I'm sure Bear and that other survival dude would agree with nutritious!
Just don't the kids how cuddly it looks on the plate!!
That's the reason I won't let the kids name the ducks or chickens
That's just unfair. I suggest you simply give them a list of preferred names that they may use. ie:
Orange saucy
Buffalo wingy
Drumsticky
etc.
Orange saucy
Buffalo wingy
Drumsticky
etc.
They ain't cuddly in a pan!
I have scars to prove that the MP thing is true.
I'm not joking. A rabbit scarred me for life.
All joking aside with the food-themed naming schemes, I think they are a great way to go, especially if you have kids. Calling your pigs by "Bacon" and "Porkchop" (as SWMBO's dad did when she was growing up) is bound to help the kids keep in mind the real purpose of raising these animals and to not treat them as much like a pet. I can see this making slaughter-day a less surprising and traumatic experience for kids, potentially.
Of course, I didn't grow up on a farm, so I really don't know if this is an issue. It wasn't for SWMBO, she says that was the best tasting ham EVAR! ;-)
Ever watched a dog show? They just LOOK at the dogs. The "handlers" pamper and primp the living **** out of the dogs, put them in all sorts of weird stances and prances, and then some snooty dude in an ugly suit (or chick in a bad pants suit) points and yells numbers. The people who get the lowest numbers get all excited.WTF, how do you judge a rabbit? Hopping contests? Nose wiggles? Ease of skinning?
...bound to help the kids keep in mind the real purpose of raising these animals and to not treat them as much like a pet. I can see this making slaughter-day a less surprising and traumatic experience for kids, potentially.
Did somebody say, "rabbit show?"
Seriously, a rabbit show? Like a dog show for rabbits?
WTF, how do you judge a rabbit? Hopping contests? Nose wiggles? Ease of skinning?
My wife has some pet dwarfs and I had been trying to convince her that we should raise giant Flemish rabbits for meat. We live on a hobby farm so its about time we actually PRODUCE something.
Then last week I had to put down one of the pet ones... snapped its neck and held it until it stopped jerking around and making noise. Hell... just don't know if I have the heart to slaughter the damn things now.
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