Today was a big milestone on our homestead we took our eight-year-old son to humanely dispatch his very first turkey and prepare it for our family’s Thanksgiving meal. This video is an educational look at what it means to raise, harvest, and respect the animals that feed us. Teaching our kids where their food comes from is one of the most important lessons we can pass down. In a world where meat often comes pre-packaged and disconnected from the process, learning these skills builds responsibility, gratitude, confidence, and true self-sufficiency. We walk step-by-step through the non-graphic process of dispatching and preparing a turkey, focusing on safety, respect, and the traditions our grandparents lived by. This is part of raising resilient kids, building food security, and understanding the full cycle of homesteading life. Thank you for joining us on this journey and Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours. #Homesteading #TurkeyHarvest #ThanksgivingPrep #SelfSufficiency #RaisingKidsRight #HomesteadLife #FarmToTable #PreppingCommunity #FoodSecurity #DoomsdayQueen #CharminglyFrugal #HomesteadKids #PoultryProcessing #TeachThemYoung