I was raised on a farm & us kids helped with chicken & beef process. It was just a way of life back then. I’m 76 now & am sad that generations after myself didn’t get that education. Especially today. Warms my heart to see your children involved 💖👵🏻❣️
Good morning Miss Jessica and children and husband. Wanted to let you know a lot of your followers prayed for me and I appreciate that a triple bypass didn't even know I needed that but thank God I came through pretty good thank you all for praying
I’m a firm believer that if you eat meat , poultry etc you should know how that product is processed, and you know that your birds, cattle etc have a good life, free range and not under stress ❤
Miss Jessica You took me back to my childhood today my dad was disabled and was home while my mom worked outside the home. We lived on a small farm and often would take a job processing chicken or rabbits. Ours was usually 100+ and all day affair. At 73 old now Thanks for reminding me of my dad. Amy from MS
Good morning Jessica, it is wonderful that you are teaching your children in everything you do. These are becoming lost arts. I was raised this way - so thankful. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Thank you so much Jessica for helping me on my canning journey. Not very popular yet in the UK but thanks to you and Amazon for the supplies I have managed to grow a garden and preserve it for the coming winter this year. Much love and take care ❤
We have a ForJars Canada and I have meant to mention that I was able to use your code here back in August! So thank you! I love all your videos! May God grant you strength and perfect health and may He always protect and provide for your family! Your family is a real blessing to the world!
Embarrassing story - when I was in 1st grade I went on a school field trip to a farm. (I grew up in a large suburb) I told my parents all about it and mentioned how cute the chickens were. They said "we are actually having chicken for dinner tonight." I said "I was talking about the animal chicken not the meat." Imagine my surprise and horror when they explained the situation! I admire your dedication and energy. That as a LOT of work for 3- 4 meals for your family.
We butcher our chickens at our resting bed area and put feathers ect directly into that area then cover just like bone and feather meal. We also thow in grass clipping and mulched up debris from our yard then cover it back up. It's amazing byproduct fertilizer! ❤ thanks for saying what you do with buckets my husband thought I was nuts but I was trying to make every penny stretch from those birds!
My husband and I love Backwoods Home magazine. We were subscribers for 3 years-we are taking a break this year. We keep them like books as they are that valuable. We’re not even homesteaders and have never kept animals, but we still have learned a lot from the magazine. We might give the sister magazine a try. And thank you for this video. I am sensitive to animal things but you handled this so well. I think the way you’re teaching your child about their food sources and the respect y’all have for the animals who give their lives is wonderful as well. 😊
I appreciate you showing how you butcher nearly alone and a regular amount of food, not huge batch cooking. As a female of similar size and energy level, it gives a realistic look at the most I would do at a time without a huge planning session. One pot meals are my favorite canning options.. and eating options when I'm busy or want comfort food.
Jessica, I absolutely adore that when you empty jars, you refill them as soon as possible. The waste not want not mindset of your family is wonderful. God bless
Great video and explanation of the processing of chickens. For some reason, I didn't think that roosters and "old biddies" (I think thay is a Southern term) were processed because they were tough. I guess I thought they just died of old age and were buried. I grew up in the country and we had various animals ... chickens, rabbite , pigs and cows. Most were pets and had names. Those that didn't were the first to "run away" at different times of the year.interestingly. that was the same time of the year we would acquire that same meat from our neighbor down the road. It dawned on me one night while eating a rabbit dinner, that we were eating Fluffy, who had "gotten out of his pen" the week before. My grandmother told me what was done to them and, like you made it less scary about us taking care of the animals so they could later take care of us. ❤
Good morning my dear friend, congratulations on the new sponsorship! You are looking lovely, hope you are feeling well too!! Looking forward to next weeks video, have a blessed week!!
As far as chicken processing, Jessica, you can learn by the seat of your pants. Lolol Our son, built an abattoir, more so out of necessity in the area, and I go every week and help him. I can cut up a chicken, I think, with my eyes closed. He is a red sealed electrician and I am a critical care nurse, this is something our families have never been a part of, yet here we are. It is incredible and he is so kind and thoughtful of the chickens, I wasn’t sure he was going to be able to do this. However, he starts his day with a prayer and is kind to the each animal before they are processed. Thank you for all that you do.
