My 8 year old, as it turns out, WAS the hatchet man. Luke got to experience killing a chicken first hand. He helped catch, kill, and de-feather the birds. The only thing he didn't do is clean them. Mike's friend gutted and cleaned them. Luke handled it like a trooper. He is very proud of himself, as am I.
My intentions for Trevor and Adam was to keep them in the house while the chickens were being "processed", but I failed. Trevor was all consumed with watching his big brother BE the hatchet man. I grew weary of literally fighting with him that I became one of those moms....you know the ones who cave so they don't have to hear the crying, screaming, name calling, etc. He even locked me out of the house so that he could watch from the kitchen. He is a sensitive one and I fear that tonight I will pay the price for letting him get his way. I fear that I will wake to a traumatized boy who cries out from a bad dream. Adam found it to be "no big deal." He is very laid back and doesn't get worked up about things like Trevor does. I don't think I have to worry too much about him having bad dreams. I guess tonight will be the test for all 3 of them.
All in all, everything went smoothly. Two of the chickens are going to be live food for a burmese python, one rooster was saved at Trevor's request, and the other 12 are either in my freezer or going home with my BIL's friend who helped make this happen. I am just happy to say it is over. Now we can clean the coop, lay down fresh shavings, and wait patiently for the arrival of our new flock of birds.
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He looks pretty calm in the picture!
OMG... I can't believe he locked you out of the house! I'm curious... did he point and laugh at you when you started knocking and telling him to unlock the door? Mine would have... then they probably run & hide.
New chickens come on over!!!!
oh wow!! that poor thing haha but what a brave soul! Now onto the goodies :)
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my mom tells this great story of watching her Grandmother kill chickens for dinner...her recounting is hilarious, and she still eats chicken!
Wow! Brave boy! My kids would have been bawling!
I think my son would have enjoyed this a little tooooo much.
Hope the boys slept well. :)
Oh geez, I couldn't handle seeing that! Gives me the chills just thinking about it.
Then I would cry every time chicken was served for dinner.
Wow. Hatchet Man up there looks very...unaffected by his task. A bit of a bad *ss, actually!
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brave, i couldn't a done it!
How did Trevor do?
That is some blue LOL.
My dad grew up on a farm and killed his fair share of chickens as a kid. It's how they put food on the table. I'm not sure I could do it!
I am so impressed that your son did that! Incredible.
Yikes! I take back everything I said about wanting to live on a farm!
So how did it go? Any bad dreams???
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