-2 chickens in Namaacha.
On Wednesday, I finally brought to a close my unfinished business of killing a chicken. My family bought 10 chickens (frangos) to kill and prepare for the party we're having today (Saturday), which is being held in honor of my sister Lalita's 20th birthday. I killed and de-feathered two of them.
Mostly I just tried to get through it. The look on my face below is one of grim concentration. My least favorite part was picking up the chicken and pinning its legs and wings down under my feet. But my sisters Aida and Lalita coached me through everything. They made fun of my ineptitude and trepidation a little bit, but also understood why killing something for the first time was sort of a big deal, which I appreciated.
The photos below are just a little bit gory, just a heads up. Big thanks to my 8-year-old-brother photographer, Fedinho! The very last picture shows us dipping the dead chickens in boiling water so the feathers and feet skin can be pulled off easily--standard operating procedure.
On Wednesday, I finally brought to a close my unfinished business of killing a chicken. My family bought 10 chickens (frangos) to kill and prepare for the party we're having today (Saturday), which is being held in honor of my sister Lalita's 20th birthday. I killed and de-feathered two of them.
Mostly I just tried to get through it. The look on my face below is one of grim concentration. My least favorite part was picking up the chicken and pinning its legs and wings down under my feet. But my sisters Aida and Lalita coached me through everything. They made fun of my ineptitude and trepidation a little bit, but also understood why killing something for the first time was sort of a big deal, which I appreciated.
The photos below are just a little bit gory, just a heads up. Big thanks to my 8-year-old-brother photographer, Fedinho! The very last picture shows us dipping the dead chickens in boiling water so the feathers and feet skin can be pulled off easily--standard operating procedure.
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