Meat Birds

We bought our first ever meat birds today. Eight in all. The feed store was a bustle with future poultry owners today, as everyone is getting a bit of spring fever, and who can resist all these cute little puffy balls of fluff. We've been talking about raising a few meat birds this year and when we saw the 2 for a dollar, WE couldn't resist. This is going to be a new experience. I'm not sure how I will feel come processing day, but I'm going to find out. I've mentioned before: we are omnivores moving towards a more sustainable lifestyle. I want to know where my food came from and how it was raised as much as possible. I know that these birds will be well cared for and appreciated. My goal is to do my best to make sure that they only have ONE bad day. This will take a little research on our part as we've never processed our own poultry before. I will be doing a lot of reading, watching, and talking to other fellow chicken farmers in the next 2-3 months to make sure we are prepared. In the mean time, I too will adore their cute fuzziness. It's all a part of the process.