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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum.  Completing this BB is part of getting the straw badge in Animal Care.

For this BB, you will slaughter and clean a sheep.

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- How to Butcher a Lamb
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For this BB, the minimum requirements are:
-Start with 1 Live Sheep
-Killed in a humane manner
-Processed and properly stored within an hour

To document your completion, provide proof of the following as pics or video (less than two minutes):
-Living Sheep
-Sheep after slaughter, depicting the method used
-Organs separated into suitable for human consumption / not suitable for humans consumption
-Sheep hide
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This was my first time slaughtering a sheep myself - usually I have a mobile butcher do it.
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Living Sheep
Living Sheep
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Sheep after slaughter, depicting the method used
Sheep after slaughter, depicting the method used
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Organs separated into suitable for human consumption
Organs separated into suitable for human consumption
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Organs separated into not suitable for humans consumption
Organs separated into not suitable for humans consumption
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Sheep hide
Sheep hide
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Ready for the BBQ
Ready for the BBQ
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Note: wow that is a nice looking liver! Enjoy!

 
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This is a 6 month old lamb



I am using a knife to harvest  


I cut one strong cut.


field dressing.  I am keeping the meat clean by keeping it on the hide


legs removed



cutting open rib cage


making a cut in the spine to make a roast size piece


here are the portion sized parts  legs, ribs,chops and sternum


we will eat the liver and heart.  I will add the windpipe to a bone broth


here is the offal pile with the gallbladder on top


here are the organs on the hide


meat in the cooler done in 45 min!







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