Terry
Wed, 19 Dec 2007 09:34:10 -0800
CArol, I actually belong to a couple Raw feeder lists in my area-- On one, they 'take orders' and everybody gathers at a specific location for the delivery/pickup. One of my 'rabbit neighbors' from PA actually has a business making raw food-- called 'Hare Today'--and yes, the raw feeders want to pay less per pound, but they can be a reliable source of income. terry W --- "Carol J. Elkins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We all have sheep who, for one reason or another, need to > be > euthanized. In most cases, it is old age or health issues > such as the > recent post about horn growth endangering the animal's > quality of > life. I've eaten blackbelly ram as old as 2.5 years, and > although the > meat tasted marvelous, the connecting tissue was very > tough, making > the overall eating experience not much fun at all. So now > when I must > euthanize an old sheep, I try to find a buyer for the > meat at the > local raw pet food Yahoo groups. > > They are always eager to get any meat as long as it costs > less than > about $1.00 per pound. They are happy with 5-lb chunks > and nothing > has to resemble a "professional cut." I butcher on farm, > which allows > me to keep most of that $1.00/lb, but it would still be > worth these > people's time if they wanted the meat cut and wrapped at > the butcher > shop. I just wouldn't get much profit. But if it is a > choice between > almost giving a carcass away versus having to dig a > really big hole > to bury it in, I opt for selling the meat at whatever > cost. I also > target the raw pet food market for cull sheep and > (unfortunately) ram > lambs that I simply do not have enough pasture to raise > to butchering weight. > > To find raw pet food Yahoo groups in your vicinity, go to > > http://groups.yahoo.com and search for carnivore+food or > carnivore+raw or similar terms. Add your state name to > the search > string to narrow the results to your region. > > One of these days, I hope to be able to switch my own > pets to a > totally raw diet, but it would need to include more than > just lamb; > I'd need to mix in chicken and whatever other meats I > could get for > cheap. Right now, I don't have time to scavenge for pet > food. But > there sure are a lot of people out there who are willing > to find the time. > > Carol > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at > %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info