Chapter 12 and 13

Chapter 12 of Omnivore's Dilemma had a very detailed description of the slaughter of 300 chickens on a Polyface Farms. I, being someone who has been hunting animals for food for a long time and have slaughtered my fare share of animals also, was interested to hear what Pollen would have to say after taking part in the killing, feathering, and gutting of the chickens. What would his reaction be the first time he spills the blood? I was not really surprised that he eventually came to not even think about what he was doing other than his slicing technique. I have seen first timers before and if they are willing to try it and able to get past the first one without something overly catistrophic happening, then they usually can keep right on going, giving less and less thought about taking a life as they go. I agree that if you had to work full time slaughtering animals, it would have some type of affect to mood or moral, but from personal experience in slaughtering, though never working full time, I don't think it has as much of an impact as Pollen lets on.
Chapter 13 was covering how Polyface Farms does it's buisiness. I really like the way that Joel does things on his farms. The way he raises, pastures, butchers, cleans, and recycles the remains all on the same property is the way things should be done when possible. I personally don't see this replacing the giant corporations, but I do see this type of farming becoming more popular and prevalent in the future.