/ck/ - Food & Cooking

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>15 years old at the time
>have farm animals, mainly chickens
>raise chickens since they were baby chicks
>watched a few hatch
>kept one as my personal pet
>grows up to be a manly rooster
>"we have too many roosters", mom says.
>"we are going to get rid of all of them, except for the finest one."
>okay.jpg
>get to watch as mom grabs my rooster Matador and attempts to cut off his head with a machete
>not sharp enough
>have to help her keep Matador on the ground
>machete is still not cutting
>finally after going Mexican cartel on my pet, he is dead
>takes his body in to the kitchen
>tears off feathers with hot water
>feathers fucking everywhere
>stench of death in the air
>blood, guts, feathers, more feathers
>help mom cook him
>can't bring myself to eat the chicken stew made out of my little Matador
>mom ends up a little traumatized too
>she swears she will never do it again


few years later
>go visit her with my spouse
>"We have too many roosters. We're going to have to get rid of some."
>ohboyherewego.jpg
>husband gets excited for it
>"yeah~! home grown chicken!"
>he goes through the process I did
>eats out of respect
>as we drive back to our house, he whispers, "Never again."