Harvesting Meat Birds, It’s a Family affair!!

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[carolmalko]

I love seeing how the whole family works together doing the unpleasant chores. No one enjoys that day but it has to be done. Your family is beautiful and you should be proud. Ignore any bad comments. You show true life on a farm.

[ree]

We raised and harvested 22 Freedom Rangers this year. They were raised in chicken tractors and fed an organic non-gmo feed. We harvested at 12 weeks. We ended up with over 100# of meat, plus carcasses for bone broth. We broke most if the chickens down into pieces. They averaged a bag of feed a week over the course of their life. Less than a bag in the beginning and more than that at the end. Organic chicken at the grocery store in my area is $6.99/LB. We saved about $400 by raising our own. We are thankful for what we were able to put away.

[skogen]

This is such a good skill to teach our youth. I belong to a Church Meat Ministry and have butchered for them for over 10 years. We butcher deer, elk, lamb, sheep, beef, and steelhead and then give it all away for those who can't afford to buy meat. Last season we were the busiest we have ever been. I have suggested we teach butchering skills to our Jr Senior High School kids. We live in a very rural community and many of our kids hunt.

[friedayoder]

Here in Holmes County Ohio our daughters raise meat birds and take them to a Swartzentruber Amish lady to butcher. She charges $2 each for whole birds or $3 for cut up. They usually pay more or take treats like ice cream. 😄 Your grandson is so sweet and dearly loved. I love to see the whole family adoring him. We have 11 grandchildren with one more coming soon, and each one is equally precious! The value of a Christian family like you display is the most precious thing on earth. God bless you!

[marikajohn]

Nice to see the young boys helping WITH OUT a phone in hand. Good team work. 😊😊

[christileach]

Many hands make light work! As always, thank you for taking us along! ❤ xo

[ladellliewer]

My grandmother was also German, she would say every healthy child eats at least a peck of dirt. Loved her

[lisaslayton]

My Mom and Dad had 6 children. I remember when we would all get in a line and clean our chickens. Each of us had our own job. I love watching your videos. Your children are so precious and the new grandbaby. God Bless you all

[whitestone]

The little boys are growing so fast, and that little grandson, oh my goodness he’s adorable.

[whitefeather]

If more people proceeded their own meat they would have a better appreciation of the work that goes into it. People are so separated from reality. It is wonderful that some of us have taught our children about true life.

[jenm]

As I dispatch each chicken I say a prayer of Thanksgiving to God our creator for supplying us with food and ask that he help the dispatching to go quickly for the animal.

[WillowsGarden]

Good morning RuthAnn and sweet family! With everyone helping it goes so much faster. The family really pulls together to get the tasks done.
Your grandson is so adorable and that sweet smile he has.
I hope everyone has a very blessed weekend!

[stephencameron]

Appreciate how responsibly and respectfully you care for and harvest your chickens. That baby is sooo cute! ❤🙏🏻Val C

[jodydix]

This video is released the day my family is gathering at Dad and Mum's for chicken harvesting day! All 5 siblings, spouses, and all the grandchildren (age 20-2!). It's a hard day but we make is as fun as we can!!!

[patriotmama]

We get our entire family involved in our butching days and then we split the meat up between us. We have an assembly line going and it just works. Other than meat birds, we do beef and pork also. I don't like butchering day either. However, knowing that we have enough meat in our freezers to feed our married children's families and my husband and myself as well as knowing what has gone into those animals as they grow is a great comfort to me. We buy no meat and the homegrown meat that has been raised with no GMO's and no antibiotics tastes so much better. That is the way we roll.

[sherriunderwood]

Back when I was young the family would gather at mom and dad's. We would butcher almost 200 chickens in a weekend. My mom would start way early in the year and start saving 1/2 gallon milk cartons. One whole cut up chicken will fit in a carton. Then add water and put in freezer. Love the memories

[shirley]

Meals in a jar canned with the breast. Legs, thighs, wings in the freeze. The rest less the fat into the stock pot for broth. It is amazing how far you can make one chicken go. We are getting ready to put 25 on the shelf. We have been raising our own meat birds for the past 3 years. Wish we had started sooner. Like everything else in life, it is work but rewarding. We have found doing less at a time and twice a year it was less overwhelming.

[donnacolin]

I am a life long city girl and I love watching and learning from you. Thank you for sharing your life.

[janetroche]

I used to help my granny. I started at 4 1/2 years old. She would literally ring their necks, had boiling ready for scalding, then a fire to singe the pin feathers. She would cut the heads off just behind the heads, and I got to pull the innerds out, and sometimes there would be an egg or even eggs that were developing. My granny used everything except the guts. She scalded and scraped the feet and used them in rice along with the soft eggs. I miss those days, especially the time I got to spend with my granny. That's where I learned to can...love your videos Ruth Ann

[ElaineTheeiot-zmul]

RuthAnn, you are such sn amazing Godly woman. I thoroughly appreciate and enjoy your weekly videos.
God bless you and your family and have a beautiful day.