Dixie Chicks

[hennible]

You couldn't skin the roo? Not like you missed much meat anyway. I think I'd like to skin a few ducks next butchering party... I don't know, I'd still pluck I think, and I'd probably keep the skin (and attached fat) for something...

 

[BriardChickens]

I'd love to try and make some duck jerky...so definitely a duck that would be skinned since you don't want any fat for jerky.

 

[vehve]

Sam, that's what I would have done, but I tend to leave the butchering to Karin. She just opened the chest and worked from there. It's amazing to follow her work though, her surgeon skills come in handy when processing meat. I should get her a proper knife though, then she'll really do it well.

 

[BriardChickens]

Vehve, look at the Zwilling/Henkels deboning knife. I have that one and it's amazing!!

I usually buy about half a dozen frozen utility turkeys this time of the year (85cent a pound 2 weeks ago!) and make my own ground meat for dog food. Even including the labour on my part, deboning and grinding, it's worth it! I use that Zwilling deboning knife for it and it just slides through the meat like a hot knife through melted butter.

And I only cut myself once with the last 2 turkeys (so that's a win)... it was a clean cut that is already healed 5 days later. And the cut was a good bleeder. LOL

You could probably even use it to cut jugulars..

 

[vehve]

Looks about as what she wants, the blade length is pretty good. I'll bookmark that one. Thanks =)

 

[BriardChickens]

No problem! Great Christmas present

 

[Alaskan]

You might want to gift it with a note "not to be used on me"

 

[Peep_Show]

Quick way to get on Santa's "naughty" list....

 

[hennible]

I bet surgical skills would be handy.
I haven't cut myself with a knife butchering yet, but that claw on the ducks wing has got me twice... And I've only done 3 ducks, lol.

 

[Alaskan]

Claw on the wing Are you butchering Hoetzins?