On Saturday February 7th, I attended the annual hog killing at Old South Farm. It was a good time and brought a lot of people out, more that I had expected. It was almost a two hour drive from Atlanta, but well worth it. It gave me a good first hand look at the slaughtering process and a closer connection with the animal. I will be back next year. Unfortunately, the large number of people made it difficult to get as many good pictures as I anticipated, but here are a few.
Two beautiful white Yorkshire hogs at Old South Farm.
Right after being slaughtered and bled, the hair was removed using a mixture of hot water and pickling lime.
Removing the nasty bits.
A huge crowd gathered to watch the demonstration.
Splitting the hog.
A demonstration on butchery the hog.
Several workshops took place during the day, included ham curing and sausage making.
I went for the first time last year 2008 and found it to be very educational. I work for Extension and can appreciate how this was done. I first had to know before I went how they were going to kill the pig. I thought it was done in the most humane way, with a 22. I want to go again so I can ask the questions I didn't get a chance to ask the first time around.
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Carroll County, GA