Have you ever cut open a sick or dead bird only to discover you don't know what 'normal' is? You can't diagnose pathology if you can't tell what is abnormal. Here's a labeled photo diagram of what a normal young adult laying coturnix quail hen looks like from the dorsal (top) view. The spine...
Hello everyone, my next show is still pretty far away. Here's what has happened recently:
I re-enrolled to 4-H
I'm only doing poultry this year
I've decided on taking d'uccles
I joined the avian team
I've forgot most parts of a chicken
So if anyone could give me info on d'uccles or chicken...
Hi all,
Hope all your brood are doing well in the New Year. There’s a fascinating piece in Discover discussing how a rooster’s own crow is muffled by the process of opening its mouth...
hi all!
I butchered for the first time today- hoping you can help me answer some questions that came up.
First, how long can I take to pluck before I need to move on to removing the organs? It takes me a long to pluck by hand, but I’m worried I willing compromise the meat by not gutting...