Personally I have never plucked a goose! But my grandmother always had geese
and as each of her grandchildren married, her gift to them was a pair of
goose down pillows. They last forever and I loved mine. Since that spoiled
me, the only pillows I have ever used are feather pillows. Of course, at
today's prices, I have never been able to afford pure down pillows but have
at least been able to find feather pillows with a percentage of down.
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
----- Original Message -----
From: Robert Walton
To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 9:04 AM
Subject: [Homestead] Dispatching a Goose
Any advice on how to kill a goose (gander)? I use killing cones for
the chickens, cut the throat and bleed them out. A goose won't fit in
them. I don't want to get the feathers dirty, because the idea is to
dry pluck and save the down. Do you wring the neck or cut? Has anyone
here used the down?