All those pods are the eggs that were lined up inside the chicken, waiting to fully form. The pods you see are just yolk – the white and shell are last to form. Also pictured are the heart, gizzard, liver and some fat.
by Mike
I don’t know – maybe you aren’t as squeemish about those eggs, but I definitely don’t want to pop them in my mouth raw. Ew.
There was an attack! Yesterday, while we were cleaning out the chicken coop, I turned around to catch a dog with a mouthful of chicken. I chased him and he ran off, leaving the dying chicken on the walkway. (read more)
Riana carried the chicken back to the house and gave Azure a lesson on cleaning it – feathers, guts and so on.
We were going to redo the dishes after this, but you know, it was lunch time and we were all tired from the events of th day… whatareyagonnado?
In the meantime, Benji and I followed the dog back to another neighborhood then lost the scent. Riana later tracked him down and the owners gave her 40 Euros and a bottle of champagne in apology, a nice gesture in my opinion. They could have been jerks about it. Apparently the guy (a Brit) goes for walks with his dog off the leash, then his dog disappears for an hour. The guy returns home assuming the dog will behave himself, but he’s suspected in some earlier chicken murders as well. Now they know.
Tonight we had coq au vin.
The borscht was unbelievably good, I got the recipe. We never made the schmaltz, apparently an old Jewish dish of cooked chicken or goose fat, apples and onions (probably with some spices), cooled and blended then spread on bread like mayo. The pumpkin pie was made from scratch. On Saturday it says, “Fish Guts” – the fish guy comes to town and Riana collects the guts for the chickens.
Tags: azure, chickens, daily life, farm life, food, organic farming, riana
Published on March 24, 2010
at 4:25 pm.
5 comments
I just had a flash back of 5th (or something) grade when we had to disect a chicken heart. Had forgotten about that till now.
Awesome picture.
Poor chicken.
How cool! I love those little eggs lined up ready to go. Wow, what a productive animal a chicken is.
what an awesome overhead shot, i love the blood splatters. life is gory sometimes. amaya ate those egg yolks (boiled in some stock) she also ate that heart in a heartbeat.
sorry that i was feeling too sneezy (all better after the OJ and ginger) to make schmaltz. it’s just the chicken fat, onions and i add apple pieces rendered down. here is a nice recipe with photos
http://www.sadiesalome.com/recipes/schmaltz.html
First the pigeon, now a chicken…what will you do for T-day II?
Joanne – Next year, a pumpkin for pie!
Riana – Your kid has guts, that’s for sure :) Thanks for the recipe link!
Mom – A chicken may be the smartest design for the stupidest bird.
Muggs – Hi!