Man I feel bad for the goat, I could only imagine how bad you felt about this. My uncle raised a small homestead, and I asked him if he ever felt bad for butchering the animals, and he said that it was never an easy thing to do, cause though he might not show it he still shared some form of bond with the animal he butchers.. The only best form of respect he could give is not too waste too much parts of it and to offer it some prayer for providing a good harvest and sustenance.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
I am Exiled - Your uncle sounds like a strong man! I agree 100% with him - I raise my animals with compassion and thoughtfulness. I respect the gift they give my family, and I try to make that transition as painless and stress-free as I can. I always feel sadness when I have to end an animal's life here on the farm. Most of them were born here and I was the one that dried them off and helped them take that first breath. After nearly 30 years of farming, it's still not easy.
@abigailhaman7134
3 жыл бұрын
This was such a well executed video! You had a lot of great tips! My favorite pro tip of yours was the air compressor! I have never heard of that!! I can’t imagine how much time I will save! You guys were very professional and to the point! Thank you so much for sharing!
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Abigail Haman - Thanks for your kind words! I wasn't sure how this video would go over with all the folks who have NO idea where their food comes from, but it has received surprisingly neutral comments. I don't like to have to resort to butchering our animals when something goes wrong, but knowing how to do it can save money on groceries, and it is respectful of the animal to not let it go to waste. Happy Farming! :)
@StarChaserRanch
8 ай бұрын
The air compressor use was very interesting. That looks super handy. I had not considered using our tractor for lifting the animal for the initial butchering process. Thank you for sharing your process.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
8 ай бұрын
I'm glad you found my video helpful! The tractor is an awesome way to get larger critters into more comfortable places for the butchering process. It rains a lot here and I prefer not to do the skinning out in the rain if possible. I can drive the tractor under a carport and process the animal where it's dry!
@lukeandsarahsoffgridlife
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this well executed and informative video, we used your air compressor tip and made our first ever dispatching that much easier thank you so much ,we put your link in the description of our last video so hopefully if anyone needs a helping hand like we did they will find your channel as helpful as we did. Luke and Sarah x
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Luke and Sarah's Off-Grid Life - I'm so happy that you found it useful! AND I'm glad that your intro-to-dispatching day went well! Happy Farming! 👩🏻🌾
@keithbarton9859
20 күн бұрын
I don’t see how you only have 1.63k subs, you guys are fabulous, subbed, keep up the good work!
@Matthew-yw8bm
Жыл бұрын
This is so amazing, probably the most well though out, humane and interesting way to butcher a goat! I’m getting my air compressor out the next time! Thank you. Sorry for your loss, happy for your gain in nourishment!
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
@user-nv5ly1pc9s - Thank you very much! :)
@Foundinthewoodsbushcraft
2 жыл бұрын
You have a wonderful smile. Thank you for this video. I love how you told the full story first. Great video. God bless you.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Found in The Woods Bushcraft - Thanks so much; your comments mean a lot to me! I get a lot of hate from this video, which I understand because it is a very sad and uncomfortable thing to have to do. The fact remains that I'm not running a petting zoo. The animals in my care have to be productive in order to stay here. When I do my taxes at the end of each year, it is a reminder that farming is rarely profitable. It puts food on the table for my children and it gives me satisfaction to care for these critters and give them a good life. But it would be cost prohibitive to keep all of them as pets once they were no longer productive. Instead, they put food in my freezer and I try to do this as humanely as possible. ❤️
@waydelindquist1108
4 жыл бұрын
these videos are very educational, earned my sub, please keep making nice videos like this.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
4 жыл бұрын
Wayde Lindquist - Thank you for your kind and encouraging words! Farming is often repetitively boring and I never have a camera handy when the shit hits the fan, but I try my best to cover topics to the best of my ability! 😉
@SuperPhan88
2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video! It was very informative.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
SuperPhan88 - I'm so happy that you learned something from it! 🙂
@aljosephastilla6492
3 жыл бұрын
very educational video. thank you
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Al Joseph Astilla - Thank you, I'm glad that you found it educational! ☺️
@upnorthcaprihomestead1125
2 жыл бұрын
very informative video, I was curious the best way to dispatch a goat great job keep up the great videos
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
UpNorthCapri homestead - Thank you! I'm glad that you found the video helpful. Dispatching a goat can be tricky due to their thick skulls that are literally made to handle significant impact. I find that hornless goats are best dispatched the way I did in this video, and those with thick horns that protect the back of their skulls (like Boer bucks), are best dispatched by placing the gun's barrel up against the spot between the rear corner of the eye and the front of the ear on the side of the head and aiming slightly upward towards the brain cavity. Despite how gruesome this sounds, it's important to think about these things so that we can complete the task in the most instant and humane way possible.
