Gizzard cleaned out. This is a very solid thing. The walls are solid muscle so that they have the power to grind the food up. The ridges are hard and leathery in texture.
Yellow colour must be from the Gall bladder secretions.

The ridges are hard and leathery in texture

Gizzard cut open to reveal contents

Gizzard contents. Note the stones and pieces of grit. They are swallowed by the bird to help with the grinding of the food. Now you can see why a grit supply is so very important.

Gizzard cleaned out. This is a very solid thing. The walls are solid muscle so that they have the power to grind the food up. The ridges are hard and leathery in texture.
Yellow colour must be from the Gall bladder secretions.

Cavity open.
Large ball that's covered in fat deposits is the Gizzard. They are HUGE
Pink is the Duodenum and pancreas

Gall bladder contents. ( not quite all of it because I ended up wearing some of it when I cut it open!!)

Duodenum contents

Gizzard cleaned out. This is a very solid thing. The walls are solid muscle so that they have the power to grind the food up. The ridges are hard and leathery in texture. Yellow colour must be from the Gall bladder secretions.

Wonderwend
Oct 26, 2015

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