Broiler dead in the night, processing question.

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Went out this morning and one of my broilers was dead. This is my first loss so far. It is possible that it has been dead for 10 hrs. Can I still eat it?

I am new with the processing aspect and how long something can be dead and still eaten.
 
I would not eat it - I would if I had seen it pass, but with an unknown amount of time - no.



I would still process it but then fix it for dogs/cats or boil and feed back to the chickens (mine love, love chicken).
 
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That is what I needed to hear. This will give me a chance to process my first chicken and feed to the cats.

Cats eat it raw?
 
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Yes they can. I feed my cats, dogs and ferrets raw foods only. It is great for them. Though some cats can be picky. You can feed all of the organs, meat, bones even the head and feet too. The only thing I wouldn't feed is the intestines.
 
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Mine love it too!!! Isn't like they are piranhas converging on the chicken
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Throw it away or burn it- it would probably be fine to feed to the cats, but is cat food that expensive? Who knows what it died from, or what's crawling around inside it, bacteria-wise after being dead awhile. Not to mention, a huge waste of time processing it just for that.
 

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