@gman52712
2 жыл бұрын
I wish I could hug you for treating that animal right in the last moments of it's life. I can't understand why someone Wouldn't use a gun.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Garrett G - Thank you! For me, it's all about treating them with as much respect as I can and appreciating what they have given my family. I read a quote from Temple Grandin once that really struck a chord with me "Nature is cruel but we don't have to be".
@joesmith7427
8 ай бұрын
An Asian friend said he feeds a goat a pint of white vinegar to put the goat down. The goat likes the vinegar according to him. He said it doesnt take long . You dont taste the vinegar in the meat. I have never ate goat meat in my life, im 65! 😊
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
8 ай бұрын
Hmmm. Not sure I would do that - sounds like poisoning to me! We routinely feed our goats/cows apple cider vinegar as it is good for them. Granted I've never given them a whole pint, but I feel like they would stop before consuming too much. I could be wrong though! You should try goat meat - it's very good! Very much like beef, but with a hint of lamb so it's got a Mediterranean flair! I don't like the taste of lamb particularly, so it's not mutton-y at all!
@suntwistacreshomesteadingh8813
2 жыл бұрын
Great video, thank you for sharing this should make our goat butcher a bit simpler.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Sun Twist Acres, Homesteading & Homemaking - I'm glad that you found it helpful! Good luck!! 🤗
@suntwistacreshomesteadingh8813
Жыл бұрын
We used you air compressor trick. Worked like a charm. Nothing better then goat meat.
@user-yn4ju7ve3r
8 ай бұрын
what age should you harvest boer goats and what about feeding grain-corn to bulk them up before harvest and how long? And what insides can a dog it all but blatter or? And free range goats are what im asking about whats best wormer and is diamastious earth good for worming if so should I put it in their water cause they dont really eat cut hay and how often before harvest and can you eat their meat slightly rare or? What should you do if father goat breds with daughter I know thats not good but what should you do if it happens can the kids be harvested or no? sorry for all the questions. Thanks for video
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
8 ай бұрын
Whew! OK. You can harvest a Boer goat at any age - they are all edible. Most harvest around 6 - 9 month for tender meat, but you can eat a 20 year old goat if you needed to! I don't like feeding grain to my animals as I believe that grass fed meat is healthier for my family, but you can certainly finish your meat on corn if you want. Just introduce it slowly to start with so you don't sour their stomach. Dogs can eat pretty much EVERYTHING from a goat. Too much hair can cause an impaction in some dogs, but other than that, nothing is off limits. Be careful about letting them eat anything that might have lead fragments from the bullet - that could be dangerous. Wormers are location dependent - check with your local vet to see what they recommend using. Also, having a fecal test done to see if your goats even HAVE a worm problem is better than dousing them in a wormer for no reason. Diatomaceous Earth (DE) can be added to their grain if they get that. I've never seen it added to water. There is no meat withdrawal period for DE as far as I know - you could feed it to them this morning and butcher them this evening. You can eat goat meat however you like it - very much like beef. I prefer it rare to medium rare as that keeps it more tender. Overcooking it can make it tough unless you are doing a crockpot sort of dish where it cooks all day and breaks down the connective tissues that way. There is no problem with a father goat breeding his daughters in terms of eating the offspring. Keeping them as future breeding stock could prove to be an issue in terms of genetic conditions, but even then, most likely all will be fine. A lot of breeding programs will do this intentionally in order to try to "double up on" particularly good traits in the offspring. It's just important to then take those daughters and breed them to an equally strong, yet unrelated buck when they are ready for breeding. Glad you liked the video - have fun with your goats!
