bowbuild
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Great job Zee! Sounds like PETA was flying around trying to find your address! :lol:
Just finished my first butchering session!!! Video Included
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MamaSheepdog
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I just got the opportunity to watch your video, Zee.
Great job! It was nice that your friends/family were there, and you were all able to laugh a little.
My friends and I just processed another 13 on Tuesday, and we always have a good time... that may sound terrible to some people, but there is great satisfaction in providing your own home raised meat for your family. The steps are automatic for us now, so we talk about all kinds of things as we process, and it has become just another reason for a get-together with friends.
I must say... I want your kitchen scale and rinsing basin!
Love your tagline, too- "I'm a survivor and thriver!"
You go, girl!!! :clap2:
Great job! It was nice that your friends/family were there, and you were all able to laugh a little.
My friends and I just processed another 13 on Tuesday, and we always have a good time... that may sound terrible to some people, but there is great satisfaction in providing your own home raised meat for your family. The steps are automatic for us now, so we talk about all kinds of things as we process, and it has become just another reason for a get-together with friends.
I must say... I want your kitchen scale and rinsing basin!
Love your tagline, too- "I'm a survivor and thriver!"
You go, girl!!! :clap2:
hoodat
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RE the resting time learn to use all of your senses including smell. After butchering the smell can give you an indication of how long to rest it in salt water. The smell will differ depending on age, ***, diet, time of year etc. The stronger the musk smell the longer it should be rested in salted water. Young fryers typically have no smell other than a slight meat odor. Rabbits like this need only soak long enough to get most of the blood out (a few hours). A sexually mature buck can have a rather strong musk odor and needs a longer soaking. You don't have to stick your nose into the carcass. The smell is evident when you are skinning a still warm carcass even before you gut.
brucesquatch
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Congrats! Was that your Ipad sitting on the table? HA! Before I did my first harvest, I watched about three videos on youtube before doing the deed...so this is not me judging, that is for sure! Great job. You did it!
that was a small rabbit... I let mine grow more so it is worth going through all of that.. but that is just me.
