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I'm sorry your neighbor is feeding the deer and trying to make pets of them. Wild deer can carry several disease pests, ticks and fleas and such. Not to mention being attractive to carnivorous animals. Who will in turn go after your fowl.

If you have men or pubescent males in your life, have them urinate at the place where the fox took the birds. Also get some hair from the local barber shop and sprinkle it there and various other places around your property. The urine will keep the fox away, the hair will keep the deer away.

Some questions please : 1. Are ducks harder to process than chickens? 2. If so, how much harder? 3. Are they cooked the same way? 4. What about eggs? I've heard they have a stronger flavor, and can be rubbery, is that true? 5. Would singeing be best to remove all the pin feathers and down?

I'll be processing some older birds soon. I do have a pressure canner. I've never pressure cooked chicken before. Does anyone have a really good recipe? Also, I've never done chicken and dumplings before. Help!

I'm feeling a bit like Hannibal Lechter lately. :drool: I keep looking at my roos trying to decide which will be the tastiest. And I'm trying to decide who to keep for breeding purposes. Hmmm ...

Personally, I just do 24 hour rest before freezing. If I want it for supper that night, I rinse in ice water really well, then put in the crockpot. No rest time requed. Slow cook for about. 3-4 hours, the meat will literally fall off the bone!

Check some of the earlier posts. LOTS of good information there! Also, make sure your blade is SHARP! Other than that, good luck!

I've done rabbits and chickens, this fall I'll be going hunting for the first time, so whatever I bag will be slated for freezer camp, and I can clean my own fish. If /when the S.H.T.F. I won't have to worry about hunger being an issue. Oh and some of these skills I'm just now learning, and I'm 52.

X2!

I don't have runners, but I would guess you'd process them the same as any other bird. Just be warned, there will be a LOT of feathers! Ducks tend to have way more than other birds. It's probably because they are water fowl.

My first time I used a pipe cutter. DO NOT USE A PIPE CUTTER! The next time I used a hunting knife, but my edge was no where near sharp enough. This next time I'll be using a disposable scalpel. You can find them at the Co-op, or TSC may have them. Each time has been a learning process. Even if...

Know what you mean! Here people just drive up in the yard and start asking if I want to sell this or that. And there are NO for sale signs anywhere!

Beautiful bird! I bet he'll be tasty!

I promise, it will get better! There will always be a hurdle there, but your confidence will grow!

Mine get prayers before dispatch as well! I usually hang them by the feet then dispatch.

If using a cone or if you hang them upside down, the blood runs out by gravity, so you don't have to worry about it congealing in the meat.

The only thing I can possibly add is get your knife SHARP! It cannot be too sharp!

Be prepared for some tasty bird!

Low and slow are the magic words! I put a year old roo in the crockpot, no water, no seasonings, on low for 6hours. Falling off the bone tender! I think next time I'll put some seasonings in there with it though. It was good, and since I was making chicken and rice, lack of seasoning didn't...

Good to know I'm not the only "Hannibal Lechter " out there!