I helped my friend with her chickens yesterday. First time doing this. I helped removed the organs. I'm not ready to dispatch. The breast meat looked beautiful. No lines like store bought. Another great video.❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing! You did a fantastic job of explaining the process and why you have you children help! Kids used to grow up on farms and had respect for the process and the people who made food so plentiful for us. Again, thank you!
Today's look inside your processing reminded me of growing up in the country, watching the grown ups process meats. There's nothing like the good fuzzy nostalgia of childhood. Thank you Jessica, God continue to bless you and yours❤
I used to have a subscription to both, but let it laps. I had a couple in my camper and on our last camping trip I get them out to read them. I forgot how much I loved these magazines. Sooooo, I just ordered a subscription for both. I had forgotten I was going to get a new subscription and thanks to you that just happened. AND it's always good to get a discount.
I’ve been a subscriber of both “Backwoods Homes” and “Self Reliance” magazines for many years, and I love both! I just got a new issue of “Backwoods Home,” and it has an article explaining how to salt cure pork belly to make bacon! I especially enjoy all of the articles written by Jackie Clay-Atkinson, and her column “Ask Jackie,” where she answers questions about all things homesteading. Every issue contains lots of useful information.
I have processed duck my husband gets when hunting. The kids found it interesting to see what they look like when the feathers were removed. How skinny they look .😊 Good for kids to understand we are grateful for food harvested from nature.
I just replenished my flock with some unsexed Rhode Island red chicks. You have inspired me to take whatever roosters turn up in the batch, and try my hand at processing! Thank you again I have learned so much from you.
I love these two magazines, Backwoods Home and Self Reliance. I’ve subscribed for probably 20 years and always look forward to them coming. You have good taste Jessica and Adam!!!!😉
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your discount!! We got these years ago but couldn’t do it for awhile. But to get both for one!! You’re the best!! Thank you!! A friend of mine and I raised meat chickens this year. It was the first time for me and the processing was not bad at all. It was beautiful to know how they were taken care of and to know my family will benefit from these birds was a blessing. I know that may sound weird, but it was. Thank you for always encouraging us to do what we can to take care of our families!! I look forward to your videos every week!! Have a blessed week!!❤
Hi Jessica, I completely agree with you on the children seeing/experiencing where the food really comes from. I grew up on a farm, where we grew or hunted our own meet and grew our own other foods. The only things we bought, were sugar, flower and a handful of other things like canning jars, etc. My nieces/nephews grew up very different from us and they are not aware and are very wasteful and do not understand many things. i didn't realize that my nephew didn't even recognize what a fresh tomato was, until after he was 18 yrs old. My sister just was never interested in using fresh vegetables. This might be laughable to the peopole watching your channel, but in all honestly, this is more common that you would think or realize. I think more inner city garden areas and supporting the lower income communities with container opportunities is important. Thank you for your channel and for your sharing your life with all of us.
Hey 👋 Jessica ❤Great video, so informative as always n such a blessing sweet Lady ✨ 😇✨❣️ Thanks for sharing, you n my daughter were due at same time but he came early 2lbs 9oz n he's 14 inches Long n thriving, hes now on breast milk as of Friday morning 😊❤❣️... God is good 🙏💯❣️... Thank you for always showing us the reality of growing, raising, n preserving food n normalizing the process ❤ You are a inspiration n what the 🌎 needs more of my friend 😍🥰😘❣️
What a great tutorial re: processing. I had always been told to wait till the animals body heat was gone prior to cooking it. I learned so thing new re the texture if the older hen and rooster meat if you wait to can them. Really good info.
I love Backwoods magazine. I have never ordered self reliance but ordered both of them today thank you Jessica. Thank you Jessica this was a simple video for a beginner. I like your set up for processing your roosters.
Enjoyed seeing you teach your son. As a young child my parents taught us how to grow vegetables and hunting and having fresh meat on our table. Love from Virginia ❤❤
Hi Jessica, you are amazing. I love having meals available in a jar. You always make it look so easy. Please rest as much as possible and take care of you and that precious baby. Love your family.
