tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146047868357728012.post7173211767948556933..comments2024-03-17T05:14:27.764-04:00Comments on Mud on the Tracks: An Order of Chicks with a Side of Conviction, PleasePerrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08485133856416996635noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146047868357728012.post-5884656201843442442008-04-07T22:27:00.000-04:002008-04-07T22:27:00.000-04:00I can't wait to order chicks! And yeah, I'm not l...I can't wait to order chicks! And yeah, I'm not looking forward to processing them, but I will do what I need to do.Christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14920326845870515381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146047868357728012.post-41902774214739197452008-04-06T20:51:00.000-04:002008-04-06T20:51:00.000-04:00Skep,Thanks so much for your encouragement. You've...Skep,<BR/><BR/>Thanks so much for your encouragement. You've responded so eloquently and with such honesty and truth. It SHOULD be difficult to "harvest" one's livestock and a challenge to do it without all the misgivings, hemming, hawing and procrastination we are sometimes prone to when faced with such a difficult task. <BR/><BR/>Your niece's comments are a lot like those of my students, who are sometimes appalled by the thought of my taking part in the slaughter and eating of farm animals, and I have spent a lot of time thinking through this issue and readying myself for this next step. Your comments are really helpful.<BR/><BR/>Thank you,<BR/>PerriPerrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08485133856416996635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-146047868357728012.post-82236919221421621322008-04-06T16:07:00.000-04:002008-04-06T16:07:00.000-04:00Perri --You're right, killing day takes some mind ...Perri --<BR/><BR/>You're right, killing day takes some mind work, to bend yourself to accept the necessity of doing something yourself in order to keep it humane and healthy. If you can come to balance the matter in your heart, you can have the best of fresh food, the best lives for the animals who will become your food, and the best understanding of how we feed ourselves as a society. When my niece asks how we can do this (raise our animals, and then slaughter them ("harvest" can be a kinder word if you need one)), I tell her the animals on our place have good lives, and then one day, it's over, but they do not have the concept of mortality that we do. They live in the moment, and the moment they suffer, as commercially grown animals do, is a lifetime for them. Also, if these wonderful breeds are to survive, they must have a place in economy. Without killing day, there can be no future for them. You can manage this. Bringing the farm to the table is not a single act, it's a way of life.<BR/><BR/>SkepAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com