Butchering day.

[cottonpicken]

Had chickens pigs and cows. Pigs where my favorite.

Probably more of a reflection of cheap food prices why people dont do it anymore and time is expensive now.

[freewheat]

JD Green. To each their own I guess. I have not had the greatest of fortune farming, so I have different ideals than average maybe?

I do worry about holding my kids back, but have never considered the animals we raise together to be one of the things classed as such.

I am well aware it is 2015. It is precisely part of the reason I do what I do. I like not being normal, average, boring. lol

[farmaholic]

Pigs.....scalding and scraping. Over scald and you had a pastey mess under scalded and you were basically shaving a pig. Don't miss that either. I didnt mind butchering beef but if we did several a year killing them and slitting their throats got old real fast. Got to the point I did my job and would leave for ten or so minutes.

Kind of funny talking about this on a public forum. Where's the protesters? I'm glad I had the opportunity to both learn and do it.

[farmaholic]

There are some things money just can't buy. In the event of a world catastrophe I would move up beside freewheat. First thing is we would likely freeze to death here, Very little bush on my land would have to steal some from the neighbors I guess.

[freewheat]

Yes, Cotton, time is expensive indeed. And most people would rather head out for a holiday than feed a few table critters.

I dunno about the cheap food comment. I know I can raise a pile of meat and eggs, have a far superior product, and raise it very cheaply, with little time input. Chicken feeding takes ten seconds a day for the laying hens. For the meat birds, 2 minutes. Many people have the perception that it is a labor intensive and time consuming past time to raise a few table stock. It can be, but if you set it up right, it is pretty easy.

We are already tied down raising lamb, so we may as well have more animals.

I guess I was raised in the 80's by parents who made it seem like the 40's. I was the only kid in my class who milked cows, shipped cream and fed pigs, etc.

The older I get, the more I enjoy the little things around here. Our farm is a very popular visiting spot for people who wish to see a diverse operation. I should start charging! lol

Enjoying the memories on here...

[freewheat]

lol. Farmaholic, do you know how many people have said they are coming to be with me if something bad goes down?

Yeah, I do my share of wood cutting and burning too. How did you know? lol

[Tucker]

LOL Freewheat I have some friends who say the same thing. 'If the shit hits the fan I'm coming to your place' 'really Bitch? What exactly are you going to be bringing to the table here?'

[farmaholic]

Tucker, their appetite, what did you think?

[ado089]

I'm not an old guy at all but I feel having a few critters around and tending to a garden keeps it real in a world that has lost touch with reality. I think it's great for kids to have a little responsibility and an a concept that it's important to value life as a cycle. These small things are a great way to teach this.

[cottonpicken]

Lol bitch please pretty funny If there ever was a catastrophe the farms would be over whelmed in days but all the nuke reactors would melt down and we would be toast anyway.

[fjlip]

Farmers out numbered 50 to 1, if city comes to the farm, they will TAKE it all from us, or after a fight. Hmmm could be a movie theme here...

[cottonpicken]

Lol ya kind of like the real world