Monday, October 27, 2008

A Head Turning Experience

The chicken harvest is now complete. Paul has an experimental chicken business in the corner of our property here in Santo Tomas. We purchased 20 chickens at cost for meals over the next few weeks. They will continue to be feed until we need them. Sadly, we needed two little guys today. There are few humane ways to kill chickens. You can chop off their heads with a machete (lots of blood) or you can twist their head until their spine snaps (no blood). Either way makes you want to be a vegetarian. I realize this is gross, but it is memorable –for all of us!

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

OH Wow! I wonder how they do it here? We just don't see. Shame....the meat eaters in our family Must visit you before you return home!

Anonymous said...

Wooo Hoo!! Im a vegetarian!! :D