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Post by woodyz on Apr 11, 2013 21:02:24 GMT -7
Got a couple of mallards at Easter. Got a duck setting on 15 eggs to hatch around the end of the month.  Now that spring is here and we can see which male ducks are the best we are going to butcher 3. But the setter will probably raise 10 of the 15 eggs so I don't know what I am going to do with 10 more ducks. I just decided I am going to take them to the Farmers Market and trade them on some more Guinea's, they are better than a watch dog, will eat every bug on the place and won't bother my garden like the chickens and ducks do. |
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Post by orly152 on Apr 12, 2013 10:57:21 GMT -7
Thanks for sharing woodyz....I was curious why wont you butcher the 10 ducks as well once they grow up ?
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Post by woodyz on Apr 12, 2013 14:17:42 GMT -7
The ducks will take 6 months to grow to the size of a turkey and they will keep 6 months or so in the freezer, eating 10 ducks in 6 months would be too much. We have rabbit and quail in the same time frame.
We did 2 ducks at Thanksgiving and 1 at Christmas, they have a really good flavor, so eating them isn't a problem, but eating 10 in a short time frame is a bit much.
I am sure we will eat some of them, but I really hate ducks as livestock. They are very messy, they eat a lot and I don't think we will ever get the value from them that we put into them.
We started with 2 then it turned into 20, we now have 8 with 10 to 15 on the way. Too many ducks.
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Post by thywar on Apr 12, 2013 15:21:32 GMT -7
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Post by angelhelp on Apr 12, 2013 15:55:17 GMT -7
This guy would prefer you increase your duck consumption. ;D Attachments:
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Post by olebama on Apr 12, 2013 17:36:24 GMT -7
This guy would prefer you increase your duck consumption. ;D eat mor duks! |
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Post by orly152 on Apr 12, 2013 18:34:23 GMT -7
The ducks will take 6 months to grow to the size of a turkey and they will keep 6 months or so in the freezer, eating 10 ducks in 6 months would be too much. We have rabbit and quail in the same time frame. We did 2 ducks at Thanksgiving and 1 at Christmas, they have a really good flavor, so eating them isn't a problem, but eating 10 in a short time frame is a bit much. I am sure we will eat some of them, but I really hate ducks as livestock. They are very messy, they eat a lot and I don't think we will ever get the value from them that we put into them. We started with 2 then it turned into 20, we now have 8 with 10 to 15 on the way. Too many ducks. Well, you should of said so buddy....I just have to come over for diner frequently ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2013 20:07:55 GMT -7
I am looking for a young trio of white muscovy ducks. I love the flavor of them...and have you every tried canning the meat? It keeps a lot longer, and comes out nice and tender in stews and suck. You can even debone the breast and thighs carefully and can them in large pieces, then when ready, stuff them, bread and bake until the stuffing is done, bread and fry until the crust is done, many ways to do it. I love duck...as long as it's done right otherwise it's just to greasy for me.
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Post by woodyz on Apr 13, 2013 15:54:06 GMT -7
Duck is hard to keep moist while at the same time not let it be too greasy.
So if I am going to cook a whole duck I will either put it into a crock pot until it is almost falling off the bone. Then drain it. The pot and the duck. But the duck in a colander, cover with a clean wet dish towel and let it drain until no more grease drains out
Then put it back in the crock pot with some liquid of choice like chicken broth until the meat falls off of the bone. Empty the crock pot again. I usually will let this batch of drained liquid cool, scrape the fat off of the top and add it back to the crock pot, De bone while the duck drains in the colander again. Add the boned and cooked duck back into the colander with either the vegetables you want with a roast or a bottle of BBQ sauce, or noodles you would make chicken and noodles with.
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I will put it in the oven just like a turkey with stuffing and whatever else but cook it in a roaster bag. When it is done I am going to cut a hole in the bottom of the bag and let everything drain until it starts to cool. Take the bag off the fixin's out and let the duck brown some, but not long enough to dry out or baste it with butter while it browns.
I would guess I could do the crock pot until it falls off of the bone, separate the amount for the one meal and add some kind of liquid to the rest in canning jars and can it.
I have always been wary of canning meat. No problem with fruit, vegetables or berries, but wary of meat.
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