➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[CSAchook]

What do you use to cut through the ribs?

Kitchen shears?

 

[BantyChooks]

Kitchen shears?

Didn't think those would be strong enough, but maybe.

 

[CSAchook]

Didn't think those would be strong enough, but maybe.

I have used them before to break down store-bought chicken. I just don't know how difficult they would be to use on a little bitty whole bird.

 

[The Farmers' Daughter]

Yo, dudes - so, you remember how I lost my rooster while I was on vacay? Just found this little dude on CL. I know that the description is wrong and I am just wanting a rooster, no breeding program or anything. Thoughts?
https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/grd/d/beautiful-young-ornamental/6676588949.html

He is so handsome!

 

[R2elk]

What do you use to cut through the ribs?

I use a sharp knife but there is no reason you couldn't use a pair of sturdy kitchen shears.

 

[casportpony]

nd finally some pictures of some of my quail. They were not thrilled with me taking pictures and were running all over the place. The red ones are kind of a chocolatey red, but I think the color might be affected by hormones and lighting, they seemed much more red when they were younger, they are several months old right now. The ones I have been calling red pharaohs are the result of breeding a male traditional pharaoh with a red female. I think they might be sex linked, or I just need to hatch more since all of the red pharaohs I have hatched so far are hens.
First two pics are same hen.

Picture below has red hen on the right, traditional pharaoh in the middle, tibetan/brown bottom left, traditional pharaoh middle left, and red pharaoh in top left center.

Very pretty!

 

[Kiki]

@honanbm do you know these other two groups?

 

[Kiki]

@R2elk how are your keets doing?

 

[Missyblue]

I use a sharp knife but there is no reason you couldn't use a pair of sturdy kitchen shears.

Amazon sells some specifically labeled for cutting bones, that and a nice sharp boning knife is all I use, I use the kill cone method, but instead of a $45 metal cone I bought 2 traffic plastic cones at the farm store for $4 each, they hose out great for clean up, we screwed them to a wood pallet and pull out when "the time comes"...I should start a thread, after only having 4 layers for 6 months we ordered 50 day old rooster chicks...processed them over 3 weekends.....have not bought chicken at the grocery store in 3 years

 

[casportpony]

I need to catch up but need to vent first.

I am ready to KILL one of my quailies!
This one woke with a serious attitude problem and he is chasing and pecking everyone.
He will not stop!

Oh no, are they okay?