@mr.imperial8721
Жыл бұрын
Your right your goat did drop fast and thank your for showing respect for this act of dispatching your goat 🐐 thank you for doing this as humane as you possibly could...much respect to you
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
Mr. Imperial - I'm glad that you recognized my goal in making the process as humane as possible! People often think that those who can dispatch an animal can't possibly be animal lovers, but that's just not true. It's about respecting them and appreciating the gifts that they give us!
@mr.imperial8721
Жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 thank you for thanking me and I'm sure it must feel hard for you right now ...I'm sorry to the loss of your family goat 🐐and again much respect to how you dispatched her...I know you loved you goat very much I offer my condolences to you
@prof-cargo
10 ай бұрын
would a bolt gun not be the right choice for this? I presume it wouldn't cause enough damage in a wide area, but I wouldn't have access to a hand gun. if the brain stem is completely destroyed as quickly as possible through whatever way works, will that have the desired outcome? also thanks for demonstrating the compressor tool, I've never seen that done before but I want to use the skin + every resource I can get so that's gonna save me a lot of stress. I grew up around goats but we were very pioneer style. I want to raise goats when im older to have a safe food source for my eventually family :)
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
9 ай бұрын
I'm not a fan of bolt-guns. The only reason why I see them having the advantage over a hand gun is because there is no projectile to ricochet around the building as one sees in a slaughter house. However, if you are unable to get access to a hand gun, then I suppose it could work. I would fabricate a head-holder of some type to tether the goat's head into so that once strapped down, it can't move. Then place the bolt gun in a position where it has the potential to do the most damage. If it's a young goat, that might be just in front of the ear on the side of the head. On an older goat, you might have better success at the base of the skull where it attaches to the spine. I've only used them on hogs, so I'm not 100% sure the best method for goats. Most important is to bleed the goat out ASAP so that even if the shot isn't ideal, the animal loses enough blood once it is stunned that it never regains consciousness. Bleeding out helps to ensure the kill is as humane as possible. Goats are a great source of meat, and I admire your interest in learning how to provide for your future family!! 🥰
@remustrading
2 жыл бұрын
Wow this was awsome.....thanks...I learn something from you...
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
remustrading - I'm so glad that you found it helpful! 🥰
@hitch7883
Жыл бұрын
Awesome
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
@hitch7883 - Thanks!
@MinnowMan
2 жыл бұрын
what caliber pistol did you use? this seemed like a very professional instant death slaughter.. which is what i want to make sure i do with the goats on my farm that i plan to harvest. thankyou for the video.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Tristan Kjellberg - I'm glad that you found the video helpful! I use a 9mm Luger in a HK P7. I've had incredible success using this set up with animals that I can get close to press the barrel to the head. I believe that by doing this, you channel all of the discharge force into the brain along with the projectile. That way even if the bullet isn't lined up quite right, the animal should still die instantly without any awareness of what happened.
@MiraChan
3 жыл бұрын
What do you do with the organs? Is there any use for those parts, or do they get thrown away?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Quincy C - Very little gets thrown away here on my farm. Generally just the hide, the lower legs/feet, and the intestines. Most of the organ meats I either feed to my own dogs, or I sell to others to feed to their dogs. It's not super profitable, but it beats tossing them into the bushes. Dogs will happily eat just about everything you don't - heart, liver, lungs, tripe, tongue, heads, kidneys, spleen, etc. They'd eat the intestines too, but that's just a bit too much for me to witness!! 🤢 I don't like to feed the lower legs/feet because they have a high ration of bone and hair, which can plug them up. 💩 With young beef liver, I usually keep a gallon's worth thinly sliced in individual bags to share with my folks. I know a lot of people who enjoy eating organ meats; they're actually good for you (assuming the animal was raised in a healthy way). I'm just not one of them. 🙅♀️
@MiraChan
3 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 Awesome, thanks for the answer! I'd been curious about how that works.
