$50 for a goat doesn't sound bad. You should have took it.

I can always go back, he's only 10 minutes from my house. We are thinking of getting a goat for our next big multi-family campout.

-Blast

Just don't let the kids name it, or you will never get to can it...

That sounds extremely pricey... considering chickens are 5.99 for a HUGE one on the rotisserie @ Costco or 7.00 at other super markets around here ready to eat. Night and day difference in taste?? I dunno you bought them already fed and grown so they could have come from who knows where (you probably know exactly but from my POV). Not bashing you, just ranting or going on? I dunno Don't take it personal.

I would like to say Blast I enjoyed the blog, the write-up was awesome and has helped me learn a lot. Funny thing we had a chicken from supermarket then ight before and were talking about how much work it was to do what youdid and then bam your post, and now I know what it really takes

Great job.!

Toddw,

Yes, the chickens were outragously priced, but these are normally sold as egg layers (plus ClarkTX was paying ). You'd get an egg a day for several years before they'd end up in the broiler, so the price works out if you follow that route. Of course the seller also talked about how they were all organically grown, no chemicals, blah blah blah. That's probably another reason why they we so puny. Considering the seller dropped the price of the goat by a third before we left I suspect we can get the chickens cheaper from him next time. Sidenote: he sells over 500 chickens a week from his location on the north side of Houston.

I'm very glad you liked my blog. My goal with it has always been to educate while entertaining. Plus going back an rereading my adventurers while at work helps keep me sane(ish).

-Blast

Great blog post, Blast.

We tried raising a pair of ducks in our back yard (right in the middle of town) a few years back. We got some hatchlings from a teenager down the street who used to raise them. We called him "Duck Boy".

Unfortunately, just about when they were due to start laying, a predator killed one and then the other a day later. I think it was a hawk - the ducks were just decapitated and not really eaten.

Too bad, we go through a lot of eggs around here.

I really enjoy all of Blast's blogs... Very entertaining!

Definitely a taste difference from poultry you raised as compared to store bought.

Even a taste difference in duck eggs from chicken eggs. Not much, but still there. We typically used the duck eggs for baking as they are bigger. Very common to do so.

Looks like everyone was entertained and educated very well. Thanks for posting this on your blog. I am having flashbacks of visiting my Grandmother's when I used to be decades younger.

Misseswethers (did I spell that correctly??) has demonstrated once again why a man should NEVER argue with a lady holding a knife or gun. I swear ALL Ladies are naturals with those two instruments of death and dismemberment!!!!!

Not in this case. After two whacks I had to take the machete from her and finish the job. She's awesome with a gun but her knifework needs a lot more practice. I felt bad for her chicken but pleased that she didn't shy away from trying it.

-Blast

My grandmother could get a chicken to break its own neck. Birds keep their heads on the level when flying, and she'd hold the chicken so its wings were pinned to the body, then wave it around in a certain way so that it was constantly keeping its head level, then she did a maneuver so fast I never figured it out and snap! The bird broke it's own neck trying to keep its head level.

Then off with the head with the wood-splitting hatchet, and she hung the body from its feet from the clothes line to let the blood drain out.