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ducks
Jan 1, 2009 16:53:47 GMT -5
Post by tink80 on Jan 1, 2009 16:53:47 GMT -5
i have a bag full of dead ducks. my boyfriend's friend brought them over thinking we'd like them. we don't have any freezer space for them. they are outside in a pile of snow right now while we figure out what to do. i guess since freezing isn't an option i guess i could cook one. but then i'd have to cut off its head and depluck and so forth...i don't know if i can do it. these birds were flying six hours ago. his friend shot them for hunting purposes. what in the world am i going to do with this bag full of ducks? i'm a little overwhelmed and irritated they're here. i haven't even looked at them yet. sorry for the tone, i woke up in a crabby mood and i really don't want to deal with this. post them on craigslist? throw them out somewhere? argh, i don't know what to do.
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lorelei0922
Cageless and Roamin' Free
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ducks
Jan 1, 2009 17:22:18 GMT -5
Post by lorelei0922 on Jan 1, 2009 17:22:18 GMT -5
well for the moment they are fine in the snow.. if you just step outside or send the other half to toss a shovel of snow on top they'll freeze there...
if you are feeding raw.. they can be chunked up for the ferrets easily enough feather and all... personally what I would do ... is send boyfriend outside to gut them... it was HIS friend after all! .. dont sweat the head or feet off etc.. the ferrets will sort that out easy enough and that way you wont have wasted anything
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ducks
Jan 1, 2009 19:44:14 GMT -5
Post by Heather on Jan 1, 2009 19:44:14 GMT -5
I agree with Lorelei....toss some snow on them, or stick them in a cooler, add snow and feed them to your furbabies. I would have to put them in a cooler here, and add snow. I've too many wild animals that would consider them a treat and I don't need the local wolf pack thinking my deck is a good feeding area . My dog would love them, my ferrets think duck is an awesome meat. I do have a word of advice (this is by knowing someone who did feed a whole bird to their ferrets in their house) Either feed outdoors (if your anywhere north your babies aren't into the outdoors at this time of year) or pluck those feathered creatures before feeding them to your furbabies. This woman maintained that getting pin feathers out of your house (and they get everywhere) is just horrible. Think of an exploding feather pillow and you have the disaster a bunch of ferrets can do to a bird when on a feeding rampage. In the spring, my guys can decimate birdies outside. During the winter I supply these plucked. So, get the dear boyfriend out there plucking those lovely free meats and let your furbabies have a great new years feast. ciao
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ducks
Jan 2, 2009 19:06:14 GMT -5
Post by spiritualtramp on Jan 2, 2009 19:06:14 GMT -5
Wow what a friend! Though Heather and Loralei make good points -- duck makes great ferret food!
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ducks
Jan 3, 2009 2:36:11 GMT -5
Post by tink80 on Jan 3, 2009 2:36:11 GMT -5
okay just thought i should update. i chickened out and we let the dogs eat them. i just couldn't do it and my boyfriend couldn't either. i didn't even want to touch them! i looked at them through the window, LOL. yes i'm a baby. we aren't vegetarians anymore but we're both pretty sensitive in seeing an intact animal rather than just a frozen something or other we buy at the grocery store, LOL. i know it's the same thing, i just..i don't know. couldn't do it. so that's what happened to the ducks. dog toys. :-)
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ducks
Jan 5, 2009 0:46:20 GMT -5
Post by mustelidmusk on Jan 5, 2009 0:46:20 GMT -5
You are NOT a sissy!!! For one thing, wild prey should be frozen for at least 2 weeks (probably more ) to kill any parasities if it is to be fed raw. I'm no hunter, but killed animals need to be properly bled within a certain period of time to prevent the meat from getting weird - don't know if this may involve toxins or just the taste of the meat. In any event, the meayt may be fine, but you're at least taking the chance of parasites if the meat isn't frozen for a while if its to be raw fed. -jennifer
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ducks
Jan 5, 2009 11:37:31 GMT -5
Post by spiritualtramp on Jan 5, 2009 11:37:31 GMT -5
Oh I don't blame you Tink, that's a hard thing to handle, and to do properly and cleanly. At least someone got some fun out of it right?
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ducks
Jan 5, 2009 14:15:53 GMT -5
Post by tink80 on Jan 5, 2009 14:15:53 GMT -5
that's true. i have one dog with strong prey drive and at first NONE of my dogs would touch it. they sniffed and walked away. but the next day my jack russel/blue heeler mix became interested. i'm not sure if she actually ate but she did rip them to shreds in the yard. found her "gutting" them for us, LOL. guess she wanted it to sit on ice for a day before she played with it, LOL :-)
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