coyotelaughing
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- Oct 15, 2018
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So, I've a dumb question for y'all. I need to butcher a quail tomorrow, an aggressive and poorly behaved rooster that I can't afford to keep with the rest of my little flock. He'll go in my freezer and be delicious once I cook him. However, he's beautiful, and I'm pretty experienced in skinning and preserving hides of all sorts. I figured it would be nice to keep his whole skin once he's dead. It's just getting him dead that's the issue. The only way I know to butcher birds is to behead them which runs contrary to my desire to keep the whole skin, head and all.
Is there a way to kill my rooster that is both humane, newb-friendly, and keeps the head skin intact? I don't need the skull so I'm not opposed to shooting him with my air rifle if needed but I'm really nervous to try as this is my first time killing a quail, let alone one of my own birds. I want to do this right. If killing him by beheading is the best way, then that's what I'll do. Just hoping there were some other methods out there for this time.
Is there a way to kill my rooster that is both humane, newb-friendly, and keeps the head skin intact? I don't need the skull so I'm not opposed to shooting him with my air rifle if needed but I'm really nervous to try as this is my first time killing a quail, let alone one of my own birds. I want to do this right. If killing him by beheading is the best way, then that's what I'll do. Just hoping there were some other methods out there for this time.