Homesteading Is Doing Hard Things Together |Growing & Processing Our Own Meat On Our Cabin Homestead

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@vickiemounts2962 3 ай бұрын

When you raise your kids to “humanely” raise and process their own food, they have a much more appreciation for what they eat. Great jobs kids!

@aquiltingmama 3 ай бұрын

Wonderful family teamwork! You gave your children something precious by building self-reliance in them. Learning to count on themselves! A great gift.

@waynedavenport3919 3 ай бұрын

Cleaning the pen guys. Start a compost bin. For the garden

@adoracle1 3 ай бұрын

Helpful synonyms Kill =process Gut=clean. Will soften the presentation of the event for more sensitive viewers 😊

@SimpleLifeReclaimed 3 ай бұрын

I hear ya on the first one - but when I hear clean I don't think "gut".. I think clean/wash. Sometimes I say "remove the innards" instead of gut. I don't wanna be so PC that it doesn't make sense lol 🤗💚

@PaulineLyons 3 ай бұрын

Good job showing the children how to maintain the sustainable life. Raise them to prepare for a solid life.

@GreyfyreShelties 3 ай бұрын

That's a much nicer way to do it...compared to the barbaric way my dad did it when I was a kid on the farm...log and axe and long hill that I had to run down and bring the feathered thing back up

@Kbuzmin99 3 ай бұрын

I was just looking at your title for your channel and thinking about the chickens we raised. I grew up working with chickens and I can tell you there's nothing simple about raising them, saving them from floods and predators, or processing them. We never tried to kill that many at one time either. We only did 5-6. We used the others as egg layers, a long with other breeds. We raised rabbits too, but paid someone else to process them and sell the pelts for us. They didn't have as much meat on them, but the pelts brought in a little bit of money for us. My grandma sold the eggs the chickens laid so that was a bit of money also. I loved how you had some gadgets to help with the process. We just did it by hand. The smell whenever one would be dipped in the hot water always gagged me. 🤢 Watching your channel just brought back memories. Great job processing all of them. ❤

@lyndamcclain8795 3 ай бұрын

That's so cool that the kids helped. Now they understand the whole process. They are "homestead kids " now. 😊

@chandrasutton4669 3 ай бұрын

Good job, Julia, Scarlett, and Abe!!😅🎉❤

@OHlookSHINYthing 3 ай бұрын

Chicken Run! Can't watch this without thinking of that movie and of the hens going on "holiday". LOL My best friend's daughter and hubby raise chickens for meat, and this all looked very familiar.

@libbygranigan7159 3 ай бұрын

That’s awesome that the kids helped! Good lessons to learn.

@HalfAssHomestead 3 ай бұрын

24, but wow, you ordered 100 and lost over a 1/3 on delivery. You're only supposed to overthink it as a 5% loss.

@kerrylynnparsons7879 3 ай бұрын

My grandpa used to harvest chickens. 🐓 🥰❤️🙏❤️🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

@johnkanaly1242 3 ай бұрын

🤔Good harvest. Now to figure out how much it costs to purchase and raise. Then you can compare at the price you would have payed to purchase at the local store. It's great that you know what they ate and how they were raised with no added chemicals. But did you save money Or not? Or do you just know that if the store is closed can you feed the family 😊 Also how long do you expect that to last before you have to do it again? Will you need to start with more birds or less? Same breed or different. Never-ending decisions on a homestead. But you seem to be making the right ones🤪 Congratulations Sidenote : The POCI yearly car show is going to be in Springdale, AK on the 19th and 20th of this month is free . I think that is close to you 🤪 If you do come Please stop at the PONTIAC PACE CAR and say HI. Hopefully, the car will be able to give you a bow. LOL

@stevenhartley1350 3 ай бұрын

After what’s happened recently with your power supply issues, will you guys be getting solar to help reduce your reliance on the grid?

@barbscarrow7300 3 ай бұрын

Nice Job getting the kids involved in the process of harvesting your own food makes you feel good when you can do it yourself❤️🇨🇦

@carlmcdaniel5380 3 ай бұрын

Depends on how long you stand around an talk!!😂😂

@Spartucus1 3 ай бұрын

This video was finger licking good

@NovaBill6264 3 ай бұрын

You should get another 65 chickens and do that again, Awesome video God Bless you and your family Amen

@mg9510 3 ай бұрын

Hi 👋. Great Job 😊 Go Team Go 😊 Did you save any guts for Catfish bait ??? Bacon wrapped chicken livers with a slice of jalapeno....On the Grill... I don't know how easy it is to find the liver.. 😮 Great Job .. Great Job...

