RosedaleDrope8
In the Brooder
- Jul 11, 2018
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Hello,
We have a small hobby farm with 5 Amerucanas and were given (for free!) 7 Lowmans. Introducing the new birds to our existing flock didn't go that well and we lost an Amerucana in the process... She died last night. Today I attempted to gut her and unfortunately did not read up on the process first - whoops! However I did learn some very hands tips:
1) Never use a ceramic blade while gutting. Bone will win over ceramic.
2) Make certain to do outside or in a room that's well ventilated, and preferably NOT after eating a large meal!
3) Attempting to pluck a rooster without boiling it will result in the skin coming off with the feathers.
.....
Only after all of that did I sit down on Google and decide my next course of action! And now I'm not certain what to do cause I have a headless and footless, plucked, skinless, non gutted chicken sitting in my fridge and I've read that it should stay there for a bit to tenderize? Or should I place in a pot with brine? Should I gut before or after??
LOL
Please help!
We have a small hobby farm with 5 Amerucanas and were given (for free!) 7 Lowmans. Introducing the new birds to our existing flock didn't go that well and we lost an Amerucana in the process... She died last night. Today I attempted to gut her and unfortunately did not read up on the process first - whoops! However I did learn some very hands tips:
1) Never use a ceramic blade while gutting. Bone will win over ceramic.
2) Make certain to do outside or in a room that's well ventilated, and preferably NOT after eating a large meal!
3) Attempting to pluck a rooster without boiling it will result in the skin coming off with the feathers.
.....
Only after all of that did I sit down on Google and decide my next course of action! And now I'm not certain what to do cause I have a headless and footless, plucked, skinless, non gutted chicken sitting in my fridge and I've read that it should stay there for a bit to tenderize? Or should I place in a pot with brine? Should I gut before or after??
LOL
Please help!