Butchering: first time complete ****GRAPHIC****

[Wandering_r0gue]

So, I just butchered my first quail. I was planning on it eventually, but tonight it became necessary.

As my newest hatch was getting older, I moved the hens into a pen with a solo older rooster...
Discovered this evening when I got home that the rooster (named Duck) had quite savagely ravaged a hen. At first I thought some bad cuts, but when I moved her to an isolation box, say that she was well and truly (and literally) scalped. Because of this, I felt that she was too severely injured to keep.

Also, duck, being a repeat offender, I couldn't put him back with a flock. So, the option became clear.

Time to learn to butcher.

I have been somewhat dreading this moment, as I love animals and would rather not hurt them... but, I knew I wanted meat anyway.

So, I think I fairly successfully butchered and cleaned my first too quail, and while I cannot say I enjoyed the process, it is something I needed to do, and it is good to know that I'm capable of it.

Now I get to eat quail for the first time too. Dinner anyone?

 

[Huntmaster]

I think I fairly successfully butchered and cleaned my first too quail,

Looks pretty successful to me

 

[Nabiki]

I had a hard time eating the first bird that I butchered. I did get over it, but that first one was really hard.

 

[Wandering_r0gue]

I had less issue eating it... more with the killing...

For first taste: definitely a different meat, tougher than chicken. Would be nice slow roasted.

 

[007Sean]

Good grief!!!! That wasn't just scalped, you can see brain material! that was the best thing to do in this case. If they are just scalped they can and usually do recover quite nicely.