Having a farm means eventually you have to eat what you raise. We had too many roosters born over the summer and we had to cull them. This week I got to learn how to kill my own chicken and process it. I caught all four roosters and selected the red one first. Jeff is our good friend volunteered to show us how to do the deed. After a prayer of thanks for the bird; he cut the head off cleanly and swiftly and showed me how and where to cut. Then we waited for the blood to drain from the body. After about two minutes the blood slacked off and I learned how to peel the skin off the carcass. This was a young bird with a good layer of feathers and fat. Jeff explained the parts of the chicken and how to get around the cavity. Skinning allows us the skip the plucking step of the process, very messy and time consuming. I learned where all the parts are inside the chicken. He left the lungs for me to clean out on my own. The bird is now marinating and will be Sunday dinner.
I learned it is messy to kill a bird, cold days are better, no bugs and a use a sharp knife you don't mind getting dirty. It was not an easy farm step but after it was done I felt good. I had a meal I raised on my farm from scratch. That bird will feed us and the scraps will feed the wildlife.
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