How to PROCESS DUCKS for Meat | Polyface Farm
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2020
- We learned something new!!! While we were at Polyface we were able to see and help with a duck butchering.
Shane from Meadow Wood farm was gracious enough to teach us how to butcher ducks because there are some different steps involved . Follow along with Shane on his Instagram account @shanemurrow / shanemurrow
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This guy is well spoken and knows what he's doing on this process. AND he's a busy guy and hard worker! Great video and interview!
Good
By the 2 minute mark, I learned so much important duck plucking info that makes this pure gold.
Hands down the best duck plucking video.
Thanks!
Agreed! Thanks so much for this incredible useful information!
I rewatched the video to take notes. Can’t let this info get away from me.
How long before rigor mortise sets in for ducks?
We never had duck growing up; I tried it for the first time at 33 years old. We were at a food and wine fest and a stand was selling roasted duck with some berry sauce. OMG it was amazing 🥺
Being a city dweller, I don't raise livestock, but as you know, I am interested in learning about so much more than I can do. This was extremely informative and respectfully done.
I live in the city and have chickens and ducks
I was telling a friend about seeing a vat full of ground beef in the back room of a grocery store that was uncovered and blowing with flies. It kinda makes you want to know how your food is handled. BTW, I never shopped there again. As difficult as this would be, I appreciate the integrity of the way y'all process. Mike, Lacie, Selah, Josiah and Micah, thank you for sharing a little bit of your lives!
Art and Bri went on a trip and came back to fridge with meet had shutdown and meat had rotted & stinking all over the home. sh*it happens
@@davelawson2564 do you mean Ant and Dec?
Look at you lovely people introducing the society to one and other . Many blessings are you. Thank you.
Such a great video. This guy knows his stuff. He's a natural teacher & super kind.
I saw other NC homesteaders stuggling with ducks. I'm glad you got this lesson and can pass on the info to your friends! Safe travels home.
What is "stuggling" ? Never heard that word before. 🤔
@@mykehyslop198 haha, I have no idea. I commented that 2 years ago. It was probably a type-o Maybe struggling?
What an amazing process this was and such an honoring of the animals that will give food to help sustain someone else. Thank you! ❤️
Great share, I love how very informative this man is. He really knows his stuff. And the whole operation is fast and efficient even though they consider it slow. Everyone is calm and the production is moving. This calm atmosphere is good for the ducks too. Paraffin Wax is what is recommended to use for safe for food consumption in general. They sell paraffin wax in the pickling aisles in the grocery store for people who still can the old methods of sealing the tops of jams and potted meats. This is awesome! Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for saying where to get the wax❤️
Good point about the calm atmosphere. Doing it inside a big stainless steel box with AC and extractor noise bouncing around would be more traumatic than this covered outdoor setting with just the bubbling of the wax in the background. I liked how authoritatively he held the ducks without stressing them before quickly loading them. Very respectful and efficient.
Extremely respectful and educational video. Not alot of videos like this in the world so thank you for sharing your knowledge
Very educational and inspiring, guys! I've processed a lot of broilers and turkeys, but never ducks. I'll have to consider ducks next year.
First time seeing ducks being processed. Learned so much. Thanks for sharing
I love that others are willing to share their best practices so you can learn more! Mike and Lacy...your doing great! Can't wait to see your homestead grow
Thank You Mike and Thank You Joel Salatin for Always Lending a Helping Hand to the Farming Homesteading Community. This Was Very Informing and Right to the Point. From Mid-Coast Maine
Wax,I would have never guessed in a million years! Brilliant!
Maybe thats the type of wax i need in order to wax my sexy chest . Just saying
Thanks Mike; I've not messed with ducks except VERY old school hand plucking. I might reconsider now because I love duck. I am very jealous of those that get to get "hands dirty" at Polyface but thanks for sharing your videos with us.
I had no idea about the wax station.
Such a surprise for me.
Make me also realize that processing duck is slightly more cumbersome.
Thank you for all this amazing info. Processing 25 pekin on Sunday with 6 of us. Can't wait to use some of these tips!
Duck wax has microcystalline wax added in addition to the paraffin wax for better adhesion. It also adheres better if the duck is dried prior to waxing.
The joyful smile on Shane's face says it all. Thanks for the video. We're in our first year of ducks too and needed to know how to process them.
Thank you for this wonderful video on processing the ducks. I have never seen the process, but this was very humane. I am not in the homesteading community, but I so enjoy seeing all of you work together and share the knowledge each has gained. Thank you both.
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So interesting and so many tricks of the trade. This was so very interesting and loved the knowledge you shared with us. Right on!!!
Blessings on your future undertakings!
Loved seeing the process and great explaination of difference between chickens and ducks in processing. Look forward to seeing the young man's farm.. he seemed so patient and calm when teaching.
