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  1. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    I have always hunted quail with a shotgun .... though never went "quail hunting" per se ... but bagged them when they showed up while after pheasant, rabbit, and in recent years, turkey (Magnum Pheasant) ...... Kudos to you for taking up the True Sport of Kings, at a time when our...
  2. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Quote: They are quail....tiny birds ..... not that tough to do...... when I field dress wild bobwhites, I don't need a knife ...... pull off the head, outer wing, feet (takes some twisting), skin and then open the abdomen and eviscerate ..... rinse, brine and grab the next one (if you were...
  3. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Purpose built cones work better, if it matters that much..... and are not hard to make, really............
  4. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Exactly like skinning a pheasant ..... but we always preferred chicken with the skin on, so we scalded and picked them. Wild pheasants' skin is so thin that it adds almost no protection for the meat in the skillet .....our chickens' skin was much thicker, and had a good layer of fat under it...
  5. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    Quote: Anthropomorphizing- Assigning human emotions to animals- and it's a load of crap: They are chickens, and if you kill one, pluck and draw it right in front of the rest of the whole flock, you can toss the contents of their deceased flockmate's crop to them and they will eat it with the...
  6. jimbob86

    Processing Day Support Group ~ HELP us through the Emotions PLEASE!

    While I grew up on a farm and hunted since I was .... 6?...... and it is hard for me to understand getting emotional about these things that just must BE ....... try to frame it this way: They are chickens. They were created for this. Meat birds were made to be eaten. DP breeds as well...
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