@user-p6-3561
8 ай бұрын
pretty cool
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video!
@thomashninan3825
2 жыл бұрын
Didn't feel sad at all perfectlly done 😁👍 😋😍🥰
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Thomas H Ninan - It's a tough subject, for sure. Every time I butcher one our critters here on the farm, I'm left feeling sad ... and yet thankful. They all have names and many have been here for years, but in the end, they play a huge part in the nutritious meals that I feed my family. It feels good knowing that they were loved and respected right up to the end!
@JimLaddie
2 жыл бұрын
Excellent 👌
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Jim Lad - Thank you so much! This is one of my more controversial videos, but home butchering is getting to be a lost art.
@JimLaddie
2 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 I like that you took the time to show the most important part. I had a couple of options on how to do it myself. I don't own any firearms but there are other options. However, I found a chap who dispatches goats and will leave the rest to me. You gave us a very clear demonstration and for that, many of us are grateful.
@kandykorn6136
2 жыл бұрын
Even though I know this is how we sustain ourselves with good protein for our own health, it is still difficult to also understand that we must end the life of another living animal so that we may continue. I believe I would have to let go of a few tears to get the job done. I have two disabled goats and I would not slaughter them even though they are not profitable. I do enjoy sharing my space with them and they are entertaining. Mr. Magoo is completely blind and Forrest Gump has deformed legs. They are brothers from a Nigerian Dwarf goat breeder.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Kandy Korn - I completely understand your situation and I applaud your ability to give these animals a forever home. However, homes like yours are not common, and situations like those often turn to unintentional neglect and animal suffering because people frequently don't know the proper way to care for livestock. I see it often - poorly fed goats deficient in selenium and copper with overgrown feet and heavy parasite loads. At least when I end an animal's life, I know he/she was well cared for and happy right to the end. Another thing that I find questionable is this: In my county there are many families that can not properly feed their children. These kids are on free-lunch programs through the schools, but at other times, they just don't have the opportunity to eat. Generally speaking, I like animals more than most people, but I believe without a doubt that children have the right to a nutritious meal at least once a day. On the heels of that, my county also has several animal sanctuaries, where pigs, goats, sheep, and cattle go to live out their lives. It's lovely in theory, but in reality, just one of those animals could feed a household of 4 for MONTHS. A sow can easily supply 150 - 200 POUNDS of boneless pork, and a beef steer can supple 300 - 400 pounds of hamburger. That's an awful lot of protein for hungry children.
@kandykorn6136
2 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 I feed my little guys a combination of vegetables from my garden. They are currently getting broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, carrots, beets, spinach, and fresh alfalfa. I make sure they get their required minerals and disease prevention by feeding them a DQ medicated feed, sweet feed, and Calf Mann Goat Mineral. Starting in the spring they get a different variety of fresh vegetables. They love corn stalks and corn husks. I brush them down regularly, they love it. When I brush them they become like a stone statue. They are an endless source of entertainment and they love for me to be with them in the yard. I must admit that there are times when I threaten Mr. Forest Gump. I tell him that it has been a while since I've had some Cabrito tacos. I swear, when he is being contrary, I think he is just playing a game with me. He enjoys getting my goat...so-to-speak.
@kandykorn6136
2 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 I thoroughly understand what you do and the work you do. I am a dyed-in-the-wool carnivore. I wish I had more property for raising animals but I don't. I wish I could come visit you guys and work on your farm for a couple of weeks. I'm disabled and on a fixed income so I sincerely appreciate the value and need for being self-sustaining.
