First Run of Cornish Cross Meat Birds and Super Excited!

[Dave C]

It comes out much cleaner when cold

I take food away night before, water 3hours before, then kill about 5pm and pluck straight away.

This time due to work I didn't draw the birds until 6pm next day, very clean no smell

 

[JRNash]

It would be different if i lived in a place that didn't suffer from high heat and humidity year round. I very seldom ever temps below 30 degrees,and that's what it would take for me.lol My climate spawns numerous "germs"

 

[JRNash]

Molpet,they used to bleed people when they got the "vapors" I'm not a germophobe,but after going to the hospital from salmonella once,I prefer NOT to chance it. I don't see it as being any different than aging beef with the exception of leaving the innards in them. That would definitely not work for me. The bleach in the bathwater stops redbugs and ticks. Ticks are bad around here. Sneaky little buggers can get in the most disturbing places

 

[Dave C]

It would be different if i lived in a place that didn't suffer from high heat and humidity year round. I very seldom ever temps below 30 degrees,and that's what it would take for me.lol My climate spawns numerous "germs"

Don't blame you mate in your heat

 

[duluthralphie]

It would be different if i lived in a place that didn't suffer from high heat and humidity year round. I very seldom ever temps below 30 degrees,and that's what it would take for me.lol My climate spawns numerous "germs"

We could trade places 5-6 months a year to help you get the desired temps..

 

[JRNash]

I don't like fluffy rain either Ralph. Need someplace that stays 65 degrees year round and only rains enough to keep the critters alive

 

[Molpet]

Molpet,they used to bleed people when they got the "vapors" I'm not a germophobe,but after going to the hospital from salmonella once,I prefer NOT to chance it. I don't see it as being any different than aging beef with the exception of leaving the innards in them. That would definitely not work for me. The bleach in the bathwater stops redbugs and ticks. Ticks are bad around here. Sneaky little buggers can get in the most disturbing places

TICKS

I understand ... last year was bad up here

 

[JRNash]

They stay bad around here.I've thought about getting some guinea,Ive heard they like them.

 

[Turk Raphael]

We have friends on the Eastern Shore of Maryland who hang geese and ducks...feathers, guts and all. I never questioned it but neither did I partake. There's just something about it...I now wonder why they left the feathers on? These folks are actually relatives (dad's cousins) and we didn't visit them enough for me to be too curious. I just gobbled down blue crabs in season and left the pagan rituals to others. I might call them and ask about the feathers if @Dave C doesn't know???

ETA: Dave...do you scald your chickens before plucking?

Turk

Another thought....when they roasted the scrawny water fowl, it smelled like they stuffed them with wild rice and Pine-Sol. I do remember someone saying they used juniper berries. That noxious odor could certainly cover up the smell of mildly rotten goose...

 

[Dave C]

Hey Turk

I pluck straight away while the bird is still warm and hot dip the chicken if plucking by hand, I didn't this time as I used my mate plucking machine (which didn't work very well) ha.

When I'm hunting game, pheasants, ducks, geese etc they are cold by the time I get home so hang them with the feathers on as it makes no difference as they are cold anyway so plucking them at that point or when they've been hung would be exactly the same.