Getting the flock out of here - a diary of a crazy chicken man

[piglett]

The meat probably would lend itself for the corning process... Like Corned beef. stripped and smoked and dried... duck jerkey.... Rolled and tied to make carving roast... How fatty is it?

Then there is the whole possiblity of making Mules.

deb

very little fat & their bones are rather small unlike a chicken

muscovy ducks are not true ducks (they don't quack)

more like a goose but not quite

 

[piglett]

Turkey was a disaster.

The new dehumidifier I bought was stronger. It heated the bator room to 104 while I was away for two days. Cooked everything.

well shoot

there is always next year

 

[piglett]

With the chicken demand I will give turkeys a break for a while. I need to get new Hampshire and silver Wyandotte up and running. Also Rhode island whites. I need sex links by the thousands.

if you can get a few SLW roosters grown out those will help with the sex linked chicks a bunch given the breeds you already have "in stock"

i found a local back up source for SLW eggs

the girls are only 14 weeks old but in another couple months

i may have too go get a few eggs for hatching myself

they are hatchery stock but they will still help with the sex links that i want to be able to offer next year


most of what i found on ebay was hatchery stock too

the really nice one are tough to lay hands on

maybe i can help change that a bit next year when i have a few breeders

 

[piglett]

I heard that muscovy ducks are hard to process (can't be done like chicken) is this true?

they are tough to pluck (lots of down)

but with a cheep home built plucker you would be good to go

my wife just used a pot of hot water

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

 

[perchie.girl]

Quote:
I had some as a youngster... Muscovy Quackless. Gave them away. Never had any to eat. I do know about them being parallel evolution.

Thanks a bunch....

deb

 

[ozexpat]

@Coop Scoop Boogie

Greetings and welcome to the craziness

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Thanks Oz

It's an interesting adventure you have going.

 

[Tomtommom]

Now y'all got me curious about some muscovy's.... Hm

So.. no quack? So they're quiet? Or do they honk or something..

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Now y'all got me curious about some muscovy's.... Hm

So.. no quack? So they're quiet? Or do they honk or something..

I had 2 drakes....they would make hissing sounds and do a breathy hah hah
hah. I don't know about processing muscovy's as I sold them but I know a couple
folks who tried and they said they couldn't get it plucked so they tried to skin
it and broke the knife blade. I wouldn't think a meat variety duck wouldbe so
hard process but maybe there is a prime age or trick to it?