Do you pluck or shuck?

[Orange Ribbon]

Just wondering how many of you skin your birds vs. plucking them. I've done it both ways. Shucking is a lot faster, but you lose out on that good crispy skin when you fry it. Skin has a lot of fat in it too which is good for chicken and dumplings. Anyway, I was just curious which way most of you do it.

 

[RWD]

Pluck of course.............

 

[Two Creeks Farm]

Pluck....unless its a rush bird that had to be culled.

 

[Beekissed]

Meaties get plucked....so easy it's like wiping feathers off of them!

Old dual purpose birds get shucked....harder to pluck and I don't think I'd like to eat their old, thin skin anyway. Meatie skin is useful in making good chicken stock and for keeping the birds moist when they are roasted.

 

[chicks4kids]

Pluck here too!

 

[yinepu]

i pluck some.. i skin some.. all depends on the bird and what I plan to make with it

 

[BarefootMom]

Pluck

it is so fast with the automatic plucker!!

 

[booker81]

Pluck most of the time, unless it's bantams - those I skin. Sometimes I'll skin an older bird if I don't feel like plucking, but usually, I pluck.

 

[Illia]

I'll be an odd one out and say Skin. If I want a roast chicken or something I pluck, but most of the time it's for the dogs, so I do a nice quick skinning job.

 

[Orange Ribbon]

Barefootmom, I love that plucker you have. I made one out of a drill, but haven't tried it out yet. Yours looks great.