It was actually Clark's idea. He mentioned he wanted to learn how to butcher chicken. I happened to know how to butcher a chicken. Next thing we know we are pulling into my driveway with five young, live chickens. We could have picked up a live goat from the same place for $50, but decided against it...

The complete story as well as many tips are on my blog .

Special thanks to ETS member "Librarian" for letting me try her pressure cooker! It worked great for canning the chicken.

-Blast

Nice.

Nice blog! We raised chickens and ducks for a time. If you thought getting feathers off a chicken was bad, a duck was worse...

Been there, done that. My dad lives for duck and goose hunting so I've put my hours in cleaning them. I'll stick to chickens (or any other non-waterfowl type of bird)!

I really want to cook a goat over a fire sometime. I'm hoping Aloha will see this and have some pointers on goat roasting...

-Blast

Most things roasted over a fire seem to taste better. Ever notice that?

I bet a roasted goat would taste pretty good.

I had goat once in Zappatio (not spelled correctly), Loja Providence, Ecuador. The mayor himself made us dinner and it was very good. I belive it was stewed, a little greasy and bony, but very tasty.

Pete

I lived with a Tibetian (spelling?) family for a nine months. Oh man, could the father roast a goat! His lambs were bone-chewing good, too.

Dang, now I'm hungry again. Oh hey, a spider!

-Blast

Awesome blog post Blast, and thanks for the link to butchering a chicken. It brought back some memories. It's not like riding a bike for me I guess, I forgot one or two of the steps I learned as a young'un. Maybe it's different when you're starring at a plucked chicken, but...

Anyway, thanks!

how much did the chickens cost??

The chickens were $7 each with a minimum purchase of five birds, which is a bit pricey. Considering his price for a goat started at $75 and dropped to $50 before we left, I'm sure there was room to haggle on the chickens.

-Blast