@PegAMurphy 3 ай бұрын

lol that's for the bait only oh and the dogs will be chowing down for sure 👍

@vanlifenomadfirekeeper 3 ай бұрын

That's a lot of food fore your family (-:

@rongray4847 3 ай бұрын

Hello Mel and Gary!! 👍👍❤️❤️🇨🇦

@sandys4821 3 ай бұрын

Love that all of the family help process the birds! Awesome job mom and dad!!!

@sheilatubbs1241 3 ай бұрын

Great job kiddos.👏👏

@christinecastrikum7690 3 ай бұрын

I'm 75 soon. I have had quite a lot of health issues, and I had gained 30 kilo while caring for my husband with ALS. That was 9 years ago. So after 2 total knee replacements. Hypothyroidism, edima, sleep apnea, and inflammation everywhere. So in Jan 2023 I did a 7 day water fast and then straight onto full carnivore. I have lost the 30 ks, rarely have any infamation show up in blood tests and I look fab. I had no issue going carnavor, so all cravings have gone. It was wonderful for me, so wishing you the same. I am basically still carnivore, although I do eat and apple with cheese for lunch or dinner a few times a week. Apples are low in oxylates, which I wish I'd known about 50 years ago. Oh well, better late than never, as they say. So best of luck and good health.

@skeetermalcolm1655 3 ай бұрын

Wow guys that's a lot of work but they sure will taste good, my hat off to the kiddos

@smwon1 3 ай бұрын

You guys do know one goat by itself won't be very happy. I'm only saying that because you didn't say "goats" You guys did awesome with birds!

@gingw7333 3 ай бұрын

They've stated they plan to get another one.

@kathyanderson1509 3 ай бұрын

Awesome job all 😊

@robertjohnson9039 3 ай бұрын

Great job guys the whole family

@barbarakarman8427 3 ай бұрын

Great job done

@markkaes3144 3 ай бұрын

One bad day is all they ever have…. Part of the cycle of life.

@bpatton3671 3 ай бұрын

Hello SLR! HAPPY 4th of JULY! I know you are having a gathering at the 41.36 of various Framily members, and I just wanted to wish you Happy Independence Day! Enjoy! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

@glendabrekke5475 3 ай бұрын

Don't you put the chickens in ice water after cleaning? I have watched other videoes and they say the bird isn't so chewy or tough then

@SimpleLifeReclaimed 3 ай бұрын

After we remove the insides, we rinse, then we chop into parts (legs wings breasts) and vacuum seal it. Then it goes into a cooler over night and freezer the next morning 😁 - but you can direct freeze. I personally haven't noticed a difference one way or the other. Backyard birds always taste different then store bought & in my experience the best way to make it most tender is the instapot 😎

@simoneconsciousobserver3105 3 ай бұрын

Those birds look pretty darn good! 4lbs avg. Wow! I was surprised you jumped right in with so many meat birds to start, Impressive that you processed them all and that the kids were hands on as well. Now you have a sh%t load of compost for your garden too! Great job!

@dorothyallen3614 3 ай бұрын

Great job family!

@timwolters1969 3 ай бұрын

That awesome and many happy meals :)

@karenbrest187 3 ай бұрын

Nice your kids helped with the chicken processing - will help them appreciate where their food comes from 😉

@earlinemcgahen3931 3 ай бұрын

us kids were 100% involved in harvesting the pigs,goats,chickens,turkeys,cows, squirles,deer,fish....lol 1 in 4 poops on you when cleaning chickens. we counted.

@hollja 3 ай бұрын

What an awesome feeling to be able to provide your family with food. And so great that you are teaching your children important life skills. Kudos! I was curious what your cost/lb you ended with; considering cost of initial purchase, feed, etc. Also..how did you dispose of the waste? You folks are making great progress on your homestead!

@richardchiriboga4424 3 ай бұрын

You are doing an amazing job. I salute you!!!

