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    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    Fair enough. My husband saw them, said they were greenish grey… I haven’t been able to find any reference to that kind of coloration on line - most sites talk about Dark red / purple, versus light / yellow livers.
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    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    Thanks so much for this!!! Great info, and greatly appreciate you sharing it.
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    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    Thanks for the reply! We don’t live in an area with Blackhead, and most of my neighbors raise chickens, turkeys, duck. I found several sources that advised using vinegar instead of bleach because bleach stays in the ground and makes the flock sick. Vinegar is a very common disinfectant. But I...
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    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    Thanks! I did see that thread and read through all the helpful info, but I’m really doubting that my flock had blackhead, so I’m mostly wondering if anyone has any other insight on what could be going on with them.
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    Hello from BC, Canada - Layer Hens and Turkeys

    Thanks for having me! I’ve often had this community come up in my google searches as I learn about raising poultry… 6 years ago, we bought a small house with a couple acres of land. The previous owner had 4 hens and a roo that she couldn’t take with her, so we inherited with the house. We loved...
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    Just processed turkeys and discovered some of them had “unhealthy looking” livers, ok to eat?

    We just processed our 4 month old flock or 14 turkeys and the folks processed them for us said that 3 of them had “bad livers” - sort of a greyish color. They all seemed very healthy - ranged in weight from 13-20lbs (the Toms got very big) and all were eating and drinking well and didn’t exhibit...
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