@whathappenedwas7083
2 жыл бұрын
Holy cow I’m pretty impressed you made this video and it’s still up 😂 KZitem censorship and all.. thanks for the information 👍🏻
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
What happened was - I'm a bit surprised too, honestly. I'd rather make a video that shows how to humanely butcher an animal with respect so people can hopefully learn from it, than to think about all the ways that it can go wrong which could cause the animal to suffer. Sharing knowledge is the least we can do, don't you think? 🤔 I'm glad that you were able to get some information from this video! 🙂
@zuozhen4758
7 ай бұрын
Poor goat. He’s listening and understands everything you’re saying.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
7 ай бұрын
Doubtful. Animals don't speak languages the way humans do. Some (like dogs) can catch on to words, and possibly phrases with enough repetition, but there's no way she knew what I was saying and how it could affect her. She might have wondered why I was walking her away from her pen, and what was going on, but because of her past experiences, she was probably thinking she was going to get a bath and a foot trim.
@badreddinegacem
11 күн бұрын
I'm thinking of developing butchering as a skill, but sorta afraid of the dangers that comes with it, cause I've seen a guy who accidentally cut a femoral vein and killed himself by accident while butchering a cow!
@badreddinegacem
11 күн бұрын
So i searched safety butchering tios and here i am
@John-hf1ig
3 жыл бұрын
what gun and caliber do you use
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
John - I use a HK P7 9mm when I'm using a hand gun. We often use a backup rifle that is a .223 with a scope, especially when doing an animal that we can't really contain, like a pig or a steer.
@chasing_happiness
3 жыл бұрын
I may not have heard but which caliber did you use?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Lady Joleena - That was a while ago, so I'm not 100% sure, but my caliber of choice is a 9mm for butchering animals on the farm. I have a HK with a squeeze grip safety that fits my hand perfectly. It's light enough that I can handle it easily, but pressed onto the skull, it creates enough force to do adequate internal damage. Thanks for the great question! :)
@chasing_happiness
3 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 I'll have to look into that. I have a 45 hi-point at the moment and it's a little too heavy. I did some damage to my shoulder a while back and it's starting to show. Holding a fully loaded 45 at arm's length is not comfortable. 😬
@jondoe4381
3 жыл бұрын
Dispatching rabbits, chickens, and quail looks easy. I gotta admit this is the first butchering video that was kinda hard to watch. I hope I can get used to it because I want to get a homestead one day.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
jon doe - I'm sorry that you found it difficult to watch; it is one of the parts of farming that I too find the most challenging. However, I try to remind myself that all the meat I eat had to die at the hand of someone. It's my goal to be that hand so that I know without a doubt that it was a painless transition and as humane as possible. Good luck to you! :)
@user-pi9kf2ri2p
8 ай бұрын
He should be wearing gloves when he does this goat it's not sterile to do it without gloves aI love the goat but I also understand he needs to reed his family great video KjJ
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked the video! It is tough to produce your own meat, especially as an animal lover! I don't wear gloves for several reasons. The first is because they are constantly ripping. All the sharp bone fragments snag latex gloves and cause them to tear - then what's the point? Besides, the meat is going to be cooked before being eaten, so any contamination that happens is negated. Also, the whole process of butchering an animal is anything but sterile; gloves can transfer the dust and dander the same as gloves would.
@paulaharrisbaca4851
2 жыл бұрын
I am too sentimental to ever survive in the wild. I was starting to boo-hoo just watching the goat be led out on her leash. HOWEVER, having wiped my tears in advance, I had 3 cats that were so ill that taking them to the vet and paying some stranger to euthanize them seemed so very cruel that my ex-BF, who was a pre-med, used his mom's extra morphine (she died of brain cancer) to put my favorite cat Spencer down, as well as my very old Siamese cat down as well the same way. I had a couple other pets literally die in my arms (including an abandoned huge-- the size of a baby goat almost-- black-n-white cat so he after apparently waiting for me to come home from work died in my arms. (or you could say that seeing me come home pushed them over the line.....and they crawled in my lap and said to themselves "human, get the hell away!!! I'm dying in your lap now, you alien beast!!) OK enough of my ruminations. (pun intended)
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Paula Harris Baca - I understand what you mean; many people are the same. Taking an animal's life is difficult, especially when the plan is to eat them and they are healthy otherwise. It's not a job I like to do. But I have to remind myself that I have a farm, not a petting zoo, and all of our livestock are here to feed my family. So, I go out of my way to make sure that the time they spend here is exceptional. If that's for just a few months, or for several years, I want them to be happy. (If it makes you feel any better, I cry too...just about every time I do this.😢)
@Ranchopistolas333.
