tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post7792400246197162415..comments2024-03-10T01:57:38.017-08:00Comments on NorCal Cazadora: The meat I miss the mostHolly Heyserhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-11823713604698911462010-06-03T11:02:51.907-07:002010-06-03T11:02:51.907-07:00In my earlier years, I
was an auditor. One of
ou...In my earlier years, I <br />was an auditor. One of<br />our clients was Goldkist<br />and I sudited several of<br />their chicken processing<br />plants. <br /><br />Chickens are dispatched<br />similarly to the way<br />your friends did. The<br />birds come in in crates<br />and are hung upside down<br />on a conveyer line. They<br />go docile immediately. Then<br />they go through an oldfatslowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16090493770521723251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-36622985398450268682010-06-03T02:27:36.820-07:002010-06-03T02:27:36.820-07:00Hi Caz- I was hoping you would take the bet- that ...Hi Caz- I was hoping you would take the bet- that chicken looked great! Thought we could have a taste test...Yeah we used to use wax for the ducks- but still had to rough pluck the ducks. The hen pheasants we harvest have very fragile skin so that is why we have been doing it by hand.<br /><br />I remember the first turkeys I raised- my dad and brother had to harvest them with the axe across the Eric Fremdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-78762703902079895172010-06-02T20:57:24.377-07:002010-06-02T20:57:24.377-07:00LOL - yeah, that would be poor form!
Man, I feel ...LOL - yeah, that would be poor form!<br /><br />Man, I feel like the chicken revolution is leaving me behind. Then again, I'm glad to support my friend's new business. And it's nice not having to get up early to let chickens out for the day.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-33353504885330539182010-06-02T20:18:35.848-07:002010-06-02T20:18:35.848-07:00What an interesting post! My first exposure to sla...What an interesting post! My first exposure to slaughter was about the same way yours was. I refused to eat that rooster, but as a hunter and meat-eater, I've grown out of that now. We've started growing our own chickens this year too, for eggs and meat. They're too young to produce either yet, but I'm mindful that they will.<br /><br />Oh, and you can buy cones on eBay. I may go Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252634602500998462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-13434287921958508152010-06-02T08:23:07.443-07:002010-06-02T08:23:07.443-07:00Deus -
When Carina and I were talking about her ...Deus - <br /><br />When Carina and I were talking about her operation, I told her I'd be fine with the chickens being free-ranged even without organic feed. But I don't know how the rest of the people who want her chickens feel.<br /><br />Re your own setup, she said there are TONS of websites with detailed instructions on slaughtering chickens. When I read Henhouse Pottery's post Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-24520515669328489582010-06-02T04:04:05.577-07:002010-06-02T04:04:05.577-07:00This is a great post. We have been raising our ow...This is a great post. We have been raising our own rabbits and broiler chickens for a couple of years. It started as "schooling" for the kids to help them appreciate food and where is comes from. It has since also taken on the health and humanity reasoning. <br /><br />We do not use organic feed, but do not use any chemical or hormones. We figured out that the per pound price for Deus Ex Machinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425336387322313716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-53065568191012999722010-06-01T11:34:46.790-07:002010-06-01T11:34:46.790-07:00Great post! I too have read the Omnivores Dilemma ...Great post! I too have read the Omnivores Dilemma and it changed my thoughts on what I eat. Hence the reason why I hunt and fish and garden and grow my own meat and eggs. It's satisfying to know where your food comes from. Being in VT though many folks up here are really into their sustainable localvore mentalities..!WILDFISHERWOMANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16576964310385152166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-48075640789789890552010-06-01T08:15:04.859-07:002010-06-01T08:15:04.859-07:00Thanks, Simply! I think honesty is vital - when we...Thanks, Simply! I think honesty is vital - when we sugarcoat, we lose credibility.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-21486987642733554272010-06-01T07:54:58.232-07:002010-06-01T07:54:58.232-07:00Holly,
I just love the open, honest, and unapolog...Holly,<br /><br />I just love the open, honest, and unapologetic feelings to your posts. They're honest.......and true!<br /><br />And I totally can't blame Giblet for wanting a wee taste. The chicken looks amazing.SimplyOutdoorshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14074585345161430068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-11306679302023967292010-05-31T12:26:38.574-07:002010-05-31T12:26:38.574-07:00Thanks, Ariana! There are more and more of us out ...Thanks, Ariana! There are more and more of us out there who value meat enough to hunt it, raise it, or pay for it sustainably/locally/organically raised. I have to think every little bit helps.Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-78830433656699390312010-05-31T12:04:58.591-07:002010-05-31T12:04:58.591-07:00I love your blog. It's great to find someone ...I love your blog. It's great to find someone that feels the same way I do and can actually write about it. Thanks for putting this out.Ariananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-68421288508098540402010-05-31T09:16:10.420-07:002010-05-31T09:16:10.420-07:00Ha! Eric, when I saw your name, I knew you'd h...Ha! Eric, when I saw your name, I knew you'd have something to say about that line! I have had some pretty delicious pheasants. Hunted a bunch of fat hens at the end of club season in Suisun and they were pretty delicious.