You are an amazing lady! Please share , b/c there has got to be something you don't do or won't do or don't care to do!???? Is there such a thing? All those skills are worth more than any college degree! Love it!!!!
I have just started following you, Jessica. I feel like I’m working beside my sister. You are so calm and down to earth! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and charm. ❤
Happy Sunday! Devotions read, coffee in hand and sitting down to watch one of my favorite you tube channels. My hubby got me a present yesterday. A new digital canner to go with my stove top canner. I’m disabled and getting older so it’s getting harder to lug the stove top canner. I can use my new digital one when he is working and I’m by myself getting projects done.
I so enjoy your video's since I am unable to can anymore due to nerve damage, I love watching how you teach the children step by step instructions and not to be afraid of the process. I miss canning and baking so much. Thank you Jessica.
I have canned one batch of your chicken base with onions! But we have been so busy we haven't tried it yet. But I bought some more supplies. My celery didnt do well in the drought and none of my carrots came up this year. Years and years ago I would buy backwoods home magazine. Scour all the articles. Its a great magazine. I'll have to look into self reliance magazine. As always, I'm very impressed with all you do. When I was young.... lol....I thought I better buy 100 chicks cause I would surely lose a bunch before butchering. Well...98 lived! We ate chicken til we were blue in the face! Lol! Lesson learned....family enjoyed them though too. Looking forward to next week!
LOVELY pantry, AMAZING, Impressive!!! We admire your work beyond words, taking us along and teaching us, Thank you! You look Fantastic, can wait for the new little one. ❤
Hi Jessica! You are so generous opening your home and family to let us know how you manage your day to day. I eat gluten free and almond milk due to hashimoto so love always to see your recipes and try them at home. I started making cornbread, and I put there what it lasts from making my almond milk. That almomd paste in the cornbread comes amazing, just put 30% less cornmeal in your recipe. We drink Mate and cornbread is the perfect match for Mate! A big hug from Buenos Aires, Argentina ❤
You have got to be the most beautiful resourceful woman ,mother, wife,teacher, homesteadind God send I've ever seen !!! You remind me of my great grandmother ! Loved this video as always ❤🙏
Amazing timing with this video! I just did 5 of my roosters yesterday. Nice to see your set up and efficiencies. I definitely have room for improvement! I have to haul water from a spring, hand pluck, spatchcock (because we have very little freezer space), and take some breaks due to energy challenges. Including set up and tear down it took 10 hours to do 5 birds. I like your 8 min/bird better! I want to learn how to pressure can this winter. Thank you for teaching us.
I really love your channel Jessica. It does my heart good to know that families live the same as mine. Putting God first and I get just as excited when my hard work stocks my root cellar. For the longest time, I had a hard time finding like minded people. May god bless you and your family.
Wonderful video. Love watching you preserve and educate. You inspire me copy what you do. 😄Hope you don't mind. Will encourage my new DIL to start watching your channel. She doesn't realize it, but she and my son have what it takes to expand their property into a homestead. Right now, all they have is a few chickens. God bless.🙏
Good tools of knowledge, Jessica. I grew up on a farm. Our extra roosters and old hens were used for gumbos, which simmered long and slow. That meat became tender and flavorful. I remember my first gumbo I made with store bought chicken just did not taste right. Somehow-I adjusted but this video brought back those smells and memories from long ago. Have a blessed week.
Well done Ma'am. Glad to see and hear you talking about processing old hens and roosters. So many people dismiss them as a food source. I find it sad really. My family and now I have been processing and used old hens and roosters for years - they tenderize in the process and the flavour is amazing. It tastes like chicken! I do let mine sit in fridge for 24 - 48 hours before processing though. Good video!
Thanks so much for all your amazing dedication to helping everyone become more self-sufficient. I am keenly aware that not every woman can be an amazing Mom to so many kids, or any kids! All of your efforts are amazing, seen, and appreciated!
