- Jul 5, 2010
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Hi all, just thought I'd share..........
I just processed my first duck, well , about 12 hours ago, and it all went quite well. Yes, it certainly is more work that a chicken, but not really a huge difference. I used really hot water for the scalding and added some dish washing liquid in because I've read on here to do it. I think I'll try that with chickens as well because the feathers all came out very easily. Once it was all done, my DW cut it up and into the fridge it went. This morning when we woke up, we used some of the very dark meat for a stir fry, and I'll tell you what, it was DELICIOUS. In fact, I'm quite shocked because I've only eaten home cooked duck once before which we bought at the store, and it was nothing special. This home grown one tasted nothing like it
Now, we only had two ducks, bioth drakes, and they were both making life hell for our chickens. As a result, we decided they have to go so one was processed last night, and the other will be done in the next day or two. Just yesterday I was saying I won't bother getting anymore ducks, but now after processing my first one and tasting it, I will be hatching out some more eggs shortly. I should mention that they are very easy for us to keep as our first two were 100% free range - we only provided fresh water. That duck in our fridge has got to be the cheapest meal I've ever come across considering they came from free eggs that were hatched out under a broody hen
Actually they did cost me if I look at some of the damage they caused to the garden, and they certainly tested my patience by never leaving our hens alone
Ah well, it has certainly been worth it
I just processed my first duck, well , about 12 hours ago, and it all went quite well. Yes, it certainly is more work that a chicken, but not really a huge difference. I used really hot water for the scalding and added some dish washing liquid in because I've read on here to do it. I think I'll try that with chickens as well because the feathers all came out very easily. Once it was all done, my DW cut it up and into the fridge it went. This morning when we woke up, we used some of the very dark meat for a stir fry, and I'll tell you what, it was DELICIOUS. In fact, I'm quite shocked because I've only eaten home cooked duck once before which we bought at the store, and it was nothing special. This home grown one tasted nothing like it
Now, we only had two ducks, bioth drakes, and they were both making life hell for our chickens. As a result, we decided they have to go so one was processed last night, and the other will be done in the next day or two. Just yesterday I was saying I won't bother getting anymore ducks, but now after processing my first one and tasting it, I will be hatching out some more eggs shortly. I should mention that they are very easy for us to keep as our first two were 100% free range - we only provided fresh water. That duck in our fridge has got to be the cheapest meal I've ever come across considering they came from free eggs that were hatched out under a broody hen
Actually they did cost me if I look at some of the damage they caused to the garden, and they certainly tested my patience by never leaving our hens alone
Ah well, it has certainly been worth it