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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Cams Mum on July 08, 2010, 07:25:43 pm

Title: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: Cams Mum on July 08, 2010, 07:25:43 pm

Hi there. We have 4 pekin ducks who have all turned out to be male. The other half wants them for dinner now, so I wanted to ask if anyone could advise the best way to dispatch them. He has an air rifle that he shoots pigeons with that taste lovely in a stew. Would that be any good?

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: DandG on July 08, 2010, 07:59:36 pm

i would go with the air rifle, i think it is far more humane than some peoples methods, a quick head shot and it's all over

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 08, 2010, 10:51:46 pm

only if you know where its brain is. its very small. most of the skull is eye structure. google duck anatomny. you aim is to kill cleanly. to be honest the best method is still asharp axe.you still need to bleed the duck even if you kill it with the first shot.

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: bamford6 on July 08, 2010, 10:55:42 pm

2 pieces 2/2 neck snap thats it

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 09, 2010, 09:26:47 am

i aways end up pulling the head of as im never sure.

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: sheila on July 09, 2010, 10:44:12 am

oooh! You are turning me vegetarian!

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: egglady on July 09, 2010, 02:49:07 pm

what about one of those poultry dispatcher things?

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 09, 2010, 06:06:33 pm

same thing. i still prefer to be sure. but doing it twice and then a pull seems to work. but still not as quick as the axe. plus you get a lot of blood clots in the neck end. its funnly it drains better with the heart still beating. whatever the way make sure you have a second method incase our first fails.

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: Hilarysmum on July 17, 2010, 02:32:27 pm

Quote from: shetlandpaul on July 09, 2010, 06:06:33 pm

but still not as quick as the axe. plus you get a lot of blood clots in the neck end. its funnly it drains better with the heart still beating. whatever the way make sure you have a second method incase our first fails.

Dosnt the axe always work first time ??? 

Title: Re: Best way to dispatch our Pekin Ducks ?
Post by: shetlandpaul on July 17, 2010, 02:53:46 pm

as long as you mis your fingers. it needs to be very sharp.