Canning broth is the #1 reason I bought a pressure canner. Of course I've expanded my skills with it, but the broth is why I bought it a few years ago. I was freezing my broth, but I found when I remembered to thaw it ahead of time, regardless of the brand of ziptop bag, I would lose some of the broth that I worked so hard to make and it was wasteful it really was heartbreaking to lose that product after I worked so hard to turn scraps into a useful product for my family. I will always and forever can broth for my pantry regardless of my age and number of children in my home. 100% worth it. My canner has paid for itself.
It is so good that your children get this experience of seeing where their food comes from and being part of the process. We are so far removed from understanding where our food comes from and what goes into processing it.
Thanks for the info about Backwoods magazine. I appreciate your vetting process and only recommending resources that you can stand behind totally. I think I’m going to give that publication a try! As always, thanks for too-notch content and may God bless you and your family!
Thank you for sharing your canning recipe and about those magazines. I have some split chicken breasts I bought on sale that I think I'll make into a soup base like you did. I also ordered those magazines because we hope to move to a farm someday.
Jessica I grown up on a farm where my Mother canned food and process meat but I never ever seen a chicken get de-skinned with feathers and all, we always pull the feathers after laying the bird in boiling water for a short while, awesome video
Thank you for your video, Jessica! We still have a couple extra turkeys that were massively marked down around Thanksgiving last year. This looks like a great application for at least one of them!
Very interesting video, even though we can’t have chickens here in the city. It is my hope that we can have some land and chickens some day but in the meantime, I am enjoying learning from you.❤️🇨🇦
I take my hat off to you, I’m not bothered by watching or seeing where my food comes from but I just don’t like handling it, even cutting a breast up I don’t know why. It’s such a good educational experience for your children though, so many people aren’t aware of how our food goes from farm to fork like we used to when my grandparents were young and used to process their own animals!
I wish we had someone in person to show us butchering. We were never brave enough to try it. However, since having chickens ive ended up allergic to eggs (i think its my gallbladder?) and my husband has issues digesting chicken so we had to get rid of them. I still miss them but not all the chores 😂
FYI the mag subscriptions are only $13.00 a year with Three Rivers Homestead! Thanks Jessica.
You're welcome!
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I was raised on a farm & us kids helped with chicken & beef process. It was just a way of life back then. I’m 76 now & am sad that generations after myself didn’t get that education. Especially today. Warms my heart to see your children involved 💖👵🏻❣️
Good morning Miss Jessica and children and husband. Wanted to let you know a lot of your followers prayed for me and I appreciate that a triple bypass didn't even know I needed that but thank God I came through pretty good thank you all for praying
Praise the Lord. So happy to hear that!
I’m a firm believer that if you eat meat , poultry etc you should know how that product is processed, and you know that your birds, cattle etc have a good life, free range and not under stress ❤
I saw you in the Four Jars canning lid commercial and I saw your picture on the UA-cam ads. Good for you!
Jessica I have to say you're a woman after GODS heart. You are amazing and I admire you .
Miss Jessica You took me back to my childhood today my dad was disabled and was home while my mom worked outside the home. We lived on a small farm and often would take a job processing chicken or rabbits. Ours was usually 100+ and all day affair. At 73 old now Thanks for reminding me of my dad. Amy from MS
Good morning Jessica, it is wonderful that you are teaching your children in everything you do. These are becoming lost arts. I was raised this way - so thankful. God bless you and your beautiful family.
Thank you so much!
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Thank you so much Jessica for helping me on my canning journey. Not very popular yet in the UK but thanks to you and Amazon for the supplies I have managed to grow a garden and preserve it for the coming winter this year. Much love and take care ❤
❤❤❤ Awesome 👍 Congratulations on your journey 👏 ⭐👏🥰💯❣️
I love the backwoods home magazine. Started reading it 1999.
I admire you for being able to preparing meats from scratch but i just cannot do it, your meals look great and your videos are so informative❤🇬🇧🇬🇧
Levi handled that like a champ! Has he helped process any other animals, like from hunting? I’m just amazed how he helped you.
