Monday, August 3, 2009

Great Leap

July 31:

I sat in the Rooster Pen for a little while this Evening. I placed a Scale in the Pen to see if I could get a Cockerel to roost on it. That seemed like a smart way to find out their weight.

Those Cockerels started out far away from the Scale and me. As time went on, they got closer and closer. Their Curiosity was obvious. But they didn't stand on the scale.

The 50 Little Cockerels in the Rooster Pen aren't little any more. Melanie estimates they weigh about 3 to 3 1/2 pounds.

Richard will start the Processing for the Table when the Roosters are about 4 Pounds Live Weight. "Processing for the Table" is a kinder way of saying "Butchering". Or rather, perhaps it is the way that Humans detach from pain and suffering of the Animals that offer up their lives so that we may live. Regardless, these Little Guys will be meat in the Freezer by the end of August. We try to be grateful for and honor their Gifts.

I had taped Newspaper on top of the Scale. The Headline was "Great Leap" referring to the Anniversary of the Walk on the Moon 40 years ago. These Little Guys will be taking their own Great Leap, all for the benefit of their Human Companions on this Little Farm.

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