Monday, March 18, 2013
Rooster Killer Needed ASAP
This is not a joke. Repeat, this is not a joke. There is a neighbor, lives round here. Had five boy chicks. Grew into roosters. Four have since been taken to farms. One is about to become coq au vin, as neighbor is a superb cook. But, this neighbor needs to kill the rooster first, since humans haven't eaten meat live since a long long time ago. I don't even think our teeth are "cut" out for the job, as currently configured. So she's asking if anyone out there has any experience killing, er, preparing, birds, roosters in particular I guess. Please email me if you have. If you've forgotten what a rooster looks like, here's a picture, not of this particular bird, but of the Platonic ideal. Magnificent, right?
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I believe it is both illegal in NYC to own/keep a rooster as well as kill them (ironic, no?). Some friends of mine thought they had purchased chickens, and found a rooster in the set, and had to trek to Chinatown with the illegal cock to find someone to do it on the DL. Good luck!
There is a gray area here because the wording of the law states that you cannot keep a rooster as a pet. Obviously, this rooster is food/livestock. Also, NYC law accommodates rooter ownership for religious purposes, so the law isn't as black and white as it seems.
Ah, if they/you cannot kill it their/your selves maybe you shouldn't eat it.
Andrew Kennedy: Quite right. I try to live by that strict standard as well. It's why I eat tuna, but not shark or lion. I once wrestled a full-grown heifer to the ground with my bare hands, so I think that qualifies me to eat hamburger. I didn't kill him, but he could tell I meant business, and I would have if my dinner had depended on it, and I had I had the right incisors...nevermind. Also, while I take elevators like anyone else, I refuse to go to floors higher than I'm willing to walk the stairs, though that number has changed as I age. Thanks for bringing up the topic. It's worthy of its own post. Probably on another blog.
There is a halal butcher who sells live birds on 19th or 20th St. near the BQE that might handle the dirty work for your friend.
why don't you ask one of the dudes hangin outside a bodega to ice your bird?
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