The Last of the 2012 Butchering
We took 3 geese, 5 drakes, 5 older hens, 8 turkeys and the old rooster to be butchered in Simla this morning. We are much better than we were in the beginning at catching them without causing a lot of anxiety and a big kerfuffle in the coop. Since the turkeys have been living mostly outside the coop and are strong flyers, I was a little worried about this. But it turned out they are so tame it really wasn't an issue.
It was a beautiful morning out on the Bijou and a spectacular drive out Highway 86. These birds had a nice life and they will feed a lot of people, one way and another. We will sell some, give some as gifts and donate whatever we can't eat ourselves in a year to Libby and Brad at S.A.M.E. Cafe.
I will pick them up all wrapped and frozen on Monday. When I get them home I will weigh them and wrap them a second time and label them. We still have a small goose from last year, so I think we will have to have a Michaelmas Goose this fall. Michaelmas is past, but the recipe is super!
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