More Human Method of Killing?

Ok, at what point did we become a nation of whusses? I didn't believe my ears this morning when I heard this news story, but it turns out it's true. Bell & Evans is a processing plant in PA that plans to gas chickens, putting them to sleep, before slaughtering them. Yes, they are going to anesthetize the chickens first.

So what pushed this? Who do you think. PETA! These people have no idea what it means to be a production farmer. They are such whimps they won't even drink milk, because it is an abuse of the cow to make it continually produce milk. I urge you to boycott Bell & Evans just for the simple fact that they caved in to PETA of all people. Send your e-mail to them and let them know what you think of thier new method of killing.

Egg Size Chart

This drives me nuts every year. So this year I am putting it on my blog, so I can find it again. Seems like between the time I butcher and the time my new chickens start laying, I lose my egg size chart. So here it is, for the US, grading sizes are:

Modern Sizes (USA)

Size	Weight	Cooked volume
Jumbo	Greater than 2.5 oz. or 71 g
Very Large or Extra-Large (XL)	Greater than 2.25 oz. or 64 g	56 mL (4 tbsp)
Large (L)	Greater than 2 oz. or 57 g	46 mL (3.25 tbsp)
Medium (M)	Greater than 1.75 oz. or 50 g	43 mL (3 tbsp)
Small (S)	Greater than 1.5 oz. or 43 g
Peewee	Greater than 1.25 oz. or 35 g