Best breed for dark meat?

[Alaskan]

we skin out just the breast and the thighs and legs. Much faster.

I am so tired of plucking I could tear my hair out.

 

[DStewart PDX]

Alaskan, tell me about it! I was sitting there trying to pluck my muscovy and it was such slow going. I thought, "This is why my grandparents were so excited about the innovation known as the "grocery store".

 

[Alaskan]

Yep!


Once those Muscovy start setting for you, you will be set! One of my ducks just set and raised 11 ducklings for me.

 

[DStewart PDX]

Good to hear! I'll try to be patient!

 

[kuntrygirl]

we skin out just the breast and the thighs and legs.   Much faster.

I am so tired of plucking I could tear my hair out.

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[kuntrygirl]

Alaskan, tell me about it! I was sitting there trying to pluck my muscovy and it was such slow going. I thought, "This is why my grandparents were so excited about the innovation known as the "grocery store".

I'm going to try to throw a duck in the chicken plucker and see how well that goes.

 

[kuntrygirl]

Yep!


Once those Muscovy start setting for you, you will be set! One of my ducks just set and raised 11 ducklings for me.

I usually hate when duck laying season is here because my girls will lay in the sneakiest places and i won't see them until I get home and they have about 15 ducklings waiting at the gate with them.

One year, I know they hatched over 100 ducklings. I was speechless. The eggs at my place are TOO fertile! :/

 

[kuntrygirl]

Good to hear! I'll try to be patient!

If you lived near me, I would GIVE you a few dozen duck eggs to incubate or to put under any broody bird you have over there.

 

[DStewart PDX]

A friend of mine says she scalds ducks in near boiling water! She said that's the key to loosening the feathers. Other folks have said to add a bit of dish soap to the scalding water. I plan to try boiling water with dish soap. THe worst that will happen is I ruin the skin, and if I can't pluck it, I'm skinning it anyway!

 

[kuntrygirl]

A friend of mine says she scalds ducks in near boiling water! She said that's the key to loosening the feathers. Other folks have said to add a bit of dish soap to the scalding water. I plan to try boiling water with dish soap. THe worst that will happen is I ruin the skin, and if I can't pluck it, I'm skinning it anyway!

If you try it, please let us know if it works. Worth the try.