i have pluckedem andi've breasted themout, i save the legs for soup...and then i send my wings to JW, lol.......if you fry it whole..all you have to do is boil a big tub of water, dip him, not too long, no more than a minute should be alright, then you pluck the feathers out, take a piece of newspaper set it on fire and brush the lil itty bitty feathers that are left behind, but becareful, you dont want to burn the skin...then cut his head off, his beard and tails if you want them, then take his insides out.....