Author Topic: First attempt (Read 2776 times)

Mammyshaz · « **on:** August 30, 2013, 10:07:36 pm »

We finally dispatched our first cockerel on Wednesday at 17 weeks old. Attempted my first dressing. It's a bit of a skinny runt but we have tenderly reared it from an egg and watched it play and dig around. Eating fruit , veg and tasty morsels in between meals playing tug on the apple tree leaves and companionship from the others so all in all he's had a reasonable life. Then came the noise!!

so goodby little fella, hope you taste a bit better than you look

I'm quite proud of the first attempt

Hope the next one has a bit more on him

shygirl · « **Reply #1 on:** August 30, 2013, 10:27:10 pm »

thats really good for the first attempt - its very easy to rip the skin. all ours were skinny too. looks lovely.
did you hang him for a while?

bloomer · « **Reply #2 on:** August 30, 2013, 10:29:49 pm »

shows he's been exercising though less breast more leg/thigh...

looks like one happy if now very naked chook!!!

shygirl · « **Reply #3 on:** August 30, 2013, 10:31:59 pm »

Quote from: bloomer on August 30, 2013, 10:29:49 pm

naked chook!!!

sounds like a tv series

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #4 on:** August 30, 2013, 10:37:11 pm »

Quote from: shygirl on August 30, 2013, 10:27:10 pm

did you hang him for a while?

He's been 'hanging' around in the fridge since Wednesday. Just dressed him today

Bionic · « **Reply #5 on:** August 31, 2013, 08:27:02 am »

I've never done it but it looks good to me

shygirl · « **Reply #6 on:** August 31, 2013, 08:36:22 am »

so how long did it take for the first time?

Rosemary · « **Reply #7 on:** August 31, 2013, 09:32:01 am »

Looks good - well done and enjoy

Mammyshaz · « **Reply #8 on:** August 31, 2013, 10:29:46 pm »

Quote from: bloomer on August 30, 2013, 10:29:49 pm

shows he's been exercising though less breast more leg/thigh...

Oh yes, hadn't thought of it like that

Quote from: shygirl on August 30, 2013, 10:31:59 pm

Quote from: bloomer on August 30, 2013, 10:29:49 pm
naked chook!!!

sounds like a tv series

Thanks for the replies. He's Sunday dinner tomorrow.

Quote from: shygirl on August 31, 2013, 08:36:22 am

so how long did it take for the first time?

Two finger throbbing hours to pluck and at least an hour to dress ( wasn't clocking that bit, more nervous about getting it right.) Two books open for diagrams

Felt fine about the pluck and dressing. The dispatch is going to take a bit more getting used to

Don't know who was worse, me or OH

mab · « **Reply #9 on:** August 31, 2013, 10:42:09 pm »

That looks well done - I've only tried it once and the scald bit didn't work brilliantly, and when I had got the feathers off he was such a scrawny bird it hardly seemed worth the effort (just a small superfluous cockerel).

hope yours tastes good tomorrow.