We have a ForJars Canada and I have meant to mention that I was able to use your code here back in August! So thank you! I love all your videos! May God grant you strength and perfect health and may He always protect and provide for your family! Your family is a real blessing to the world!
Embarrassing story - when I was in 1st grade I went on a school field trip to a farm. (I grew up in a large suburb) I told my parents all about it and mentioned how cute the chickens were. They said "we are actually having chicken for dinner tonight." I said "I was talking about the animal chicken not the meat." Imagine my surprise and horror when they explained the situation!
I admire your dedication and energy. That as a LOT of work for 3- 4 meals for your family.
We butcher our chickens at our resting bed area and put feathers ect directly into that area then cover just like bone and feather meal. We also thow in grass clipping and mulched up debris from our yard then cover it back up. It's amazing byproduct fertilizer! ❤ thanks for saying what you do with buckets my husband thought I was nuts but I was trying to make every penny stretch from those birds!
My husband and I love Backwoods Home magazine. We were subscribers for 3 years-we are taking a break this year. We keep them like books as they are that valuable. We’re not even homesteaders and have never kept animals, but we still have learned a lot from the magazine. We might give the sister magazine a try.
And thank you for this video. I am sensitive to animal things but you handled this so well. I think the way you’re teaching your child about their food sources and the respect y’all have for the animals who give their lives is wonderful as well. 😊
Yes, children need to know where food comes from and what it takes to get it to the table. Adults do too!
I appreciate you showing how you butcher nearly alone and a regular amount of food, not huge batch cooking. As a female of similar size and energy level, it gives a realistic look at the most I would do at a time without a huge planning session. One pot meals are my favorite canning options.. and eating options when I'm busy or want comfort food.
Thanks for watching
Jessica, I absolutely adore that when you empty jars, you refill them as soon as possible. The waste not want not mindset of your family is wonderful. God bless
Great video and explanation of the processing of chickens. For some reason, I didn't think that roosters and "old biddies" (I think thay is a Southern term) were processed because they were tough. I guess I thought they just died of old age and were buried. I grew up in the country and we had various animals ... chickens, rabbite , pigs and cows. Most were pets and had names. Those that didn't were the first to "run away" at different times of the year.interestingly. that was the same time of the year we would acquire that same meat from our neighbor down the road. It dawned on me one night while eating a rabbit dinner, that we were eating Fluffy, who had "gotten out of his pen" the week before. My grandmother told me what was done to them and, like you made it less scary about us taking care of the animals so they could later take care of us. ❤
You are still doing more than I do now!!! I am so proud of how you are prepping for your family to have great meals without your help if needed. 😊
Good morning my dear friend, congratulations on the new sponsorship! You are looking lovely, hope you are feeling well too!! Looking forward to next weeks video, have a blessed week!!
Thank you so much 🤗
As far as chicken processing, Jessica, you can learn by the seat of your pants. Lolol Our son, built an abattoir, more so out of necessity in the area, and I go every week and help him. I can cut up a chicken, I think, with my eyes closed. He is a red sealed electrician and I am a critical care nurse, this is something our families have never been a part of, yet here we are. It is incredible and he is so kind and thoughtful of the chickens, I wasn’t sure he was going to be able to do this. However, he starts his day with a prayer and is kind to the each animal before they are processed. Thank you for all that you do.
Such a shining example of self reliance! A farm, a homestead and your children make for no excuses from a procrastinator!
I helped my friend with her chickens yesterday. First time doing this. I helped removed the organs. I'm not ready to dispatch. The breast meat looked beautiful. No lines like store bought. Another great video.❤❤❤
Thank you for sharing! You did a fantastic job of explaining the process and why you have you children help! Kids used to grow up on farms and had respect for the process and the people who made food so plentiful for us. Again, thank you!
Today's look inside your processing reminded me of growing up in the country, watching the grown ups process meats. There's nothing like the good fuzzy nostalgia of childhood. Thank you Jessica, God continue to bless you and yours❤
I used to have a subscription to both, but let it laps. I had a couple in my camper and on our last camping trip I get them out to read them. I forgot how much I loved these magazines. Sooooo, I just ordered a subscription for both. I had forgotten I was going to get a new subscription and thanks to you that just happened. AND it's always good to get a discount.
