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Heads up guys and gals

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Due to the covid 19 pandemic the large meat packi g plants are closing. And local meat producers and stuck with animals that were scheduled to be hauled there to be slaughtered. It's happening locally here. I know some of the smaller operations and they have animals ready to go and no place to take them. Causing prices on unprocessed animals to drop and processed to sky rocket. I'm getting a couple hogs myself for cheap and will process myself.

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Bill1976's picture

I just bought a chest freezer from a lady selling it in Facebook and bought a 1/4 of a cow. Filled it right up.

GrowMore's picture

Have you cut up a hog before? I have a hard enough time cutting up the meat at a Sunday roast

fusebox's picture

I butcher my own wild game. I'm guessing it's not that tough. I'll debone everything and all the small scraps I'll run through my grinder. Get some different seasonings for the sausage and whahlla pork roasts chops and sausage. But then again I'm a dumbass so I'll fuck it all up somehow.

Cochise's picture

You tube it brother I’m sure it’s on there somewhere.
I have some old friends who did that many times.
Nothing better than making the white brats straight from your hog
Damn those are good if not the best.
Bacon always was too gamey for Me.

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GrowMore's picture

That sounds ace. By the 2nd pig I’m sure you’ll know what you’re doing, and have some quality bangers!

fusebox's picture

I know what you're saying rusty. This is getting old real quick

rabbitman's picture

makes me glad me and my boys kill several deer, rabbit, turkey and have our own beef and pork slaughtered and worked up. I got 2 hogs and a beef going to slaughter in 2 weeks. Time to make room in freezer.

fusebox's picture

I just got a half a beef a month back and have eaten a bunch of it. The wife said we don't have room on the freezer for two hogs when I told her I bought them. I said go look. She came back and said good call. Holy shit I'm right for once in twenty years of marriage. I asked if she'd sign something so I can frame it for proof. She said fuck off and went Into the living room.

fusebox's picture

Exactly. And all the pig and cattle producers have an abundance of livestock. They have to continue to feed the most expensive animals on the farm to feed. Meaning you can get top quality meat at a fraction of the cost if you want to do the work.

Spark's picture

Hope it is just that pork factory. Says they are closing for 2 weeks. They can reopen if they clean it and make sure workers are tested for the virus and have proper PPE.
But another grim reality of the world today.
Stay safe bro!

fusebox's picture

The problem is the majority of worker there don't speak much English if any at all. All workers should self quarantine for the two weeks but won't. When it's all said and done I bet the majority of workers there will be infected.

My point is there may be a meat shortage as well if stuff like this continues. So now would be the time to try to locate alternative means of obtaining it for yourself and family if possible

Spark's picture

Valid point. Yes it will be truly devastating if meat factories start shutting down.
Living in an urban area I don't really see a solution to getting fresh meat if that happened.