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[AHappychick]

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are those blue quail eggs? please tell me more if thats the case

 

[justhatchin]

Monarc23 -Thanks so much for sharing you do have a great way of inhouse proccessing.

I butchered on Saturday also. I did mine outside as we had great day for Jan. in KS. I use the hanging from twine method but put a trash bag lined can under them, hanging them in low enough they bleed out in the can. Doing them by myself (only 18)- cutting their heads off 3 at a time then skinning them into the trash can. After gutting them

I have found cutting them into works best for storage in my small freezer. I have been cutting up each side and around the wing, using the whole bird , leaving the wings on the back with the legs altogether and just the breast as the other piece. They pack together really well like this. I am going to butterfly the next batch I hatch. I think that will work better.

I haven't noticed a great difference in the color of the meat in my white and the darker birds. Maybe I need a different line of white?? They were to be A&M so ??

Thanks so much for the time you have taken to set up all the information on quail. Quail are very yummy. I fried my first ones a few weeks back just like I would a chicken.

heart liver,gizzards and all!!

I'm at work and this site always makes me hungry !!

 

[monarc23]

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I think ineed to reword my orginal post...LOL if you have side dishes, or include them in a casserol (i think i mentioned the casserol on this post, if not i did on another) then 5 quail can really make a meal. But if you're just making quail with no sides...my hubby and i werent stuffed on 5 each (pharoah sized not jumbo).

by the way....THAT SOUNDS SOO GOOOOODDD

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[monarc23]

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are those blue quail eggs? please tell me more if thats the case

haha i wish!!!

I did have a blue quail egg though it 's a light one, layed by my jumbo brown hen, who also lays normal spotted eggs, white eggs and brown tinted eggs. My tibetans i canont wiat for they lay true blue looking eggs!

Those eggs are Ameraucanas and the browns are Black Langshangs

 

[monarc23]

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yummy yummy!!!! Tho im too much of a wimp to try heart, liver and gizzards lol!!! I tried cow tounge a while back...it was gross because it was pickled, it tasted like frameldahide but i was excited i ate it! LOL!

no harm in trying new things

I htink i'll try heart and gizzards and such some day if someone else prepares it someone who knows what they're doing then i'll try it

I dont wanna cook and eat it myself LOL!

As for A & M, i cant tell you from personal experience about that...but when i ever do cull some A &M i'll let you know what i think too im curious now. They say A& Ms and English whites are the only white meat coturnix sooo i duno! LOL!

ANd thank you for appreciating it! and explaining your method!

 

[Akane]

I wasn't starting a debate.

You said being knocked unconscious didn't hurt. I merely stated my experience. Yes it does hurt a lot even if things then go dark immediately after the pain. I will agree it's probably not any worse than having your head cut off alive and might even be preferable. Can't say since I've never experienced it.

I don't know about poultry but for large animals slaughter houses use bolt guns which kill instantly by hitting the brain. Provided they are used and aimed right.

To kill the button I actually had to cover it in a paper towel and cut it's head off through the paper towel so I didn't look at it. There was maybe 5 bites of meat on it. The pets got it anyway since I know I didn't butcher it right.

So I can just throw the meat in ziplock bags and put them in the freezer or do I need to get all the air out like with some type of shrink wrap?

 

[monarc23]

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Shrink wrap would prob be your best bet

 

[98 gt]

Even better would be to vacuum bag it

 

[monarc23]

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i need one of those things! LOL!

 

[chicken_angler]

Man there have been so many replies to this thread Niki! I found two possible places for me to get quail, theres an ad on craigslist- i emailed them
and:
nadine offered to trade me some for some of my chicken eggs

Wish me luck!

Cody!!