These videos from Polyface farm are outstanding! I am learning so much! Thank you.
I love how gracious and thankful you two always are! 💞💞🙏🏻🙏🏻
This was so Interesting!!!
I love the wax idea!!
Very fast and humane, I learned a lot watching 👍
The wax part was cool, such a good idea.
So grateful for channels sharing tips and tricks. This video is gold.
As I am planning in the future for a homestead, I figured ducks and geese would be too difficult to process from how I had seen others struggling, but this was excellent info... well-documented and well-shared! All that equipment would be too expensive for a smaller operation like me, but I figure there could be ways to do it inexpensively too. I would also hope to find folks to come together to share the work as a team and even bring all their birds to do as well. I plan to be looking for a homestead later this year or early next in Western NC... leaving LA to come back home as soon as I can....
Thank you, I have eaten duck and LOVE it, but I never had goose yet. In my area, it is VERY hard to find either in the grocery stores... and then very expensive! (No rabbit either) This video really encouraged me not to avoid them in the future! 😉
Jj my mom was born in Germany, we always raised geese for the holidays.
This was a great experience for you guys, so happy you were able to go. Lacey, if you're interested, the chinese cuisine has great recipes for cooking ducks heads, chicken feet, and your family could learn and enjoy new cultures through their cuisines... delicious!
Nice guy, Shane. And farm fit to boot!
This guy just lives his life🔥🔥🔥
Wow! That's a very cleanly plucked duck. Very impressive!
This guy knows his stuff... talking about the animal flat-lining in 3 seconds, ATP leaving the cells causing the muscle contractions at the end of Kreb's cycle until the animal goes into tetanus and exhaustion of all remaining cellular energy... I'm impressed! Great how-to video with the added cellular science bonus. A+++!!!
Wow great video! We do ducks just a few , when it comes to plucking them, I just hate that part.. trust me when I say, here comes the wax! THANK YOU ! I truly am doing the plucking dance lol. lo Thank You all again! Blessing from Canada!
Love it. Thanks for your great work. I'll hope to do the same one day, but for now I'm on my balcony gardening and make the odd video for my channel
I had no idea ducks were processed like this. Soap makes sense because of their oil, even thought I never thought about it. But wax? I never would have guessed. Glad I seen this video before we get ducks down the future road. Amazing
You can also burn/ or use a kitchen torch to burn off the fine feathers, no messy wax to deal with.
I really hope you end up at Shane's place. He's knowledgeable and nice! Also learned a lot from this video. Thanks!
Ive have the equipment for chickens and turkeys, just built a wax tank and am ready to give this a try, done it in
the past and said I'd never do duck again, but now have new inspiration.
Love the video Mike! Great watching you pitch in a help on Polyface Farm.🧡🤗❤👍
So interesting, thank you for sharing this. Loved those stations that had a water supply handy.
So professional. Knows his work so well
That was very informative, thank you for bringing us along!
Really excellent instructional video, well presented. the best I have seen so far on duck processing.
Thank you for sharing that experience. it was very interesting and informative!
Hello guys, I'm from Brazil and I really love watching your videos, one day I will have this life that I admire so much. Living far from cities is much better. Congratulations.
I have learnt a lot,much respect from you guys. All the the way from Tanzania
The guy is a great farmer! Wish him and his family the best 👌. Wholesome video
I cleaned ducks without wax; it’s almost impossible to get all the down off.
A little kitchen torch can help with that.
The fit farmer- Mike - is a total caramel 😘😘😘
Amazing, I can't believe that plucker machine it's like magic
Thank you for this video it couldn't of come at a better time. Greg Gunther is a a great guy and very knowledgeable, the community we share is the best.
Our pleasure!
Very interesting I have ducks but never processed any very informative thank you
I was so inspired by this video that I decided to start selling dressed ducks two weeks ago. I don't have all these cool equipments yet, hoping to be able to afford them soon. This business is really profitable. By the way I'm from the Philippines. I'm a a new fan of yours.
You're in the pinas right now? Heard Peking Duck very expensive there! Do you raise the ducks or just buy?
This is so interesting. Always loved duck.
Thanks for this video. I've been thinking about raising some ducks and just in the first few minutes I learned a lot.
Most important part of the whole thing :D :D @ 11:04 Q:"Is there a specific type of wax you use?" A: "Paraffin wax"
Is that where Aflac got its name?
Super educational video. Thanks for sharing!
Very informative and I always enjoy watching your procedures and learning processes!
The joy in that young man's face for the life he's living, job He's doing , then sharing it all with you with pure joy was fun to watch..
Thanks so much for sharing this! TONS of great info!
The waxing bit is genius.
