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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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 Posted - Nov 23 2015 : 04:34:49 AM
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Today is butchering day. I've got 13 turkeys that'll be destined for either the freezer or for customers' Thanksgiving.
I spent the day yesterday prepping my 'killing station'. Everything has been disinfected... dipping pot, knives, table, ice chests, etc...
A full propane tank has been hooked up to the burner. I note this because a few months ago on chicken butchering day, my propane tank fizzled out in the middle of the task and I had to run to the store. I do not want to repeat that.
This year, I estimate my smallest turkey to be about 15 pounds and the largest to be about 35 pounds.
Catherine
Sister #76 (2005)
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt.
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hudsonsinaf
True Blue Farmgirl
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Shannon
Rozet
Wyoming
USA
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Posted - Nov 23 2015 : 04:56:31 AM
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Yum! We just picked our butchered turkeys up from a local farm on Saturday. They have the best turkeys :) we get two every year... One for Thanksgiving, and one for Christmas :) Both were about 24-25 pounds. Enjoy butchering day. We hope that will be using a few years... Butchering our own.
~ Shannon
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cajungal
True Blue Farmgirl
2349 Posts
Catherine Farmgirl Sister #76
Houston Area
Texas
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Posted - Nov 23 2015 : 5:16:42 PM
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I had so many interruptions today and only got 3 turkeys processed. THREE!!! When I needed THIRTEEN done. Ugh!!
Catherine
Sister #76 (2005)
One of the best compliments from one of my daughters: "Moma, you smell good...like dirt.
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YellowRose
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sara
Paris
TX
USA
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Posted - Nov 24 2015 : 04:23:36 AM
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Marie, you have quite an operation going. Things have changed from when my mother would select an old fat hen for the pot and wring it's head off. Maybe that's why I'm not too crazy about cooking chicken. I'll eat it if someone else does it but I don't want to have anything to do with it.
Sara~~~ FarmGirl Sister #6034 8/25/14
FarmGirl of the Month Sept 2015.
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Butchering Day
