Once worked with a guy who was 3rd generation Central Texas German. When he was about 12 years old he got to help men of family process hogs. He was all excited because he was now grown up enough to work with the men. Couple of uncles contributed 2 hogs, Couple of uncles about 4 deer. Small Central Texas deer so 2 deer per hog. Shot in season or out what was important was hog killings weather not the law. First afternoon all equipment set up, scalding tubs etc etc
Hogs slaughtered deer and hogs left to chill overnight. Next day process meat lots of sausage into huge smoker
Some cuts salted some sugar cured. Big part of food for extended family. Towards end of day co-worker’s hands arms shoulders are really sore but everything almost done
Then Uncle says since we have everything set up let’s do 20 or chickens.
Or 30 chickens