These birds are part of my teen daughters business, so we’ve been selling all we can. I was a lot less nervous last year when I was giving the meat to my sister to eat. Preparing them to sell really ups the stress factor for me! I obviously can’t plan on plucking all of these pin feathers again though ... I was also just really slow at everything. With set up/clean up and crazy plucking, I think it took me about 7 hr for four birds, then my back was killing me and I was exhausted. I showered and went to bed at 7 pm!I pluck and ignore the little black specs. By the time the skin is crispy, it is all good and scrumptious. If there is someone who is sensitive, leave the skin on to cook and slice the meat for presentation with or without the skin. Gotta get that flavor.