Butchering the Hog

Our son, Xander, loves the farm life!  I'm sure you'll see him many times over the course of our journey here at Homeschool On the Range.  If you love his work, click on the Xander tag at the bottom of this post to find more!

Wintertime is when you want to butcher your hog.  This is because it gets hot and stinky.  First you have to kill the hog quickly.  My dad did that.  Then we used the tractor to hang it so we could start the process.  We skinned it because that makes it easier.  He was really happy when we were able to start working in the garage where it wasn't as windy.

We had to use a hacksaw and it was a lot of hard work.  It took a lot longer than we thought it was going to, but then we put the pieces in the fridge to rest for a little while.  Then we put some in the freezer and kept out a little bit for the weekend.  It was really tasty!  If you can get a hog, you should definitely because it is better than the stuff at the store.