August 18, 2014 - We headed down to a friend’s farm to help them butcher their chickens. Despite a late night friends (almost) everybody was up and ready to go when we arrived.
Hustle and bustle ensued as prepared the butchering area and loaded the first batch of chickens.
This is one of those rare candid shots that actually turns out being awesome.
Yes, that’s a cell phone in Matthew’s mouth.
Time to pick up the chickens
Surfing? Cue: “Wipeout”
Chickens are picked indiscriminately and with eyes closed
They’re not always happy to go
I think that they’re planning an escape…Chicken Run style:
Reinforcements arrive
Time to prep the butchering area
Reminiscent of drawings I’ve seen from the inquisition era
Readying the apron
Everybody was placed at different “stations’' so we could get organized, otherwise we’d be running around like chickens with their…wait, bad metaphor.
Crash course lesson on chicken preparation
No wonder she’s nicknamed “The Beast!”
“Heyyyyyy…”
United Chicken Butchers Association Local #386
Melanie wanted to try butchering the chickens, and the proof can be found in these GRAPHIC images:
Weighing and bagging the chickens:
Looks like someone found my camera!
Yes, even though you rarely see me, I’m usually present at the events that I take photos of.
Because it’s not every day that you have a saw mill in the background:
Before you ask…yes, my family and I had chicken for dinner.
