- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
Anybody here every slaughter livestock?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:10 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:10 pm
Chickens, Pigs, Sheep? I did it recently for the 1st time (chicken). The meat was way superior than even the quality at Whole Foods. And it makes you respect the animal by not wasting any usable parts. I even saved the feathers for a future pillow.
8
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:12 pm to PeteRose
quote:
I even saved the feathers for a future pillow
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:14 pm to PeteRose
nope
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:15 pm to PeteRose
Nope. Didn't have much livestock roaming around Chicago.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:16 pm to LSUvegasbombed
No, I don't do it myself. But I do buy beef on the hoof and some nice Mennonite butchers in SW LA do the slaughtering, hanging, cutting/wrapping for me.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:19 pm to hungryone
Yeah, you have to hire a professional for big animals. What was the cost of the cow and the cost of processing ?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:21 pm to DownSouthDave
i rather get confused looks from people online than throwing it away.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:21 pm to PeteRose
How did you kill your chicken and what kind was it?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:21 pm to hungryone
My roommate and I slaughtered a cow we rustled in college. Fed 4 of us for months. But man did that thing stink when gutted. Had to let it hang for a few days before you could get close. Good times.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:28 pm to Jones
Not sure what breed it was. But a friend of mind raises them on a rural lot outside of BR. He gave me the hen because it was partially attacked by a chicken hawk.
I watched a video on youtube just to learn. I held the chicken in my lap, her head pointing to the ground. I covered her head so she would calm down and go to sleep. Then I just took a sharp knife and slit the jugular vein. She calmly passed out eventually.
I watched a video on youtube just to learn. I held the chicken in my lap, her head pointing to the ground. I covered her head so she would calm down and go to sleep. Then I just took a sharp knife and slit the jugular vein. She calmly passed out eventually.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:34 pm to PeteRose
why didn't you just choke the chicken?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 3:35 pm to PeteRose
I've "slaughtered" plenty of wild game...
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:15 pm to BigErn
I think the chicken would stress out and getting the meat free of blood would make the meat last longer.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:18 pm to PeteRose
Does decapitating a goat over a plastic kids swimming pool count?
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:48 pm to Mo Jeaux
Steer was around 1300 lbs and he dressed out over the standard. It hangs for two weeks after slaughter. Gonna run me $4.25/lb for my half. I'll sell some to friends and family, keep a bunch for myself. He was a kids show steer so he lived a fat and happy life.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 4:54 pm to PeteRose
The wife's dad always raised a calf or two and had them slaughtered.
He would stand at the pasture fence and call them and they would come over to be (Softly talked to), scratched and petted.
A snooty neighbor was with him one day and said, "I can't believe you stand there and pet that animal like you do when you plan on slaughtering it in a few weeks."
Her dad smiled and said, "I'm not petting it, I'm counting the number of ribeyes and T-bones I will get."
Tenderizing the tenderloin
He would stand at the pasture fence and call them and they would come over to be (Softly talked to), scratched and petted.
A snooty neighbor was with him one day and said, "I can't believe you stand there and pet that animal like you do when you plan on slaughtering it in a few weeks."
Her dad smiled and said, "I'm not petting it, I'm counting the number of ribeyes and T-bones I will get."
Tenderizing the tenderloin
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 5:13 pm to PeteRose
I've never done it but when I was little one of my aunts decided that she'd teach us what it was like growing up on a farm. She wrung a chicken's neck. The body flopped around on the ground for what seemed like a good minute or two.
This post was edited on 3/31/15 at 5:17 pm
Posted on 3/31/15 at 6:35 pm to PeteRose
I have butchered several chickens and a raised hog once. Have butchered a bunch of deer, turkeys and wild hogs.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 6:48 pm to Mo Jeaux
I'd love to get my hands on those b_st_rds. We had goats (22 at one time) but sold the whole lot. Too much trouble. We did slaughter a few. Saia's Mandeville made great green onion and italian sausages. Mix pound of sausage with lean (plain) ground beef. No seasoning necessary ---- mighty good burgers.
Posted on 3/31/15 at 7:24 pm to hungryone
How much is fresh beef going these days? I'm looking to buy a half cow in the next few months. Gotta make sure I have a big enough deep freeze for all those burgers and ribeyes.
Page 1 of 1
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News