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Guess who just processed his own quail????

Discussion in 'Quail' started by Whitehouse Quail, Sep 5, 2010.

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  1. Sep 5, 2010 #1
    Whitehouse Quail

    Whitehouse Quail Chillin' With My Peeps

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    That's right, this guy did!

    One hen about killed herself the other day slamming her head into a cage ceiling (She is the first one to do this, and here I was thinking they were boink proof.) She must have damaged her brain or spinal cord or something, because she wasn't right yesterday or today. I thought it was shock or something, but something REALLY went wrong in her head!

    Anyways, I felt bad just killing her and throwing away good meat, so I figured I would bite the bullet and process her.

    IT WAS EASY! I was freaking myself out, and just did it and it went great! (I just can't believe how easy her head came off, like neither of us noticed it! ) She died quick, and the only hard part was skinning her because she was kinda an old hen, so the skin was stuck on pretty good! .*.

    Anyways, yes. I processed her. And she is now meat!

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  3. Sep 5, 2010 #2
    jenjscott

    jenjscott Mosquito Beach Poultry

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    Way to go WC! It's really not so hard, and with a little practice, it goes really quick.
     
  5. Sep 5, 2010 #3
    shay20

    shay20 Shay's Flock of Fun

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    I am not one that would eat my own birds, [​IMG] i know i know, but actully hopeing to get into meat birds soon, but anyway
    as i was reading your post i could not help but to laugh as the way you worded it. LOL
     
  7. Sep 5, 2010 #4
    Whitehouse Quail

    Whitehouse Quail Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Quote:Glad I could give you a giggle!
     
  9. Sep 6, 2010 #5
    Nekhebet

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    Congrats, glad it went well. My house had a discussion about this today, now the eating is up in the air due to processing. Guess we will see how things go lol
     
  11. Sep 6, 2010 #6
    DLS

    DLS Chillin' With My Peeps

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    Yes & it gets easier.
    Me & another guy processed so many quail Untill we both had a blister on out scissor finger the other day.
     
  13. Sep 6, 2010 #7
    Steve_of_sandspoultry

    Steve_of_sandspoultry Overrun With Chickens

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    Quail is one of our fav meat birds. Now that you have your "feet wet" so to speak. [​IMG] The next step is buffalo quail leg 1/4s.

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    Steve
     

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