Murphy Strikes Chicken Processing

Holy Cow.  We told you this was not the year of the chicken.  The disasters lasted right up to processing.  First, one of the elements in the scalder shorted out, meaning it took twice as long to heat the water as it should.  Then the garden hose we were using to wash down the equipment blew, requiring a trip to the store for a replacement, thus slowing down the project.  If that wasn’t enough, I didn’t buy enough ice for the coolers so we had to send someone on an emergency run.

Because of these little mishaps, it took us 2.5 hrs to process 15 chickens (including clean up).  That, my friends, is moving in the slow lane.

Many thanks to Bill Dier and Robin Haase for your assistance this morning.  As usual, Brittan was a chicken dressing artiste.

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Farmhand Wanted for Summer and Fall Seasons

We have reached a point where we need some extra help.  Because I have a full time job outside of farming, we are looking for some assistance here in the burb and out on the farm.  Gender is of no consequence, but the helper/intern/apprentice, must be able to carry 50 lb feed bags and 5 gallon buckets of water.

We’d love to find someone who wants to be part of a growing venture rather than just an hourly worker.  Perhaps someone who wants to become a suburban farmer him/her self.  The opportunity will be part time at first with a couple hours a day, Tuesday through Friday and half a day on Saturday.  Sundays and Mondays will be days off.  The position is seasonal at this time and will last until about early November.

The pay won’t be great @ $10 an hour, but there will also be eggs, milk, meat and produce as part of the deal.  Besides, who can put a price on working with ME?  Ok, let’s skip that part.  Experience isn’t required, but character and willingness to work are.  If you know someone who might be interested, have them email us.  Thanks.

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