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Processing Meat Rabbits

August 27, 2013 by Darren

Rabbits are one of the best ways to supply your family with home-grown meat. They’re easy to care for, economical, and quick to process.

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: Australia, butcher, butchering, DIY, freezer, Joel Salatin, meat, offal, rabbits, slaughtering

Small Critters Butchery Workshop

May 28, 2013 by Darren

On Friday night I attended a workshop to learn how to bone out rabbits, ducks and chickens.

Posted in: Preparing Food, Video Tagged: butcher, chickens, ducks, Gerringong, meat, rabbits

Rooster Processing Day

August 5, 2012 by Darren

I processed four surplus roosters last weekend. Having an organised workflow makes the whole thing a lot faster and easier! There are no graphic photos in this post.

Posted in: Frugality, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: australorp, birds, butcher, butchering, chickens, compost, DIY, dog, freezer, offal, processing chickens, rooster

DIY Chicken Processing Station

February 20, 2011 by Darren

A cheap and simple home-made chicken processing station. It also doubles as a very handy outdoor sink for washing vegetables, plant pots and tools.

Posted in: Frugality, Growing Food, Household, Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: australorp, butcher, butchering, chickens, recycling, rooster, vegetable garden

The Cost Of Raising Your Own Pigs For Meat

February 16, 2011 by Darren

A complete summary of the costs for our first foray into raising our own pigs for meat, from piglet purchase right through to slaughter and butchering.

Posted in: Frugality, Gleaning, Illawarra Businesses, Keeping Animals Tagged: abattoir, butcher, butchering, electric fence, feral fruit, freezer, fruit trees, meat, pigs, pork, vegetable garden, Waste, weeds

Home Grown Pork

February 12, 2011 by Darren

The pigs finally came home from the butcher. We received back 74 kilograms of porky goodness per pig – that’s a lot of meat to have sitting in front of you!

Posted in: Keeping Animals, Preparing Food Tagged: abattoir, butcher, butchering, freezer, meat, pigs, pork

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