I’ve been a subscriber of both “Backwoods Homes” and “Self Reliance” magazines for many years, and I love both! I just got a new issue of “Backwoods Home,” and it has an article explaining how to salt cure pork belly to make bacon! I especially enjoy all of the articles written by Jackie Clay-Atkinson, and her column “Ask Jackie,” where she answers questions about all things homesteading. Every issue contains lots of useful information.
I have processed duck my husband gets when hunting. The kids found it interesting to see what they look like when the feathers were removed. How skinny they look .😊
Good for kids to understand we are grateful for food harvested from nature.
Jessica, you constantly amaze me with all that you do. Stay well ❤.
Great video. I appreciate you showing all of the details involved in raising your own meat, harvesting it, and preserving it.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I’m happy to see you have a wonderful sponsor. Thanks for sharing your rooster processing and canning ideas. God bless you and your family.
Thank you! You too!
I just replenished my flock with some unsexed Rhode Island red chicks. You have inspired me to take whatever roosters turn up in the batch, and try my hand at processing! Thank you again I have learned so much from you.
I love these two magazines, Backwoods Home and Self Reliance. I’ve subscribed for probably 20 years and always look forward to them coming. You have good taste Jessica and Adam!!!!😉
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your discount!! We got these years ago but couldn’t do it for awhile. But to get both for one!! You’re the best!! Thank you!! A friend of mine and I raised meat chickens this year. It was the first time for me and the processing was not bad at all. It was beautiful to know how they were taken care of and to know my family will benefit from these birds was a blessing. I know that may sound weird, but it was. Thank you for always encouraging us to do what we can to take care of our families!! I look forward to your videos every week!! Have a blessed week!!❤
Hi Jessica, I completely agree with you on the children seeing/experiencing where the food really comes from. I grew up on a farm, where we grew or hunted our own meet and grew our own other foods. The only things we bought, were sugar, flower and a handful of other things like canning jars, etc. My nieces/nephews grew up very different from us and they are not aware and are very wasteful and do not understand many things. i didn't realize that my nephew didn't even recognize what a fresh tomato was, until after he was 18 yrs old. My sister just was never interested in using fresh vegetables. This might be laughable to the peopole watching your channel, but in all honestly, this is more common that you would think or realize. I think more inner city garden areas and supporting the lower income communities with container opportunities is important. Thank you for your channel and for your sharing your life with all of us.
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Hey 👋 Jessica ❤Great video, so informative as always n such a blessing sweet Lady ✨ 😇✨❣️ Thanks for sharing, you n my daughter were due at same time but he came early 2lbs 9oz n he's 14 inches Long n thriving, hes now on breast milk as of Friday morning 😊❤❣️... God is good 🙏💯❣️... Thank you for always showing us the reality of growing, raising, n preserving food n normalizing the process ❤ You are a inspiration n what the 🌎 needs more of my friend 😍🥰😘❣️
What a great tutorial re: processing. I had always been told to wait till the animals body heat was gone prior to cooking it. I learned so thing new re the texture if the older hen and rooster meat if you wait to can them. Really good info.
I love Backwoods magazine. I have never ordered self reliance but ordered both of them today thank you Jessica.
Thank you Jessica this was a simple video for a beginner. I like your set up for processing your roosters.
You are so welcome!
I have enjoyed both of these magazines. They are high quality. They can be kept to use as reference materials.
Enjoyed seeing you teach your son. As a young child my parents taught us how to grow vegetables and hunting and having fresh meat on our table. Love from Virginia ❤❤
Hi Jessica, you are amazing. I love having meals available in a jar. You always make it look so easy. Please rest as much as possible and take care of you and that precious baby. Love your family.
Very good,interesting video! I love the two magazines you mentioned!
You are an amazing lady! Please share , b/c there has got to be something you don't do or won't do or don't care to do!???? Is there such a thing? All those skills are worth more than any college degree! Love it!!!!
I have just started following you, Jessica. I feel like I’m working beside my sister. You are so calm and down to earth! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and charm. ❤
Welcome!!
