Goodbye Roosters

Goodbye Roosters   September 11,  2013

                     WARNING, some readers may find they following pictures disturbing.

Rooster # 1

Plucking Feathers

                                                                   Yum

   Tonight we butchered our two roosters and a hen. The roosters were starting to crow a lot, which probably isn't aloud since we live in a Hamlet, and they didn't just crow early in the morning, but all day long! So Ben and I watched a You Tube video on how to butcher a chicken, and decided it looked pretty easy so we got started. I was scared it would be sad to watch the killing part, but it was okay ( Ben did that part) and once they were dead it was in Hannah's words " It looks just like food". So I plucked feathers and Ben took out the chickens insides, which was actually amazing to watch. The hen we butchered actually had different stages of eggs developing inside of her.

   After we were done Ben put some on the BBQ and said the meat was a bit tough, so tomorrow I will try it in the crock pot and hopefully that helps. Quite an experience. Ben actually said he would do it again, and that it was a nice way to spend an evening. Must be a guy thing?

Yay First Day

Yay First Day   September 7,   2013
 
   Thursday was Saidey's first day of Pre School. Parents were allowed to stay or leave, depending on how brave there kid was feeling:) Saidey wanted me to stay so I mostly sat while she explored her new classroom. After about an hour she said " okay mom, you can go now".

 

 

   When I went to pick her up at the end of the day she was happy, and said Pre School was fun, but long, and that she liked playing babies with the girls in her class, but that she stopped playing at the sand table with the boy because he was in a mood. She was very sad they didn't get to play on the playground because it was the first day, and thought it was amazing they get to play with bubble water in the classroom.