Thanks for the reply - no, I held them still, there was very little flapping - Maybe they just didn't bleed enough? Maybe they are just naturally darker then the other pasture-raised birds I've dealt with before . . .
I put two 10-month cockerels in the freezer yesterday, and this morning I noticed a lot of the skin has turned dark. Why would that be? I put them immediately in the freezer, could that account for it?