➡ Quail Hatch Along🥚

[ketojenn]

Had my daughter get some pictures tonight while processing some quail. They could be better, but I tried to show how I remove the backbone and open them up.

Skinned and ready to open up.

Cutting along the back

Cut along both sides

Remove back

Now I try to pop it open by breaking the wishbone area.

Then just pull and wipe everything out.

All done!

Takes maybe 5 minutes per bird. I like to fry these in butter for breakfast

 

[Kiki]

Had my daughter get some pictures tonight while processing some quail. They could be better, but I tried to show how I remove the backbone and open them up.

Skinned and ready to open up.
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Cutting along the back
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Cut along both sides
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Remove back
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Now I try to pop it open by breaking the wishbone area.
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Then just pull and wipe everything out.
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All done!
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Takes maybe 5 minutes per bird. I like to fry these in butter for breakfast

This is how the Mex does it...cuts the backbone right out.


Great photos!

 

[Kiki]

@Texas Kiki july hatch totals 30 chicks......less than 20% hatch rate on shipped eggs......over 70% hatch rate on homegrowns........i’m candling and calling this hatch tonight if no more progress and I’m going to keep Sunday’s hatch in shed incubator to see if that makes a difference while I work on the older 1 in the house and see if I can start using it again for day 1-14! I “accidentally” won another auction yesterday 60 egg assortment was at 24 with an hour to go and so I got it at 26.....i can’t be too mad because that was a “steal” as usually includes colors from both standard and rare collections!!

Added.
Thanks.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Looks delicious! Though I’m curious... don’t you lose a lot of meat pulling the backbone/whole middle out like that? Looks like there’s still a lot of meat attached?

 

[Kiki]

Looks delicious! Though I’m curious... don’t you lose a lot of meat pulling the backbone/whole middle out like that? Looks like there’s still a lot of meat attached?

No meat on the backbone.

 

[Kiki]

Middle is just guts.

 

[ketojenn]

Yeah, it's literally just bone. No meat.

Looks delicious! Though I’m curious... don’t you lose a lot of meat pulling the backbone/whole middle out like that? Looks like there’s still a lot of meat attached?

 

[ShrekDawg]

No meat on the backbone.

Middle is just guts.

Yeah, it's literally just bone. No meat.

Ahh okay. Thanks everyone.

What’s all around it then? Just muscle or blood or something? Like in the 4th pic. Looks pink like meat? Maybe I’ll looking at the wrong thing lol

 

[muddy75]

Had my daughter get some pictures tonight while processing some quail. They could be better, but I tried to show how I remove the backbone and open them up.

Skinned and ready to open up.
View attachment 1864250

Cutting along the back
View attachment 1864259

Cut along both sides
View attachment 1864260
Remove back
View attachment 1864265

Now I try to pop it open by breaking the wishbone area.
View attachment 1864268

Then just pull and wipe everything out.
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All done!
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Takes maybe 5 minutes per bird. I like to fry these in butter for breakfast

yes awesome pics! thanks for posting! hubby did a couple a little different last week and I’ve got to get a video to post. Basically same as you showed but removed legs and used his thumb to removed the rib cage from the breast (deboned it) fried them up for breakfast and oh soooo good!! boneless quail nuggets and quail legs!!

with frying birds he coats them with flour and then uses a wash (beer, quail eggs, and sometimes a little buttermilk)
then he rolls them in flour with seasonings and then fries them up! with fried veggies (squash and green tomatoes) he does same but seasoned flour mix is 50% bread crumbs.

 

[ShrekDawg]

yes awesome pics! thanks for posting! hubby did a couple a little different last week and I’ve got to get a video to post. Basically same as you showed but removed legs and used his thumb to removed the rib cage from the breast (deboned it) fried them up for breakfast and oh soooo good!! boneless quail nuggets and quail legs!!

with frying birds he coats them with flour and then uses a wash (beer, quail eggs, and sometimes a little buttermilk)
then he rolls them in flour with seasonings and then fries them up! with fried veggies (squash and green tomatoes) he does same but seasoned flour mix is 50% bread crumbs.

That sounds sooooo good.