Also I punctured his crop and the smell of half-disgested corn made me gag. That wasn't a problem last time either. I wasn't expecting him to die. I'm not prepared for this.
I don't want to read a long thing because I am butchering the chicken right now. He died of Infectious Laryngotracheitis (ILT) which can't infect humans so the meat should still be safe and he died right before I made this post so being kept cool doesn't enter the question.
I just plucked him...
Doesn't it affect the meat if you don't bleed them all the way out? If rigor mortis has set it? I don't want to waste the meat but I don't know what to do.
My roomates and I are all queer women and we keep a few bantams. We're all just moving out away from our parents' places recently and I think we have major domesticity points for having chickens.
A few hours ago I came home to find my silkie rooster who is almost a year a old standing by himself in the yard, acting like he's in pain. He's hyperventiliating and barely strong enough to walk, but I can't figure out what's wrong. His crop is full and his eyes are open. There's no sign of...