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Midlands - Kill, Pluck, and Gut Course at Cotswold Chickens

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Luckily Jude had some mature meat birds that they could use... and a naughty cockerel, who had pecked yard staff once too often! :lol:

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Rosie watched the despatching (she's seen me doing it before anyhow) and wants to have a go herself next time.

The cockerel was huge! There were 3 of us plucking him :lol:

 

I thought Rosie was really good and I wouldn't have been brave enough to do it that young :D (and she can make a better cuppa than me :wink:)

 

 

I didn't connect you were there Peter, which course were you on?

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Lewis Chronic Clucker

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I didn't connect you were there Peter, which course were you on?

 

I was on the 12 noon slot, although we didn't finish until 3...

I probably spoke to you then just didn't realise, if there are any photos I'll probably recognise you. :lol:

Glad you had a good day, it seems most people did. My mom still isn't convinced about raising them in the garden because they'll be too much like pets.

 

Mom said someone at work will have all the giblets and bones for her cat, and the same lady has chickens and when they die she minces them up for the cats so it doesn't go to waste :shock:

I wouldnt be able to do that :lol:

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The cockerel was huge! There were 3 of us plucking him :lol:

 

I thought Rosie was really good and I wouldn't have been brave enough to do it that young :D (and she can make a better cuppa than me :wink:)

 

It truly WAS enormous!

 

Thanks, I will tell her that Lewis - she did a good job with the teas and stuff on the day... in between wearing a kitten around her neck :roll:

 

Claret, I have two table birds ready to go if Rosie wants to have a go, they are big and quite heavy but because they are so big they give minimal fuss when doing the deed, give me a shout if you want a go - you can take it home after!

 

Thanks for the offer Tasha - we still 'owe' a visit to your place! I'll have to get in touch about when though, as we're really busy at the moment.

 

I didn't connect you were there Peter, which course were you on?

 

I was on the 12 noon slot, although we didn't finish until 3...

 

I have trouble putting faces to names Peter, but good that you enjoyed the cooked result.

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The cockerel was huge! There were 3 of us plucking him :lol:

 

I thought Rosie was really good and I wouldn't have been brave enough to do it that young :D (and she can make a better cuppa than me :wink:)

 

It truly WAS enormous!

 

Thanks, I will tell her that Lewis - she did a good job with the teas and stuff on the day... in between wearing a kitten around her neck :roll:

Not a chicken round her neck! :lol: :lol:

If I wasn't allergic to cats I'd want that ginger one! ... it wouldn't stop me, I stroke them anyway and I think I'm growing out of it :)

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:lol: next on your list of things to find time for then!

 

Thanks re Rosie; I have her well trained! :lol:

 

Hmmm I need to clone myself, I think!!

 

naughty Ginger hen spotted I had a bag of mealworms in my pocket just now and when I bent down to stroke her she pulled the bag out and ran off with it, scattering mealworms all around... :evil:

 

it was actually rather funny to see....a Benny Hill chase scene with all the other hens legging it after her! :lol::lol:

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I had a great time on the course. I glad they didn't give me that massive cockerel, the guy asked if I wanted to swap. I said 'no thanks'. It was alot easier than i thought but I cheated when I got to the boning and I jointed it. I'm having the breasts tonight.

 

It was lovely meeting some of you. I wish that I could have met more of you at the pub.

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Hello Claire ( Tidygirluk) waves we talked about Dorkings?

 

Legbar eggs due out tomorrow! some sounds heard in the egg today when I tapped and listened (hatch):D

 

i wish I had just jointed mine, my back is still hurting from bending over to do the boning...

 

Gutted chook I killed, this afternoon...Compostgirl VERY interested in "the innerds" so we had a quick anatomy lesson...

 

before she went to eat her ( chicken from Sat) tea.... :twisted:

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I love the insides too! Those diagrams up on the wall in the classroom were good aswell, so you knew what looks like what inside a chicken :lol:

 

We're not allowed to do dissections at school unless the animal has been grown for that purpose and has been killed and prepared in a special way. At the end of last term we were going to dissect rats in school - they come from Africa and are £16 each! but we ran out of time and are hoping to do it around Christmas time 8)

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:lol: I used to enjoy dissecting, guess that's where she gets it from.

 

Rosie is 11 now, compostwoman, and not the slightest squeamish unless it's her own pain.

 

 

oops! Apologies to Rosie, I wasn't actually saying she was 9.. :doh::oops:

 

compostgirl isn't squeamish, either...unless its her blood :)

 

All 3 cream legbar eggs (hatch) pipping and cheeping under Broody Ruby Dorking :dance:

 

Must resist temptation to keep on peeking under her :wink:

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