Always love watching caning videos
Happy Sunday! Devotions read, coffee in hand and sitting down to watch one of my favorite you tube channels. My hubby got me a present yesterday. A new digital canner to go with my stove top canner. I’m disabled and getting older so it’s getting harder to lug the stove top canner. I can use my new digital one when he is working and I’m by myself getting projects done.
I so enjoy your video's since I am unable to can anymore due to nerve damage, I love watching how you teach the children step by step instructions and not to be afraid of the process. I miss canning and baking so much. Thank you Jessica.
I have canned one batch of your chicken base with onions! But we have been so busy we haven't tried it yet. But I bought some more supplies. My celery didnt do well in the drought and none of my carrots came up this year.
Years and years ago I would buy backwoods home magazine. Scour all the articles. Its a great magazine. I'll have to look into self reliance magazine.
As always, I'm very impressed with all you do.
When I was young.... lol....I thought I better buy 100 chicks cause I would surely lose a bunch before butchering. Well...98 lived! We ate chicken til we were blue in the face! Lol! Lesson learned....family enjoyed them though too.
Looking forward to next week!
LOVELY pantry, AMAZING, Impressive!!! We admire your work beyond words, taking us along and teaching us, Thank you! You look Fantastic, can wait for the new little one. ❤
Thank you so much!
Sending a BIG thank you for this video. Needed and appreciated. 😊
You are so welcome!
My daughter got me a subscription last year to both of these, they are awesome...and I keep them handy on my shelf!❤
Hi Jessica! You are so generous opening your home and family to let us know how you manage your day to day. I eat gluten free and almond milk due to hashimoto so love always to see your recipes and try them at home. I started making cornbread, and I put there what it lasts from making my almond milk. That almomd paste in the cornbread comes amazing, just put 30% less cornmeal in your recipe. We drink Mate and cornbread is the perfect match for Mate! A big hug from Buenos Aires, Argentina ❤
Thanks for sharing!!
I remember those days when my mom did chickens. Your set up looks great. Another good video. Happy Sunday!
Thank you! You too!
As a fan we love every minute of your content!🙏❤️🙏❤️☮️
Thankyou Jessica for a great video. We to process our own chickens. We also get the magazines.
Thank you Jessica! ❤ As always I appreciate you taking the time to film for us. Have a wonderful week!
You are so welcome!
Hey there Jessica 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Sending you a smile 😊
Always enjoy your videos.
Happy Home Church Day
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Your videos are always so interesting. You made the processing seem very unstressful😊 Those Rooster Pot Pies will be so flavorful and pretty easy too.
You have got to be the most beautiful resourceful woman ,mother, wife,teacher, homesteadind God send I've ever seen !!! You remind me of my great grandmother ! Loved this video as always ❤🙏
You are too kind. Thank you so much for the encouragement ❤️
@@threerivershomestead Anytime . You are truly inspiring 👍
Great magazine, been subscriber for many years. Always enjoy your videos! Blessings.
Thanks Jessica. Have a great week ahead....
I just want to say thank you for making such helpful videos.
You're very welcome!
Amazing timing with this video! I just did 5 of my roosters yesterday. Nice to see your set up and efficiencies. I definitely have room for improvement! I have to haul water from a spring, hand pluck, spatchcock (because we have very little freezer space), and take some breaks due to energy challenges. Including set up and tear down it took 10 hours to do 5 birds. I like your 8 min/bird better! I want to learn how to pressure can this winter. Thank you for teaching us.
I love these magazines. I subscribe every year. It has great information and love reading them.
I really love your channel Jessica. It does my heart good to know that families live the same as mine. Putting God first and I get just as excited when my hard work stocks my root cellar. For the longest time, I had a hard time finding like minded people.
May god bless you and your family.
Wonderful video. Love watching you preserve and educate. You inspire me copy what you do. 😄Hope you don't mind. Will encourage my new DIL to start watching your channel. She doesn't realize it, but she and my son have what it takes to expand their property into a homestead. Right now, all they have is a few chickens. God bless.🙏
Thanks for sharing about skinning them. That'll save me time when just doing my old hens.
