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Entries Tagged as 'slaughtering'

Buddhist Festival with Goat

November 13th, 2015 · No Comments · Ethnic

I was having no luck selling goats to our local clientele so I placed an ad on Craisglist both in Albany and Glens Falls and Bingo! Almost immediately I got a response from an Indian gentleman who said he was looking for goats–specifically, castrated males–to slaughter for the Buddhist celebration of Dewali. The erstwhile new […]

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Chicken Harvest

September 10th, 2015 · No Comments · farming

We had postponed our September Freedom Ranger broiler slaughter till tomorrow on account of rain but the weatherman this morning moved the downpours to late this afternoon, so we’re on again. As I type this, I’m waiting for the water in our electric scalder to come up to 140 degrees Fahrenheit. When it does, the […]

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Installing Electric for Chicken Scalder

September 5th, 2013 · 2 Comments · farming

We’ve scheduled September 25 to slaughter and dress our 23 Freedom Ranger broilers. That involves killing the chickens, scalding them, removing the feathers, then gutting them out. We ordered a 14-gallon fiberglass scalder for the job. It has a 240-volt heating element in it, which is top of the line. But it also means installing […]

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