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

[BantyChooks]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-97642/304217583

 

[Kiki]

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-Flexible-Tube-Cutter-97642/304217583

Thanks, I'll get them tomorrow.
I can't do this again with ghetto cutters.

 

[Kiki]

I thought for sure that the stem/branch shears I bought would work.
@RUNuts add pipe cutters to your list.

Also, while I am thinking about it. If I am not mistaken my feed store sells both the incubator and the turner for 55 each.

 

[BantyChooks]

Thanks, I'll get them tomorrow.
I can't do this again with ghetto cutters.

Were they just not sharp enough, or was their shape not ideal either?

I prefer a paring knife for doing cuts for skinning or just taking off bits. It's easy to handle.

 

[Kiki]

One phone now. She says she has:
Deluxe 169.95
Egg turner 48.95
Still Air 51.95

 

[BantyChooks]

One phone now. She says she has:
Deluxe 169.95
Egg turner 48.95
Still Air 51.95

50 dollars for a still air? That's highway robbery! Build one.

 

[Kiki]

Were they just not sharp enough, or was their shape not ideal either?

I prefer a paring knife for doing cuts for skinning or just taking off bits. It's easy to handle.

Well they didn't cut in one cut smooth enough.
I think the regular type scissors if going to be a better shape compared to my nw ghetto shears but they all sucked too.

I am trashing them all, they are useless!

 

[Morrigan]

I didn't do it.
The Mini and the Mex did the cutting.

That's OK. You raise, they butcher, you all share in dinner. Were they squeamish about it?

Do I leave them in water in the fridge or do I put then I. A zip lock bag?

I don't know if it is different for quail, but I never soak my meat birds. I rinse them in cold water, pat dry and let rest in a bag in the fridge for a couple of days.

Man I don't know if I can do this every few months.

It never gets easy, but I think that the first time is the worst. I always tell myself that raising your own meat is a lot kinder to the bird involved then buying factory farmed.

I think we were all expecting one quick snip.
It took more like three.

Are there other techniques that may be faster? Cervical dislocation? I guess they are too small for an axe to be feasible.

 

[Kiki]

50 dollars for a still air? That's highway robbery! Build one.

I thought Nutty said the other day that he saw one that was ..hold let me go find his post.

 

[BantyChooks]

I don't know if this applies to quail, but I've found that at least in chicks the skull will just gush before you get a clean pull.