tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post7281007767453283479..comments2024-01-24T15:42:37.875-08:00Comments on Cooke's Frontier: Mobile Butchering Day Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08450224119948571075noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-53266255652731273902013-03-11T12:50:02.439-07:002013-03-11T12:50:02.439-07:00Jill- I've had so many animals become food ove...Jill- I've had so many animals become food over the course of my life that I don't even really think about it anymore. I think the trick is to always remind yourself, and especially children if you have them, that the animal is for food. It's not a pet, it's not for play- it's to raise and grow in a comfortable life until it's time to feed you. It's hard the first few times but it's a lot easier than eating the beef from the store for me. I know how those cows end their lives and it isn't nearly as calm and peaceful as the animals you will have someday will come to their end. That helps too :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450224119948571075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-3609851334967091162013-03-11T11:59:15.584-07:002013-03-11T11:59:15.584-07:00If I had a farm, I would definitely get cows, but ...If I had a farm, I would definitely get cows, but afraid I wouldn't be able to kill them when the time would come. Did you ever have an issue with that, or do you have any tricks to keeping from becoming too attached to your food?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04774340666079843816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-64650304647107775592013-03-09T22:51:56.122-08:002013-03-09T22:51:56.122-08:00The hide is sold to a tannery by the mobile butche...The hide is sold to a tannery by the mobile butchering guys, it's a way for them to make a little extra cash. You could certainly keep it and tan it, but we aren't in a position to do that right now so we passed this time. You can keep any of the entrails you'd like- just ask for them! Many people eat the heart and liver. It's just a personal preference. These guys did a great job, we couldn't be more pleased! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450224119948571075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-88736102854349929902013-03-09T21:12:44.901-08:002013-03-09T21:12:44.901-08:00Well done Charley. I really appreciated the step ...Well done Charley. I really appreciated the step by step pictures. We have raised our own meat chickens for years, but never done a steer. I was impressed with how clean everything was. The fact that all the entrails came out so cleanly was really cool. <br /><br />What happened to the hide? Will you tan it? Are any of the entrails usable for anything? We save the hearts, livers & gizzards of the chickens to make the best gravy & broths ever!Loishttp://www.themamabus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-15662859588924347272013-03-09T13:12:03.369-08:002013-03-09T13:12:03.369-08:00Thank you for leaving a comment! So glad you found...Thank you for leaving a comment! So glad you found it informative, I was hoping someone would :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08450224119948571075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3342913348711265307.post-84670528040619132552013-03-09T12:59:45.496-08:002013-03-09T12:59:45.496-08:00This was very informative. Thank you for sharing....This was very informative. Thank you for sharing. I really miss farm life. Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17452626776404143974noreply@blogger.com