@ronaldcichon4947 3 ай бұрын

good job

@dandevlin185 3 ай бұрын

I don't comment all the time on your videos, but I myself wants to thank you both for teaching an old timer ( me ) how to process a chicken 🐔, because I've never done or been around someone that has done it. You folks have a very blessed 4th of July and stay safe, please be careful with the fireworks 🎆🎇, See you on the next video ✌️

@robertrosado5156 3 ай бұрын

I'm all down for my daughter to learn how the world runs also. I know you have a couple other children to my one daughter but what I'm really worried about is what's that bacteria called? Salmonella? But I didn't hear you say anything about you disinfecting anything and the way its set up down there, it looks like someone sleeps down there.. other than that I'm all game about teaching kids like that at a young age cause now a days it just seem that these really young parents throws anything electronics at them just to quiet them down and those are the children growing up not knowing anything except what they believe on the internet😮😢😅😅😢😮

@ouachitafarmacy 3 ай бұрын

It’s such a feeling of accomplishment after each processing day. We love seeing others being successful in this lifestyle. We raise ours in mobile chicken tractors to keep the birds cleaner (but everyone property is different not saying it’s better). But you might consider using a deep litter method of wood chips and at the end you have also great compost material. Congratulations on reclaiming the simple life with your children.

@heidipustelniak652 3 ай бұрын

Just thinking here…. It appears the Cornish Cross is the ultimate in “in breeding” I wonder… just how that affects our health when we eat a creature that is not able to live past a few weeks old? Just wondering…. I know I am eating them but really curious.

@irenekangaspoling5866 3 ай бұрын

Mal Gary and kids you did amazing job on harvesting the Chickens 🐓 that you raised and they became food for you all that’s what you have to do you know where they come from and you feed them and that’s part of life love 💕 from Ohio Irene and god bless

@Cecilia-f1m 2 ай бұрын

Next time, remove their feed, but leave the water the night before processing. This will ensure that their crops and gizzards will be empty and make the processing a little less messy.

@Razorpig378 3 ай бұрын

I hope you and your family's are staying vigilant on checking for ticks this year. I've got a huge harvest this season. By the way, I've still got a lot of bales of hay that i can't get rid of. Just let me know.

@kerrylynnparsons7879 3 ай бұрын

@barbarabenson1532 3 ай бұрын

Don’t you think this could traumatize your dogs by watching ?

@rickklemenz6419 2 ай бұрын

Hey Gary, I know this is the wrong website but I heard you guys talking on real talk and talking about the ladders for the edges of the roof. Don’t forget using your straps to help hold that up so you don’t have to strain and really you know fight so hard you can actually strap them together, think about it

@darylmiller7456 3 ай бұрын

Very nice that you did the amount of birds in the time it took you guys the only thing i disagree on is the growing time and don't take me wrong as i am in a different growing zone than you guys we always received our birds around June 9th and butchered the end of September we use to get equal male and female we raised the roosters to butchered weight of 15-18 lbs and the hens 9-12 lbs we had very little health problems with them we only for our use kept the breast thighs and drumies and the livers we gave friends that wanted them the gizzards and wings the hearts and kidneys were treats for the dogs and then the carcasses we boiled for broth and every 12 birds we would get about 4-5 gal and when we did the hens they would have fat put on them and we did the same cuts as the roosters but the broth would double and be a lot more richer anddidany where from 50 -100 birds a year

@likebutton5445 3 ай бұрын

Awesome job guys. Such a valuable skill to have as well as the reassurance that your chickens lived a happy life 😃

@hilallazrak 3 ай бұрын

Amazing, I guess 25 for the 1st day before you revealed it was 24, almost got it.

@sooperadam 3 ай бұрын

I am curious to know how much you paid for the original 100 chicks and all the feed, so you can calculate a final "price per pound" and compare it to the supermarket.

@ireneturner2944 3 ай бұрын

You ashes out of your fire pit is good for the dust mites. In your chickens pen. Just a thought ❤ Love you kids.!! Proud of those young ones. Happy 4th yall 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

@brucealfman1108 3 ай бұрын

Thanks Mel and Gary for wearing your mics. I wish others would do the same as you. Great video. ❤

@grammysue7355 3 ай бұрын

I’ve been off most social media by choice for many months. Now I’ve gotta play catch-up!