Shane is a bread winner ❤
I work at a duck processing plant and your technique is very similar to ours. Good job guys
I just got ducks almost 4 weeks ago. Got em to eat them. Thanx for the video. Great info. Didn’t know about the 49 days thing. Glad I watched. Thanx
Skills we were blessed to acquire as children growing up in the village in south africa limpopo, elim
That was interesting. I never saw the wax process done before.
Interesting. Great interview.
11:50 Did anybody else notice the bird nest in the video with a bird in it.
And the loud chirping it was making.
It is in between the 2 electric boxes behind Mike.
Wow. It is so clear that I thought the bird was in the tree outside my house.
Thanks, dude.
Very VERY helpful!
Good job on your past videos. I am Walton to get my own form started this year. What’s the crops are out of the field I’m gonna start by putting in a cow pasture. And some other stuff after that. I live on the eastern part of NC. Would love to come out sometime and check out your operation
great video
we are used to doing our broilers and was great to hear little tips on doing the pekin drakes!
Wow that was interesting especially about the wax dipping, makes total sense
Excellent video! Direct and to the point!👏🏾🙌🏾
AWESOME video! I learned so much!
Interesting.. Info for duck process.. Wow. Shane is a very busy guy..
Really enjoyed this. Thanks for sharing
Blessings. Thanks for sharing about the wax
Great job love seeing the process line that you have set up in your lane to anyways great great job keep up the good work
Thanks very much for sharing, amazing.
Thanks for watching!
The wax is such a GREAT idea! Nice video once again 👊.... oh, and love that ending song you used!
Great video! Whole waxing process very interesting.
I love the no competition factor..wonderfulcommunity..interesting video..I've never tasted duck..yet.
They look like such friendly people, but they don’t really know what sorrow even MEANS.
I used to have 2 little ducklings named Holly and Maple i rented from a disgusting farm with no water and hardly any food. Since only an idiot would give them back, I didn’t. Instead, I sent them to a nice little house with a large backyard, with lots of other ducks. Of course, I cried about it. A LOT. What’s even worse…or better, I dunno, they only live 15 minutes away. So me, my friend, and my mom came over. I mean, I searched it up, and it said that I have to “chase my duck like a predator” to get it to remember me. I mean…my mom did that. And she fell and broke her nose. So, everything was going great. Afterwards, I ended up holding Holly or Maple ( I dont really remember ) But she hugged me for a second which made me feel way better. They were inseparable. If I took one away to weigh it, the other would cry. I remember sitting in the guest room of my house with Holly and Maple, and basically starving myself. When I went down to get food, they cried like CRAZY. So, I didn’t eat for a day or two. 😅
Anyway, a while later, I began getting really sad about them. So, I asked my mom to text the lady over and over if we could visit. After 2 or 3 weeks of sorrow and panicking, she finally responded to my mother:
“Sorry we’ve been gone for a while. My husband recently joined the army, and I couldn’t care for all of the ducks on my own. I didn’t want to be the bearer of bad, (and maybe good news), but I had to give them to a home an hour or so away. Don’t worry, they have a large pond and there’s plenty of other Rueon ducks there. I hope your daughter can move on knowing that her ducks will live a happy life.”
Seeing that, I cried non-stop for HOURS. i’m still sad about it till this day, but I swore to myself that I shouldn’t be, because they’re happy and healthy now. ( Plus, they should live for about 9-14 more years )
I know that loosing an animal that you love is hard, and that’s sometimes the reason people don’t save these wonderful creatures. The thing is, you make memories, and that’s what really counts.
Such a happy story
This video has hopefully helped me understand the process so that when my ducks are old enough I can process them myself.
Thank you for sharing this information 👍
49 days...
😮😮😮
I have been hunting and eating wild ducks most of my life. I bought one of these just to see the difference. I could not believe how tender and juicy these tame ducks were compared to wild. Very good tasting and nice looking. I think I paid about $14 for a 4.75 lber at a grocery market. Well worth it and I did not have to worry about biting into a steel pellet. I already have a crown on one molar because of that.
Damn 🤠
To the guy in the harvesting duck video,I just want to say you were about the humanest person I've seen on you tube video ,so coming from me that is a compliment ,I love animals and I really wish killing all over the world would stop,always show mercy like we want God to do us
Thanks for the video... very informative......
This is extremely helpful. Thank you. Do you have a link for the wax? What temp should the wax be? And do you put water in the bottom first, then add wax?
Very informative. Thanks for the video.
Wow wasn't exspeciting the wax what a great proses ty for showing.
Where do you get the wax from, interesting and humane process. Quite educative.
Thanks For Sharing!
Good info 👍
Very insightful. Thank you for sharing.
Another great educational video.
Thank you for such a great educational video. There is a lot of science in it. I especially like the design of that stainless steel cone housing the whole body of the duck with its head exposed.
So great to see nice people
Learned so much, wow! Wonderful video, you've got a new subscriber!