Dispatching Day. Today is it. It's the end of the line for our little duckies. I'll miss watching them patrol the yard going QUAAAAACK-QUACK-QUACK-QUACK! They're so much fun to watch. But, they will provide us with some tasty meat and fat. We might do the roosters too. I won't miss them as much as they've gotten a little aggressive lately.
We are very fortunate to have a whole team of friends wanting to help us so hopefully the work will go quickly. And afterward I'll be serving beer can chicken for supper. I am a little concerned because there is a very strong South wind today. We don't have much for a shelter belt around the south end of the property so the yard is very very windy. Wind is something you learn to live with here on the prairie but it sure does make things uncomfortable sometimes. I think of all the weather phenomena wind is my least favorite.
Right now my plan is to give them a shot of vodka, hang them upside down, slit the jugular, let them bleed out, dry pluck them, then wax them, and dress them. I'm hoping to save the livers to make pate. Parker wants 2 ducks to try to make into jerky and the rest I think we will freeze whole for soup or roast duck. I bought a vacuum sealer last night and I'm looking forward to using it.
I better be on my way. The house needs tidying and we have to start preparing for out afternoon. I will update later.
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