@darylmiller7456 3 ай бұрын

forgot to mention in my last comment you might want to check out the American Bresse chickens for future meat birds they are a triple purpose chicken eggs hatching and meat google them i think would also pleased with them they don't have the issues that the x rocks have just an idea for you guys

@karrynmalpass-mcnicol9223 3 ай бұрын

love watching your vidios, its great the kids get involved, keep up the good work, look forward to many more

@outdoorstudios2022 2 ай бұрын

Howdy Howdy, you got to try this, Grilled cheese hotdogs are insane by chiles and smoke

@davidT43-86 2 ай бұрын

you guys are doing a great job teaching the kids to survive on their own. the oldest learning to shoot & now to harvest the pray she hunts for. one day you could make a video of the little guy cleaning & flaying his own fish.

@donri9037 3 ай бұрын

Half of the chickens done

@jameskotsch8271 3 ай бұрын

It is good to see you guys grow as a family and get one step closer to self-sufficiency.

@stephenkennedy7931 3 ай бұрын

40 birds God Bless from your Canadian Friend.

@janicealbrecht6661 3 ай бұрын

Did you have to buy a special type of freezer to work outside in the humidity?

@paulvanhouts3365 3 ай бұрын

Hi guys, that was an awesome family effort, wow and good on you all. Not a pleasant task but it needed to be done. Stay safe and healthy all of you.

@charlenegrady8781 3 ай бұрын

Good luck✌️🇺🇸❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@trucster579 3 ай бұрын

You know if you saved the skin you can cook it with some salt onions and garlic in a water boil it strain it for chicken broth you can cook with and or make soup 😋

@DonnaKay62Illinios 3 ай бұрын

WOW😮

@myrtlemorris1288 2 ай бұрын

Whatever you do for your life is what you do so naysayers needs to keep their ideas to themselves my family and I did what we had to do to eat when I was a kid 🙂

@rozetiamomoh2044 3 ай бұрын

20 chickens processed today.

@Millsmusicman 3 ай бұрын

I say 31 birds completed.

@thomaswhite5871 3 ай бұрын

All easy peasy

@sylviaking314 3 ай бұрын

Half done!! Rock it you got this!!!

@paulotts 3 ай бұрын

Melanie, you look cute in braids! (I'm too old for a come-on but I'm not blind.)🤒

@tonyahenry5158 3 ай бұрын

Thats great you put up so much chicken.

@plansmom1 3 ай бұрын

didn't save any livers or gizzards?

@patrickhigdon7050 3 ай бұрын

the k\ids kick butt, i have a Julia so i have to christen her Julie bear.

@rickklemenz6419 3 ай бұрын

I wish you would show the chicken process

@paulshuppert4975 2 ай бұрын

Hope everything is ok with crc

@stephengagnon4714 3 ай бұрын

Hello nice people

@earlinemcgahen3931 3 ай бұрын

any grass and weeds cut will be eaten by your birds

@kentneeley4783 3 ай бұрын

Good afternoon coffee… have a great day ahead and be safe…I need to get me a cool sun hat like Gary’s… I like that

@AdamofCA. 3 ай бұрын

yes. Gary is so kool. and he's smart. but, i like him 'cause he's fun to listen to.

@larryfeeks6620 3 ай бұрын

It's great that the kids participated!

@eldonjenkins551 3 ай бұрын

Show the hole deal and maybe someone can learn something. I shin my chickens on kill day I will never pluck chickens again. People have a right and should know where there chickens come from and the process to get them in the freezer or in the store. Every thing now days is candy coated for fear someone will get offended.

@floater1063 3 ай бұрын

Just as they all want to candy coat their channel. No harsh comments, sensitive ones only. If someone wants to see butchering, I'm sure they will find it.

@earlinemcgahen3931 3 ай бұрын

dry leaves will work as mulch

@earlinemcgahen3931 3 ай бұрын

when you get a goat get one of each sex, free babys down the road, the woods will be perfect for them,, premeir one fences... could pasture them on the electric companys right of way as that fence us movable. they will clear underbrush up to 6 ft high even poison ivy.

@diyfferent 3 ай бұрын

Definitely NOT Premier 1 fencing. That fencing should be banned. It's terrible. I've seen sooo many animals get caught up in that fence and die. I highly recommend not getting Premier 1 fencing!!!

@bigbake3306 3 ай бұрын

Thats good livin right there!

@jamesazure5577 3 ай бұрын

All i used to clean ducks and geese for a living i had a small business we used to do over a 100 or better a day, we had a older chicken plucker that you had to hold the bird over the fingers, i wish i would have had your plucker. You guys take care. My place was called "The Duck Hut"