Cordray Farms Store opens at 8 am on August 15th!

Hello, Friends!
As deer season opens, we have the meatcase stocked with all natural, locally grown Cordray Farms steaks, burger, summer sausage, jerky, and snack sticks! We also have Cordray Brothers, mild, and bratwurst pork sausage for sale.  Come see us!
Sunday hours are a rarity! Usually, we are open 9 am to 10 pm Monday - Saturday. We open just on Sunday nights from 6 pm to 10 pm for deer check in. But tomorrow is an exception since it is the opening day of the 2010 deer season. Hope to see you tomorrow!
Claudia Cordray



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www.cordrays.com
Cordray Farms
Cordray's Venison Processing
6708 County Line Rd.
Ravenel, SC 29470
843.766.7922

Just one day left! See you Sunday!

As we wait 2 more days...want to see what we did on our summer vacation?

Michael hates it when I call it that! Somehow being in the hayfield in the 100 degree heat doesn't feel like a vacation, but compared to being in the store 84 hours a week, 7 days a week, it is! So this will be recaps of Cordray Farms in the offseason!

We played in snow.

We played in mud.

We played with baby goats and...

frogs and...

always checked on cows by the light of the moon!

We worked some

and some more.

And best of all... the Lord blessed our son, Tristan, and his wife, Callie, with a new baby boy!

Alligators are coming.... Sept. 11th!

Local hunters will have to travel farther afield to find meat processors | islandpacket.com

We look forward to welcoming some new hunters! Click on the title above or link below to read this article in the Island Packet from Beaufort.

Local hunters will have to travel farther afield to find meat processors | islandpacket.com

Opening Day: Sunday 9 am to 10 pm

Deer Season opens this year on Sunday. In the past, DNR has moved the opening to Saturday, but not this year. 

So we will be open 9 am to 10 pm on August 15th. Then we'll go back to our usual Daylight Savings Time hours, Mon. - Sat. 9 am to 10 pm, Sundays open in the evening 6 pm to 10 pm.

When the time changes Nov. 7th, we'll close at 9 each night.

Making Sense of Velvet by T. Edwards Nickens

We usually have about 2 weeks during which the deer have velvet antlers. These living tissues need special care to preserve them. Kenneth can do antler mounts or shoulder mounts to preserve these unique trophies. Field and Stream magazine's April issue reports:

Antler velvet is made up of a hairlike network of blood vessels and nerves, and it gives big bucks a kind of sixth sense-kinesthesia- to help them judge the positioning of their antlers and thread them through the thickest tangles.  If the buck misjudges and damages the velvet, the antler can grow abnormally. And that's not always a bad thing for hunters.

If you take an early season buck with velvet antlers, be sure to bring it to Cordray's Taxidermy!

Fainting Goats Make Great Pets!

Most of you know that we raise fainting goats. NOT for food, but for very entertaining pets! However, since they often have twins or even triplets, I sometimes have to part with some of my babies. So, I have 4 wethered males - that's castrated for the unhip on goat language among you - and one female. They are sweet, gentle, quiet, and faint like rocks.  They are all about 2 and 1/2 months old. They are very social creatures, so I'd love to sell them at least 2 at a time.  They're $75 each. They really do make fun pets! Give me a call if you'd like to welcome them into your home! No goat eaters need apply :)

Stop by Stono Market for Cordray Farms Beef!

It is a little over a month until deer season begins and our retail Cordray Farms Store opens. Until then, stop by Stono Market on Johns Island to pick up our all natural locally grown Cordray Farms Beef. I just dropped off burger, steaks, and roasts for their freezer case. They're at 842 Main Road, Johns Island, SC 29455. Phone number: 843-559-999.

THANKS to you, we're all SOLD OUT of Cordray Farms Beef Shares!

We're already starting the reservation list for the next harvest! If you'd like for us to reserve a Cordray's Farm Beef Share or Beef Side for you, send in your deposit. Contact us via email or by phone at 843.766.7922 for questions. Thanks again for your tremendous support!

One Cordray Farms Beef Share left!

Just a quick note to let you know that we have one Cordray Farms Beef Share ready for pick up next week. We'll be cutting again in about a month. Let me know if I can put your name on it!
Thanks,
Claudia
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www.cordrays.com
Cordray Farms
Cordray's Venison Processing
6708 County Line Rd.
Ravenel, SC 29470
843.766.7922

5 Cordray Farms Beef Shares ready for pick or delivery next week!

Hello, Friends!
I hope you enjoyed your holiday as much as we did! We are cutting Cordray Beef Sides and Shares this week. After we fill all the orders that are reserved, we have 5 Cordray Farms Beef Shares left. Can we put your name on one?
For pictures and a complete description of what you get in a Beef Share, click here.

If you'd like for me to meet you for delivery, let me know. I can deliver on Tuesday, the 13th - unless our new grandbaby comes on that day :)! Already meeting someone at Lowe's West Ashley, so let me know if you want me to bring yours, too.
Our next cutting will be in about a month.
Sign up for a Cordray Farms Beef Side cut to your specifications by sending in your deposit of $200 today!
Claudia Cordray
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www.cordrays.com
Cordray Farms
Cordray's Venison Processing
6708 County Line Rd.
Ravenel, SC 29470
843.766.7922

New SC hunting laws go after wild hogs. coyotes - State & Regional - Wire - TheState.com

New laws make it legal to hunt wild hogs and coyotes at night!

If you're successful...come see us in the morning - Aug. 15 to Jan. 1!

New SC hunting laws go after wild hogs. coyotes - State & Regional - Wire - TheState.com

Want really thick steaks? Order a Cordray Farms Beef Side and tell us exactly how thick!

Wild Hog Mounts on the move!

Have a happy Independence Day!

Want to know why the Cordray's Blog is so slack during summer? Too much sunshine, too much fun! 

Michael's baling hay with hard working helpers. I'm spoiling the grandkids. Be sure to call and make an appointment for pick ups. If you get the answering machine, call back to talk to someone or you might just make a wasted trip out! Enjoy your family and your 4th of July!

Taking orders now for the next Cordray Farms Beef, ready 2nd or 3rd week of July!

Hello, Friends!

We're ready for our next Cordray Farms Beef Harvest! If all goes well, we'll have Beef Sides AND Beef Shares ready by the 2nd or 3rd week of July. We have a few folks waiting on the reserved list, but will have plenty of beef to go around this time!

If you'd like for us to reserve a Beef Share for you, please send in your $100 deposit check. We'll call you once it's cut and frozen and arrange for a pick up appointment.
If you'd like a Beef Side, the required deposit is $200. We'll call you before we cut it to get your specific cutting and packaging instructions.

 

If you have any question, please feel free to email me or give us a call here on the farm at 843.766.7922.

For more information, visit our Beef Shares or Beef Sides pages.

 

Thanks,

Claudia Cordray
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www.cordrays.com
Cordray Farms
Cordray's Venison Processing
6708 County Line Rd.
Ravenel, SC 29470
843.766.7922

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2010 SEASON OPEN NOW!

Monty Mims picks up this Flehming buck!

Doug Sass picks up his mount!