- Jan 4, 2013
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We had a raccoon break into our coop and get in a fight with one of our hens.
The neighbors heard the racket and scared the raccoon away.
The hen seemed ok-she was tattered but wasn't showing any other signs of being hurt. We ended up putting her down because she never recovered behaviorally- was behaving so erratically and I live in city limits so am only allowed two hens.
When we were plucking her, I noticed two gashes- not very deep, but she definitely got cut. I am very new to this. They looked more like scratches than bite marks but I'm not sure.
Is it still safe to eat this chicken? I know raccoons sometimes carry undesirable diseases.
Thanks!
The neighbors heard the racket and scared the raccoon away.
The hen seemed ok-she was tattered but wasn't showing any other signs of being hurt. We ended up putting her down because she never recovered behaviorally- was behaving so erratically and I live in city limits so am only allowed two hens.
When we were plucking her, I noticed two gashes- not very deep, but she definitely got cut. I am very new to this. They looked more like scratches than bite marks but I'm not sure.
Is it still safe to eat this chicken? I know raccoons sometimes carry undesirable diseases.
Thanks!