Sunday, September 9, 2018

The mobil abattoir

Well, I had the best intentions of butchering our own two hogs this fall, but now that it is apparent that there is not enough experienced help able to come help, we have scheduled a butcher to do the deed.

There are a few lockers that maintain a mobile slaughter setup, which means less stress on the animals, and less stress on us, so that's what will happen on Dec. 18.

I didn't realize how quickly they book up, or it would have been sooner. These two porkers will be quite plump by then.



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  1. Wow! I didn’t realize they had mobile butchers but it makes perfect sense that there would be a market for that in rural communities. Are you ok with meat, as you had anticipated these before then?

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    1. Oh yes. Generally and specifically, we are OK with meat. We butchered 38 chickens in late July, and still have some of last year's porker left. In fact, this will give us more time to "eat down" the freezer volume to make room. (Lots of frozen veggies in there also).

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