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Post by snoozy on Feb 24, 2018 17:06:25 GMT
I'm thinking of getting a few ducks off of Craigslist just to de-slug the garden before I plant, then butcher them. Drakes are cheap and you only need one if you want fertilized eggs.
So my question is, is a 1 year old duck too old to eat? Too tough? Only stewable? I've always raised mine and butchered at 6 months or so.
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Post by comfortablynumb on Feb 24, 2018 22:02:24 GMT
When a duck hasn't moved for 3 days, it's too old to eat.
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Post by feather on Feb 24, 2018 22:05:55 GMT
comfortablynumb, clearly the best answer. I was thinking along the lines, that if a duck's teeth have fallen out, and his/her dentures don't fit anymore, well, it's too old to eat.
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Post by Skandi on Feb 24, 2018 23:24:23 GMT
We ate a three year old duck, I would say a slow roast or confit would be fine, much the same as chicken in my experience.
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Post by snoozy on Feb 25, 2018 18:39:11 GMT
Ok, maybe that was phrased ambiguously 😏.
Anyway, looks like those free drakes will swim in a pot later after they've deslugged the garden...
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Post by feather on Feb 25, 2018 18:41:21 GMT
Ok, maybe that was phrased ambiguously 😏. Anyway, looks like those free drakes will swim in a pot later after they've deslugged the garden... it wasn't ambiguous. We just don't know the answer. |
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Post by mogal on Feb 26, 2018 3:45:32 GMT
You folks are way too funny.
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Post by Bear Foot Farm on Apr 28, 2018 0:09:10 GMT
When a duck hasn't moved for 3 days, it's too old to eat. That would be "aged" duck and should be more tender. |
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Post by princessferf on Apr 30, 2018 17:26:30 GMT
I would guess that ducks will eat until they're dead.
But since you want to eat them, a duck would never be too old... assuming you like your meat like shoe leather. When in doubt, put it in the crock pot.
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