Feet

We were busy this past weekend.

We have been raising "meat" chickens.

They are Jumbo Cornish X.

Those suckers grew like crazy!!!

One of the larger roosters weighed 10 pounds!

So...

It was time to fill the freezer.

It took longer than I had hoped.

I'm not good at it yet.

I got faster the more I did...

but I'm still slow.

I'll bet Sam could have done them

in half the time!

Whatever.

My freezer is looking good!

I didn't take a picture of the dressed out birds.

Frankly, I was over it.

(grin)

Nobody tells you how bad processing

chickens STINKS!

Especially these babies.

All I wanted to do was take a shower.

BUT.

I had these left over.

I heard they make good dog treats.

Look how HUGE these things are!

They look like turkey legs!

My 10 pound turkey dressed out

at just over 5 pounds!

There's enough meat on one breast

to feed both Rod and I.

And those thighs!

Whew!

Anyhow.

I soaked these overnight in some clean water.

Then I put on some gloves and scrubbed them.

Then I put them on a cookie tray and put them

in the freezer.

Then an hour or so later I opened the freezer

to put something else in.

And nearly was knocked FLAT by the odor.

So I tossed them all in a double freezer bag.

And I'll probably toss them.

Unless my disgusting dog decides they are tasty.

I know they make great stock.

But first you have to scald them to

get the skin off.

Frankly, I don't have a pan I'm willing

to put them in to scald.

So the dog can eat 'em stinky...

Or the trash man can take 'em away

for the raccoons at the dump.

PEEEEEEEE UUUUUUUUUUW!