Market carcass quality processing?

[GBov]

For us I just skin and cut the back bone out and scoop the insides out and it works great but a few friends are paying me to raise them some quail and I need to make the quail look more like the supermarket packets.

So how does one go about plucking and drawing the little things?

 

[navasima]

The sticky at the top of the quail section has a great step-by-step thread that I used.
My result:

 

[GBov]

Yes, thats what mine look like too but the supermarket ones still have skin on. How do they get the feathers off? The skin tears when I try just plucking.

 

[syble]

I scalded them, feathers came off like a dream, easier even then skinning or at least for the one i tried to skin lol

 

[bfrancis]

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Nice! I got a feeder pen ready to go...when you coming over here to process mine?

 

[navasima]

GBov - sorry I couldn't be more help

Bill- Well, I have a '93 Tercel, so from here to there......okay - ya - they should be pretty good size by the time I get there.....

 

[GBov]

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What temp. water do you use?

 

[GBov]

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Not a problem! Your quail look great!

 

[TheRealTimShady]

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What temp. water do you use?

PRETTY sure you dunk them in rolling boil water (water boils at 212 degrees), leave them in there for maybe a second or 3, then chill quickly so as not to cook the meat, pull feathers.

i think, i never done it with quail, or chickens.