Country Living and the Circle of Life
Well Dan, if you still have any interest in participating in the demise of small animals, you could always move out to the country and raise some chickens. This week saw the end of our surplus rooster population, i.e., 9 out of 10 roosters. It was an interesting experience. While certainly not pleasant, it's not as bad as you might think either. If done properly it's quick and relatively peaceful.
It's surprising how illuminating this experience (along with the joys and frustrations of a big garden) has been in terms of understanding the Bible. I constantly tell my students that we need to understand the context of the original audience in order to better understand the Bible. It's a little less of a stretch now to contemplate the sacrificing of animals or the despair of a locust invasion.
All in all, I recommend the chicken experience to those with the room and the zoning ability. Also, if anyone has some old family recipes calling for chicken with a few feathers still stuck in them, let me know. (Plucking a chicken is harder than you might think.)
3 comments:
Chickens? That's child's play. Try hogs!
Josh, if you would like to take care of some deer, I will pay for your flight to Cleveland.
P.S. Maybe don't mention this to Hillary.
Amanda, I'm thinking that we're going to cap the self-butchering at sheep/goat size. The hogs (planned for the next year or two) will go to a local butcher. And just out of curiosity, did the junior executive training track include a lot of hands-on killing, skinning and gutting?
Hursty, I'm afraid that at the moment I lack the necessary fire power. All I have is a .22, which has worked quite well on a couple of possums and a skunk (none of which were eaten by the way), but wouldn't really cut it for Bambi or his mother. I do believe that there is a certain auto dealership general manager who might be able to help you. Perhaps you order a nice new roadster for the growing family and Lincoln takes care of your little four-legged friends?
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