<br /><br />You should definitely look into the plucker. You can buy them - I hear the Amish make a fantastic plucker - but if you're handy, homemade works fine, and it&Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-18877528279112108592010-05-30T22:59:00.699-07:002010-05-30T22:59:00.699-07:00That organic food must be expensive! I really enjo...That organic food must be expensive! I really enjoyed this post. I will need to build a plucker- I wonder if it could work good for ducks? With a soapy scalding before hand? We raise pheasants each year 800-1000 birds and like to put a few batches of 20 into my grandfathers old smoke house. We usually hand pluck but it is getting to be very time consuming. I bet our smoked pheasant can outdo yourEric Fremdnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-34163323542053740232010-05-30T22:37:55.133-07:002010-05-30T22:37:55.133-07:00Chickens, they seem to come and go around our plac...Chickens, they seem to come and go around our place. It had been awhile since we had any so it wasn't any surprize to come home last year and find Sue had brought home a dozen chicks straight run figuring that half would be hens! Straight runs my eye! Everyone was a rooster. One by one they have been making their way to the table but we have two left. I have never tried the cone idea but garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15146805637459962923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-22806696499755676312010-05-30T12:12:07.844-07:002010-05-30T12:12:07.844-07:00P.S. Joke's on me, I guess. I just walked back...P.S. Joke's on me, I guess. I just walked back in the door and found the Internet on at home. No repair techs were supposed to be on duty for another 2 days. Gremlins in teh system, perhaps?<br /><br />Anyhow, back to your post, Holly: Thanks for the honest discussion of what it felt (and still feels) like to watch the killing and to kill.<br /><br />In hunting, the killing always shakes me Tovar@AMindfulCarnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786679920725797712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-56808759430656877532010-05-30T10:55:14.341-07:002010-05-30T10:55:14.341-07:00Hey Holly -
Great story! And thanks for the menti...Hey Holly -<br /><br />Great story! And thanks for the mention.<br /><br />Gotta be brief just now, and if I'm quiet (here and elsewhere) for a few days, it's because our neighborhood lost internet service yesterday. With the holiday weekend, it sounds like we may not get it back until Tues or Wed! So I’m sitting in a local pizza parlor, taking care of business. :-(<br /><br />Cheers to Tovar@AMindfulCarnivorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02786679920725797712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-1764540917749936322010-05-30T10:02:03.182-07:002010-05-30T10:02:03.182-07:00Great story and photos. I think what I noticed th...Great story and photos. I think what I noticed the most was how different the chicken looks than the chemical pumped ones I am used to seeing at the grocery store. Make you stop and think. I do remember chickens looking like yours when I was a child. Keep writing..... it's very educating.Shewee womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11831306969117088982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-3277853512444511542010-05-30T09:38:20.595-07:002010-05-30T09:38:20.595-07:00Thanks, Josh, especially regarding the photos. In ...Thanks, Josh, especially regarding the photos. In addition to the new camera, I've done a lot of reading up on editing, and I'm pretty happy with the direction that's taken me.<br /><br />As for Giblet, we try to get the Fancy Feast with hearts and livers as much as possible, just in honor of her name :-).Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-15426872626943466092010-05-30T09:09:28.812-07:002010-05-30T09:09:28.812-07:00Great post! We eat them because they are good - t...Great post! We eat them because they are good - they are good because of our biological/cultural/spiritual predisposition to need them as food. <br /><br />It would appear that Giblet was aptly named. <br /><br />Also, your pictures couldn't be better.Joshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05409883521642115031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-52561455610227752232010-05-30T09:01:39.174-07:002010-05-30T09:01:39.174-07:00Thanks, Doug!
If you get around to killing them f...Thanks, Doug!<br /><br />If you get around to killing them for yourself on any sort of large scale, the system at this farm worked really well. The home-made plucker was amazing (and you can read more about them at <a href="http://henhousepottery.blogspot.com/2010/05/raising-chickens-ethics-and-whizbang.html" rel="nofollow">this Henhouse Pottery post</a>).<br /><br />I think cones made Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-43299251801462798152010-05-30T03:40:20.699-07:002010-05-30T03:40:20.699-07:00It is pretty easy to raise your own chickens - We ...It is pretty easy to raise your own chickens - We have them for their eggs in the middle of the "burbs". I haven't killed one for the family to eat yet (maybe this summer) but I feed them to the hawks often.<br /><br />Another great post.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01779996988877260226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-17318894242595730612010-05-29T14:24:32.961-07:002010-05-29T14:24:32.961-07:00Hey Bushwhacker, glad to be a source of good cheer...Hey Bushwhacker, glad to be a source of good cheer. What does a chicken like this cost on your side of the pond?Holly Heyserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03134909592916671876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5478505267875308908.post-91881999296831487962010-05-29T12:49:05.399-07:002010-05-29T12:49:05.399-07:00' steep: $5 a pound'
LOL
Thanks I neede...' steep: $5 a pound' <br /><br />LOL<br /><br />Thanks I needed cheering up<br /><br />SBWThe Suburban Bushwackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09372690405902840131noreply@blogger.com