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Title: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: colliewoman on October 22, 2012, 08:41:27 pm
 ;D ;D ;D




Yesterday I got given 3 Aylesbury ducks and a drake, a call duck and 3 cayugas (sp?) I let Mallows have the 3 I can't spell.
I also got given 12 cockerels and after dispatching one of them all by myself I now have it cooking gently on my fire and by gods it smells gert lush :yum: :yum:


So I did it, every stage and didn't wimp out of any of it :thumbsup:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: bloomer on October 22, 2012, 08:43:16 pm
well aren't you getting all grown up!!!   :excited: :excited: :excited:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Brucklay on October 22, 2012, 08:48:52 pm
Great to hear that Colliewoman - there's hope for me and the Turkey's yet - no names, easy to look after and concentrating on Christmas dinner!!
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Mammyshaz on October 22, 2012, 08:55:45 pm
Congratulations colliewoman   :trophy:  any tips  :innocent:  ( I'm yet to join the grown-ups in the dispatch department )
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Carl f k on October 22, 2012, 08:57:27 pm
Well done you.. I havn't done any cooks yet only r*****s but u won't want to know that  :innocent:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: jaykay on October 22, 2012, 08:59:32 pm
Good stuff, yes you should be proud of yourself  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: colliewoman on October 22, 2012, 09:03:47 pm
Carl, I don't mind eating rabbit, as long as it had space to live a good life 1st ;)
As for tips, I would say decide and just DO it!


At night is easier, and I use an air rifle as I know I can't mess it up. I bust my wrist badly as a young un and can't grip that well :-\
the one I have just et was a 3 year old orpington. breasts were fab an the dogs ate enjoying the legs (raw) :yum: :yum: :yum:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Lesley Silvester on October 22, 2012, 09:11:45 pm
Woohoo, CW.   :thumbsup:   Wish I was as brave.
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Carl f k on October 22, 2012, 09:11:58 pm
What method did you use collywoman?
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: deepinthewoods on October 22, 2012, 09:12:28 pm
 :thumbsup: :trophy:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Ina on October 22, 2012, 09:12:57 pm
Well done you.. I havn't done any cooks yet only r*****s but u won't want to know that  :innocent:

Cooks? I bloody well hope not!  :roflanim:

Sorry - couldn't resist!
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Carl f k on October 22, 2012, 09:14:51 pm
Well done you.. I havn't done any cooks yet only r*****s but u won't want to know that  :innocent:

Cooks? I bloody well hope not!  :roflanim:

Sorry - couldn't resist!


Lol that will be the red wine :roflanim: well I am on holiday from work
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: colliewoman on October 22, 2012, 09:34:48 pm
What method did you use collywoman?


Gently picked him up, took him out of earshot of the others, held him by the legs so his head was on the floor and a pellet between the eye and ear. obligatory prayer of thanks and then as soon as the flapping stopped I prepped him.


He was scrumptious :yum:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: bloomer on October 22, 2012, 09:37:14 pm
do they not need hanging for a few days?


asking as i have culled sick layers but never done eaters!
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Carl f k on October 22, 2012, 09:47:14 pm
What method did you use collywoman?


Gently picked him up, took him out of earshot of the others, held him by the legs so his head was on the floor and a pellet between the eye and ear. obligatory prayer of thanks and then as soon as the flapping stopped I prepped him.


Coolio, never seen that one on chooks but if it does the job all good  :trophy: :thumbsup:

He was scrumptious :yum:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: colliewoman on October 22, 2012, 09:51:02 pm
do they not need hanging for a few days?


asking as i have culled sick layers but never done eaters!


Most people do but I cannot stand the taste of hung meat (shut up deepinthewoods :-J :D )
it does mean it's not quite as tender, but I don't mind :thumbsup:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: deepinthewoods on October 23, 2012, 08:50:37 am
what what what???? :D
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: Mallows Flock on October 24, 2012, 10:00:10 pm
We might have to eat them Cayuga's too CW.... and I am not convinced they are Cayuga's......... cayugas are normally a sheeny greeny black. One of these I can see Mallard undertones and the others are dark browny!
We got robbed!!! LOL!   :eyelashes: :innocent: :-J
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: doganjo on October 24, 2012, 10:50:47 pm
We might have to eat them Cayuga's too CW.... and I am not convinced they are Cayuga's......... cayugas are normally a sheeny greeny black. One of these I can see Mallard undertones and the others are dark browny!
We got robbed!!! LOL!   :eyelashes: :innocent: :-J
KCs maybe?
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: colliewoman on October 24, 2012, 11:07:28 pm
They could be KC's Doganjo! In that case Mallows we aint eating them!!! They'll lay better than the hens :roflanim:
Title: Re: I am very proud of myself today
Post by: doganjo on October 25, 2012, 10:33:18 am
That's for sure, plus great company - I really miss mine but I'm too scared of that damn fox to get more.   :'( :'( Freckles was desperately trying to get under the fence to the paddock this morning so i eventually let her through and she went hunting like there was no tomorrow.  I reckon Foxy Loxy had been back for a nosey! :rant: