*SIGH!* It's Time!

[BirdBoy88]

Ok everyone my Jumbo Coturnix quails are 11 or i think 12 weeks old now maybe 13 i lost count around 8 weeks LOL

i was trying to wait until April to process them but they have started fighting and killing each other i have lost 3 all ready to it.. so it's time to kill!

I have never did this before i am studying Niki ( Monarc23 ) quail processing thread... so i can know what to do..

i am not sure if i will do it today or tomorrow... i want to do it now but i want my dad here to help me Lol

i am starting to get flash backs of when they first hatch and looked so cute!

 

[luvmychicknkids]

Oh, Mark!!! I am sorry. You will do just fine though. Wish I could help you, but I have never done anything like that myself. Good luck!!! You will be in my thoughts. Think yummy food thoughts!!!!!

 

[CityClucks]

Sorry Mark. But you can do it! Sounds like you've been preparing, which is the best thing you can do - keep reading and talking to people about how to do it. It will be hard...but you can do it. Think of them as little "Terminator" creatures - imagine that they'll just keep coming back and killing everything unless you go all Sarah Conner on them and take care of it! (...that's always what I thought of when I was a kid and had to do this...)

 

[BirdBoy88]

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Thanks Christy!

i know when i cut the first one head off i have to keep thinking ( deep fried, baked, deep fried , baked )

i know i might have to have some music playing in the kitchen to keep my mind stable

i know there is a first time for everything i figure start small with quails since chickens bleed like hogs when you cut them Lol

i hope i do great!

 

[BirdBoy88]

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haha to good! i will keep that in mind

and thank you! everyone helpful words keeps me steady on doing it as well

 

[luvmychicknkids]

I think the music is a great idea! Maybe you should listen to some of that death metal garbage my husband listens to. LOL but seriously, I can see music helping you get through it. Let us know how it goes.

 

[magikchick]

So Mark how did it go? I'm getting 30 quail eggs today with the same intent. My DH says I'll never be able to do the deed.

 

[brandywine]

Choose music you don't like already.

Otherwise, you'll ruin a good song with associations of beheading and plucking, etc.

Trust me on this.

 

[Judy]

You never told us how it went.