Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
bird. To remove the down from a bird, after the bird is butchered, you can pluck out the tiny
pinfeathers by hand. Placing the duck or goose in a vat of scalding water for a few moments
will help loosen the down feathering so the down can be hand-plucked more easily. The down
is plucked by hand.
If you do not want to save the down, the goose or duck can be waxed after the large feathers
are removed. This process will remove the down and smaller feathers that are more difficult
to remove. Melted paraffin wax can be purchased and heated to 140 to 155 degrees F. The
goose or duck should be dipped twice into the wax then dipped into cold water to set the wax.
When the wax sets to a flexible form, it can be stripped off along with the down and feather.
The wax can be strained of the feathers and down and reused.
Web Resources
Here is a list of Internet resources relating to ducks and geese, poultry and waterfowl. You can
find more information to help you with raising your ducks and geese by visiting some of these
websites.
General farm
The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture:
www.nasda.org
The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service:
www.attra.ncat.org
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Organization:
www.sare.org
United States Department of Agriculture:
www.usda.gov
United States Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service:
Buildings
Chicken Coop Source:
www.chickencoopsource.com
Amish Goods:
www.myamishgoods.com
Build Eazy:
www.buildeazy.com
Egganic Industries:
www.henspa.com
Feather Site:
www.feathersite.com
Free Chicken Coop Plans:
www.freechickencoopplans.com
Green Roof Chicken Coop:
www.greenroofchickencoop.com
Omlet:
www.omlet.us
