chicken

We currently have several chickens that we are trying to raise and sell.  However, some of the chickens get sick and so we butcher them before they get too sick and can't be eaten. For those of you who know me know that I really do not like the idea of seeing my meat alive before I eat it. So having our own chickens is a big stretch for me.  I especially don't like to see when they are butchered.  These are the days that I really miss my local super market.  So, yesterday was one of those butchering days because 2 of our chickens got sick.  I just happened to walk upstairs in the middle of the butchering...lucky me.  So as I try to avoid looking at the killing of the chickens the inevitable happens...I see something that I could have gone my whole life without seeing and lived a happy life.  Dennis (the houseparent of the boys) was squeezing the poop, yes I said poop, out of the dead chicken's body!  It was one of the most disgusting sites I have ever seen! I can't even describe it, but I'm sure you get the picture. I had to walk away before I hurled.  I am just not cut out for butchering and dressing (as they call it) animals.  I try to be ok with most things, but this is one that I just can't do.  I don't even like to eat seafood (like lobster or shrimp) because you are looking at the animal while you eat it.  When I eat a chicken breast I am not envisioning my chicken.  Anyways, I just had to share this experience with you because it was crazy and hilarious at the same time.