He Really Only Had One Job To DO …

And, honestly – isn’t that typical!?! Doh!!!

But we did it! We got a farming task ‘under our belts’ …

I believe our SKOS birds had their best life. Wednesday afternoon, they peacefully – Met Nirvana; Played in the sandbox in the sky; Found joy … and, Joined My Freezer.

Reflecting back, it’s not undo-able, should we decide to go again. DH had the major daily upkeep (moving them to fresh grass, keeping up with their never-ending supply of feed, moving them to fresh grass, refilling water – and then, moving them to fresh grass again!). My job was to talk with them whenever I could.

Then came processing day …

The goal behind this endeavor was for sustainability. I think it was a win. I have other ideas for sustainability, but with DH, it has to be one step at a time … Rabbits ONLY when he is READY!

So … We put up 10 healthy, processed birds. We did say a prayer to help guide us into the best frame of mind to perform these tasks … It was not emotionally heartless – but, we were able to do the job that needed doing …. And, as DH so lovingly put it, ‘We have to, they will break their own legs if we don’t’ … At the end of the day, we added 60 pounds of meat to our freezer, while joining the ranks of other self-sustainable folks!!!

Because everything can be used: I have 4 quarts of bone broth added to our stash … and, the extra bits were repurposed for dog treats … NOTHING goes to waste!