Recently we had what we call “chicken killing day” at our house. That sounds awful, I know, but it is what it is! We have tried for many years to decrease our dependency on the grocery store. We have also tried to feed our children and ourselves the best quality meat and other products that we can. We don’t always get it right, and we do still shop at the grocery store, but we have increased our sustainability through the years and feel we have gotten a good balance. Most of our protein sources, beef, pork and chicken, come from either our farm or the support of local farms especially through 4-H animals.
We try to raise our own animals not just for the health benefits but also for the economic outcomes. Chickens have been a part of that for a few years. Not only do we have eggs, but we recently purchased chicks to raise specifically for meat. We had not done this for a little while and really wanted to get back to having those in our freezer.
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