Жыл бұрын
Was your goat fed on grain or pastures? She was big
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
Five7sup3r - She was fed on both throughout her life. :)
@zarek8790
2 жыл бұрын
Do you use fmj bullets?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Zarek - When harvesting animals on the farm for our consumption, we prefer to use hollow points.
@Kay0.3
4 жыл бұрын
What is the minimum age that you dispatch goats?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
4 жыл бұрын
Kay03 - I aim for 9 months to a year, but we’ve eaten goats that were a few weeks of age up to elderly bucks that were no longer able to breed.
@broseidonrulerofthebrocean8128
3 жыл бұрын
Fixin' Critters on the Farm a few weeks old???? Poor babies are born just to die a few weeks later. I hope it doesn’t happen often.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Broseidon - It is pretty common actually. It’s similar to the concept of vealer calves except most male goat kids aren’t confined in little dark boxes. They are allowed to live in groups to play and nurse, which is a pretty happy life for a goat kid. They are just harvested earlier. Generally they are the male kids from dairy goat does, just like veal calves are generally bull calves from dairy breeds. Male kids from meat goats (like Boers) are grown out to normal butcher age. Milk animals are bred to be slender and to put their food into making milk, not meat. So raising the male from a dairy animal is very costly. I raise my Guernsey dairy cow’s bull calves to butcher for my family. It takes 3 years before they are ready for harvest, and even then, they are more frame than meat. In comparison, my beef calves are harvested around 18 months and will outweigh that 3 year old Guernsey!
@davidcrosby7409
3 жыл бұрын
Do you need to hang the meat before you skin and use?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
David Crosby - We don't. However, we use most of it for slow-cooked meals. My husband LOVES his Traeger smoker and most of the goat we harvest goes in there for pulled BBQ meat. When he's not looking, I hide the loins in the freezer so I can have those as fried chops in a skillet, and they are pretty tender. And, of course, the ground meat is used for hamburger so no worries about hanging that. You have to remember too, that we are often harvesting OLD animals that should be even more tough than normal. In my experience, they are still delicious and if cooked right, tender as well! When we harvest a beef animal, we don't hang that either. We kill, gut, and lay out the primals the first day, then cut/wrap the next day. I prefer fresh beef vs aged beef. I can always taste the rancidity of the fat that is oxidizing on the outside of the carcass. 🤢
@davidcrosby7409
3 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 thanks for that. I really the fresh taste of beef as well as hung so I can understand
@lisaeischens2352
2 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 We don’t let our deer hang very long either. I know my family likes to but once they freeze good it’s easier to skin and then we quarter it up and put it in the freezer. We both have arthritis so it’s easier to butcher it in smaller batches and get it vacuum packed. Our deer always tastes great and is plenty tender. This is Tristan’s mom from up above. He just started his goat farm last spring and all his does had healthy babies in January and one last month. These animals are so fun to watch. He is so good to them and I’m glad that this seems to be the best way to end a well lived life with no fear or knowledge of what’s to come. I don’t know why I started crying as soon as the goat was on the leash because I was raised on a dairy farm but I guess killing anything is never something one enjoys but if you need to there shouldn’t be any pain and that’s what was accomplished here. We have a couple of castrated goats over at my son’s place that will be a year old soon so sometime maybe after summer we will harvest them. Your farm looks like a beautiful place. Thanks for the very informative video.
@user-ol1vr8wt1f
6 ай бұрын
Come grenada an see how we dose do it
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
6 ай бұрын
How do you do it there? :)
@meletx6533
Жыл бұрын
Need a longer more detailed video for beginners instead of skipping parts of the process. Also information on cleanup and what you do with entrails and wasted parts.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
MelETX - Sorry, my wifi can only handle uploading a certain amount of video length, so I try to get the most important parts in there. :) As for clean-up, we feed a lot of the 'extras' to the dogs - legs, head, liver, heart, tongue, lungs, kidneys, spleen, tripe, etc. The hide and the intestines are placed at the end of our pasture for the crows and coyotes to fight over. We are lucky to have a larger piece of land to do that. If that weren't an option, I would either dig a hole and bury them, or I would add them to a compost pile and turn them until they were safe to use as fertilizer. I hope this answers your question!