Love the Backwoods magazine read it for years. Nice canning video as well great ideas!
ALWAYS a pleasure. Blessings!
I love the magazines also. Thank you for another great video. Take care ❤
Good tools of knowledge, Jessica. I grew up on a farm. Our extra roosters and old hens were used for gumbos, which simmered long and slow. That meat became tender and flavorful. I remember my first gumbo I made with store bought chicken just did not taste right. Somehow-I adjusted but this video brought back those smells and memories from long ago. Have a blessed week.
❤❤❤❤ Thank you Jessica!!!! Have a blessed week ❤
You are such a hard working mom!
Well done Ma'am. Glad to see and hear you talking about processing old hens and roosters. So many people dismiss them as a food source. I find it sad really. My family and now I have been processing and used old hens and roosters for years - they tenderize in the process and the flavour is amazing. It tastes like chicken! I do let mine sit in fridge for 24 - 48 hours before processing though. Good video!
I get both of these magazines! The best!
Thanks so much for all your amazing dedication to helping everyone become more self-sufficient. I am keenly aware that not every woman can be an amazing Mom to so many kids, or any kids! All of your efforts are amazing, seen, and appreciated!
You are so welcome!
Canning broth is the #1 reason I bought a pressure canner. Of course I've expanded my skills with it, but the broth is why I bought it a few years ago. I was freezing my broth, but I found when I remembered to thaw it ahead of time, regardless of the brand of ziptop bag, I would lose some of the broth that I worked so hard to make and it was wasteful it really was heartbreaking to lose that product after I worked so hard to turn scraps into a useful product for my family. I will always and forever can broth for my pantry regardless of my age and number of children in my home. 100% worth it. My canner has paid for itself.
Thank you you did that very quick interesting as always thank you .
Thank you again for a wonderful homestead video. God bless!
I just made my own broth for the first time. Put it in the freezer. Thank you for educating me🤗
It is so good that your children get this experience of seeing where their food comes from and being part of the process. We are so far removed from understanding where our food comes from and what goes into processing it.
Thanks for sharing once again. Blessings to you and your family.
Im not a homesteader. I love these magazines.
Good morning Jessica, Adam and family. Love from Australia 🤍🤍
We have mow processed two roosters and I wish I would have seen your video first!
Thanks for the info about Backwoods magazine. I appreciate your vetting process and only recommending resources that you can stand behind totally. I think I’m going to give that publication a try!
As always, thanks for too-notch content and may God bless you and your family!
Thank you for sharing your canning recipe and about those magazines. I have some split chicken breasts I bought on sale that I think I'll make into a soup base like you did. I also ordered those magazines because we hope to move to a farm someday.
Jessica I grown up on a farm where my Mother canned food and process meat but I never ever seen a chicken get de-skinned with feathers and all, we always pull the feathers after laying the bird in boiling water for a short while, awesome video
Both great magazines. We too read them for years before moving to our 1st homestead❤
Thank you for your video, Jessica! We still have a couple extra turkeys that were massively marked down around Thanksgiving last year. This looks like a great application for at least one of them!
Thank you for sharing your layout and process.
You are so welcome!
Well I just started, already loving the kill cones!
Happy Sunday, coffee, Bible and Jessica! Great combo
Very interesting video, even though we can’t have chickens here in the city. It is my hope that we can have some land and chickens some day but in the meantime, I am enjoying learning from you.❤️🇨🇦
Good Morning great way to start our Sunday Thank you 😊
I take my hat off to you, I’m not bothered by watching or seeing where my food comes from but I just don’t like handling it, even cutting a breast up I don’t know why. It’s such a good educational experience for your children though, so many people aren’t aware of how our food goes from farm to fork like we used to when my grandparents were young and used to process their own animals!
You are amazing Mama! I appreciate you sharing your experience. Peace
I wish we had someone in person to show us butchering. We were never brave enough to try it. However, since having chickens ive ended up allergic to eggs (i think its my gallbladder?) and my husband has issues digesting chicken so we had to get rid of them. I still miss them but not all the chores 😂