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Post by Awnry Abe on Apr 29, 2015 11:00:18 GMT
They weighed 126 and 110 lbs. The little kennel barely held them. I need to get something a little more robust for these light trips. I can hardly wait for the chops....  |
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Post by PNP Katahdins on Apr 29, 2015 18:29:06 GMT
They look yummy! The good part of being so snug in the kennel is that they weren't thrown around like in a trailer or loose in the back of a pickup. For next time, you could make a pen out of cut-down fence panels.
Peg
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Post by Awnry Abe on May 5, 2015 1:01:39 GMT
The take home pile:  |
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Post by Awnry Abe on May 5, 2015 1:35:02 GMT
Here is the 411:
2 "free" bottle lambs born June, 2014. Bottle raised on goat and cow milk from our own dairy. Grass finished. Cost of input was only labor.
Cost of processing was $50/hd. (USDA inspected. But I don't plan on selling any.
Very, very unofficial live weight using the me-lifting-a-heavy-squirming-lamb-and-standing-on-a-bathrooom-scale method was 126 and 110 lbs.
Packaged weight was 86 lbs, using the same method, but with a lot less squirming. Below is the package count.
17 Ground Lamb (1 lb).
4 Whole Ribs
10 Lamb Chops 1.5" (4 per pkg)
16 Shoulder Chops (1" steaks) ( 2 per pkg)
8 leg of lamb
4 lamb shanks
2 fries
1 bag of guts-n-stuff (about 5 lbs).
I opted to have the whole shoulder cut into steaks, which I can use for all sorts of things, like kebobs and stews and steaks.
Lamb is on the menu tomorrow night. I'll give some feedback on the flavor and texture after that.
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Post by PNP Katahdins on May 5, 2015 15:13:43 GMT
We LOVE ground lamb. Those 1 lb. packages like you got can be used so many ways. The next ones we have butchered are mostly going to be burger and summer sausage.
You did really well for your cost since you had the milk available. Both were starting to shed and it looks like the white one had horns maybe?
Peg
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Post by Awnry Abe on May 6, 2015 1:56:46 GMT
Yes, all of the boys were (are) still blowing winter coat. The girls are already done. I wonder why?
Do you think this will impart flavor? Tonight's chops were very good. Mild and tender. I came home late from work and had to rush through dinner. I could have done better.
Yes. One had a full set of handlebars. The other had little nubs. Everything else I have is naturally polled.
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Post by PNP Katahdins on May 6, 2015 15:14:17 GMT
Yes, all of the boys were (are) still blowing winter coat. The girls are already done. I wonder why? Do you think this will impart flavor? Tonight's chops were very good. Mild and tender. I came home late from work and had to rush through dinner. I could have done better. Yes. One had a full set of handlebars. The other had little nubs. Everything else I have is naturally polled. Interesting. Our adult rams usually blow coat earlier than most of our girls. We only butcher in the late fall so they would have winter coats by then. I've never run across anything suggesting that coat stage or presence or absence of horns affects flavor in hair sheep. |
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Post by bergere on May 6, 2015 19:32:04 GMT
Nice looking meat!
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