@ChrisTian-cb5my
Жыл бұрын
What kind of gun was that?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
I think it was a 9mm H&K, but it's been a while. Check the comments on the video, I'm pretty sure I answered this question in the past. Thanks!
@calebmanuel17
3 жыл бұрын
You have railway track in backside yard
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Caleb Manuel - Yup. A train track runs through our property. When my kids were young they used to like to line pennies up on the track so the trains 🚂 could squish them flat!! 🤣
@Bw12334
2 жыл бұрын
Am I going crazy, or is the leg moving at 12:29 ?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Shrektavius6 - Good eye! Yes, the muscles are twitching. The goat OBVIOUSLY is not still alive, this is a random firing of energy that happens after death. We truly are made of an energy that moves from our brains, down our spines, and along our neural pathways. Normally, this energy causes the muscles to fire, which controls our movements. When an animal dies suddenly, that energy becomes chaotic as it dissipates which causes random muscle groups to twitch. This can go on for quite some time - upwards of 10 minutes after death. When something dies slowly (say, from old age), it peters out in a way that those energy pathways get used up during the dying process vs a sudden death where they are sort of 'trapped' mid-trip. I hope that makes sense! I know it can be shocking to see the meat twitching like that, but it's normal!
@TeyaeTv
7 ай бұрын
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@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
6 ай бұрын
Right back at ya'!! ❤️
@jungleprepper963
2 жыл бұрын
OK...You’re my hero! I have 7 bucklings and I like meat, but I don’t think hauling goats off to a slaughterhouse to be traumatized is a humane thing I want for my goats. You are the bomb!
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
JunglePrepper - It's so refreshing to see someone with your attitude regarding this topic! 👏 Keeping a whole flock of pets is not an option for most of us, but the idea of them being scared or stressed at the end of their life isn't acceptable to me. As much as I don't like butchering them, I feel I OWE it to them to at least make it humane. Because of the kindness that I show them during their lifetimes, they trust me, and they never see it coming. That's how I want it!
@paulaharrisbaca4851
2 жыл бұрын
I have to add that in some countries (the former USSR for one) used a simple shot in the back of the head to execute people on death row. They also were not allowed the agony of endless appeals and stays which to me seemed agonizing, especially in California, where it's the very capriciousness of the governor and the politicians in charge at that time to decide...and to me that is cruel, just as our one-party state has been doing for 16 years now....😉🙃🙂🙄🤗🤔🤭🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐🤐
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Paula Harris Baca - You are correct. A well-placed bullet can be incredibly humane; especially with an animal that doesn't understand what is happening and never sees it coming.
@user-rp8yi5sg2f
10 ай бұрын
Mmmm billy goat
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
9 ай бұрын
Technically she was a doe (female; aka Nanny goat). I believe a Billy is what one would call a male goat. 🤷♀️
@andrewdisney8475
Жыл бұрын
It's strange MOST people don't use a gut hook knife? LGBFJB!
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
Andrew Disney - Good point! (Pun not intended!) I guess I'm concerned that the gut knife will manage to get a loop of intestines caught up in it and dump that mess inside the carcass. With my fingers, I can feel what's going on and know that I'm good to continue. ;)
@andrewdisney8475
Жыл бұрын
Good job for a not so easy job! LGBFJB!
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
Andrew Disney - Thanks! It's not a job that I particularly like to do, but when it's all done and I have meat in the freezer for my family to eat, it's all worth it! :)
@billydave8011
2 жыл бұрын
You shot it on the wrong spot
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Billy Dave - It can't be the wrong spot if the goat goes straight to the ground and is dead. Any shot that enters the brain or the brainstem and damages those structures enough to cause death are good shots. If I were shooting an animal that I couldn't get close to, I'd select a different spot, but since I could easily straddle this individual goat without frightening her, my aim was perfect.
