Author Topic: next to go in the pan! (Read 3100 times)

langdon · « **on:** October 09, 2010, 06:48:06 pm »

after dressing the first of our spare cockerels and enjoying the whole process along with the eating we are now
choosing which one next to go in, too many boys around ere!
langdon

CameronS · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:51:01 pm »

If you want an even bigger meal you can have my two aswell

sheila · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:53:58 pm »

and my two spares !

Pony-n-trap · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:55:55 pm »

We have 2 to go next week, then another 4 at beginning of December and another 1 at New Year!

TheGirlsMum · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:17:38 pm »

Atleast 4 here too

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #5 on:** October 10, 2010, 07:55:04 am »

just done 6 and an emergency cull. i would not say i enjoyed it. however the hot water dipping sure did speed it up. another advantage it killed the lice that was on them. a hundred spot ons coming up and paint spaying to id the done ones.

BlueDaisy · « **Reply #6 on:** October 10, 2010, 01:36:59 pm »

Ooh I've got my first lot to do at beginning of December - what's hot water dipping?

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #7 on:** October 10, 2010, 03:05:45 pm »

just very hot water dip them in make sure they are wet and it helps loosen the feathers. it also stops any down from flying about. i ended up dipping twice. as said it kills bugs. after plucking dip in cold water to chill.

langdon · « **Reply #8 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:43:21 pm »

its when you dip your bird into a huge pot of hot water for at least 2 min, it makes plucking
out the feathers alot easier

try and get a pot that that will take all of you bird, hold birds by feet

langdon

langdon · « **Reply #9 on:** October 10, 2010, 05:45:32 pm »

sorry shetlandpaul, did not see your reply to the hot water dipping thing,
agree with everything you have said

langdon

shetlandpaul · « **Reply #10 on:** October 10, 2010, 08:34:25 pm »

no problem we just use the sink. pretty orrid if any non meat eaters had turned up. blood on the floor. a bucket with heads in and six chooks draining over the bath. still another six cockerals to go. then the meat birds and turks and geese not forgeting the lambs and pigs to chop up. at least no cows our neighbour home butchers theirs it must take them ages. when beheading don't let your teenager help nearly cut the wifes fingers off. now that one would have been good a good one to explain at the A&E.

next to go in the pan! - The Accidental Smallholder