the food was being digested! The gloves were nice in theory but didn't help much!
Well, that concludes my {decent} photos of the Evans' chicken slaughtering adventure! So until we do something super crazy again... that's all for now!
~Harmony~