@UndefinedSolutions
Жыл бұрын
The meat 🍖 is going to be good
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
@UndefinedSolutions - It sure was!!
@UndefinedSolutions
Жыл бұрын
What was she eating, for that fat
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
@UndefinedSolutions - Mostly she was eating grass hay. To that we supplemented with spent barley from the brewing process, and then when they were about to kid, we would add in alfalfa pellets and grain. They were also out on pasture but I believe it was late winter/early spring when I did this video, so not much grass there yet.
@sadaqatsheri1200
2 жыл бұрын
Islamic way is perfect for this. It is proved scientifically that Islamic way is the best and painless way to slaughter an animal.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
sadaqat sheri - Could you please explain what the Islamic way is? I'd be curious. Thanks!
@sadaqatsheri1200
2 жыл бұрын
Don't shot animals. Slaughter them by knife it can be seen in videos available in KZitem. Kindly search the Islamic way of qurbani (slaughtering). You can get that perfect way.
@baral6747
2 жыл бұрын
Wow 🔪🔪🐑🐑😃❤🍖👍👍
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
bar al - Butchering isn't something that I love to do, but I appreciate the nutritious food with which the animal is supplying my family, so I try really hard to make it as quick and painless as possible. I wish more people understood this fact vs the expectation of keeping every old/sick critter as a pet! 🙂
@baral6747
2 жыл бұрын
@@fixincrittersonthefarm8389 thamks for your unswer dear lady Bless you and your family !!!!❤
@devilforbadcorruptpersons5837
3 жыл бұрын
Where you live?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Devil for bad Corrupt persons - in the United States.
@devilforbadcorruptpersons5837
2 жыл бұрын
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@f3nomeleven434
Жыл бұрын
He said standard convulsions...lol
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
Жыл бұрын
@f3nomeleven434 - So? What's funny about that? 🤷♀️
@donnacallahan1368
2 жыл бұрын
This was too hard to watch.
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
Donna Callahan - I'm really sorry that this video upset you. 😔 I think it's important for those who eat meat to have an understanding of where their meat comes from. I also want people to know that we can be thoughtful about the process so that the animal never sees it coming. ❤️
@elgodfather3597
3 жыл бұрын
this is really hard...i don´t know if you are a woman or a man. Ohh well who cares am i right?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
elgodfather - The story of my life! I'm 6' tall and I've always had a strong build (broad shoulders, strong thighs) and everyone always thought I was a guy. However, I'm a woman. No worries on the confusion - the frumpy clothes and the hat don't help! 🥴
@broseidonrulerofthebrocean8128
3 жыл бұрын
How can you kill these animals with such ease? You seem so nonchalant. Is it never difficult for you to do?
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
3 жыл бұрын
Broseidon, Ruler of the brocean - It is ALWAYS difficult for me to do. I love animals. I have a degree in Animal Science and I studied pre-vet for several years. However, the reality is that my family eats meat. Rather than hide my head in the sand (like 99% of the human population) and purchase meat from the store where animals are raised in confined animal feeding operations, I choose to raise animals so that they are happy and comfortable during their life here. They have the freedom to move about without being crowded and stressed. They can feel the sunshine on their backs and the rain run through their hair. I'm ALWAYS sad when I have to end their life; and yes, often times I even cry. I try to make it as quick and painless as possible. I try to do it in a way that they don't see it coming. Caring for them is my job, from the day I help bring them into this world, to the day I have to make the hard decision to remove them from it. I'm not nonchalant; I'm respectful.
@mediguide_edutech
2 жыл бұрын
Lazy butchering....a Bengali butcher would have done it within 10 mintutes
@fixincrittersonthefarm8389
2 жыл бұрын
MediGuide Edutech - I wasn't trying to hurry, I was trying to create something educational. Also, I'm not butchering a 1,000 goats a week; I butcher 1 or 2 a year for my family's needs so I'm not fast, but I get the job done and it doesn't cost me a dime (other than the bullet, the plastic bags, and the freezer paper).
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