miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
Ok, first I'm gonna say--don't judge me 
let me explain. We have butchered deer, rabbit, quail, duck, lamb, moose turkey, bear. and many many extra roos and hens.
And we had absolutely every intention of doing those franken birds our selves. (every other year we had taken them in, but this year, we were gonna do them ourselves.) We did 5 of them. After those 5, my hubby looks at me and says. how much does it cost to send these buggers away? Every bird had ripped skin, pluckiing by hand was a chore (I could use another word but I won't), the plucker ripped their skin. the ligaments of their wing joints had separated for no acceptable reason we could think of.
Let me repeat that we have done many an extra roo, and many spent hens. But dh was saying, If I worked for as long as it took 'us' to do these birds, i would have made over $300. he was not having fun. he says he has no ploblem doing any other animal, but he was willing to pay to have these guys done. Each bird cost $2.90, so 20 more birds cost me about $60. And they are now in my freezer, with no rips in their skin, and their wings intact.
And i do not feel guilty.

let me explain. We have butchered deer, rabbit, quail, duck, lamb, moose turkey, bear. and many many extra roos and hens.
And we had absolutely every intention of doing those franken birds our selves. (every other year we had taken them in, but this year, we were gonna do them ourselves.) We did 5 of them. After those 5, my hubby looks at me and says. how much does it cost to send these buggers away? Every bird had ripped skin, pluckiing by hand was a chore (I could use another word but I won't), the plucker ripped their skin. the ligaments of their wing joints had separated for no acceptable reason we could think of.
Let me repeat that we have done many an extra roo, and many spent hens. But dh was saying, If I worked for as long as it took 'us' to do these birds, i would have made over $300. he was not having fun. he says he has no ploblem doing any other animal, but he was willing to pay to have these guys done. Each bird cost $2.90, so 20 more birds cost me about $60. And they are now in my freezer, with no rips in their skin, and their wings intact.
And i do not feel guilty.