Chick Dispatch No. 8: Offal Recipes
When you’ve raised an animal to slaughter weight, you see and invest in every part of that thing—including the offal.
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Chick Dispatch No. 7: Harvest
A day had been selected to harvest our chickens. Because I enlisted the help of a fellow chef and farmer friend who worked weekends,…
Chick Dispatch No. 6: Predators
A silent bloody rampager was killing my birds. Who was this chicken predator? How can I kill him?
Chick Dispatch No.5: Thriving!
Our backyard chickens, destined for the table, are growing up. So is my son.
Chick Dispatch No. 4: They’re Here!
Meet the Pre-meats.
Chick Dispatch No. 3: Preparing the Coop
The chicks are almost here! I’m beside myself with excitement and spent the weekend getting the coop ready for my peeping new arrivals who…
Chick Dispatch #2: The Unpredictability
Having chickens is awesome and keeping them is not difficult in the traditional sense of the word. The two things you have to be…
Chick Dispatch No. 1: I Ordered My Chicks
Follow along with Edible’s own Chef Emily, who this spring embarks on raising her first flock of meat birds in her backyard.
