Butchering a Easter Egger Roo with MITES?

[chris_m90731]

Well, I've come to the conclusion my two roosters just can't cohabitate peacefully. And since I raised both of them and feed both of them and taken very good care of both of them...I've decided to slaughter one of them.
The only problem is, the one I want to slaughter and eat, has a ton of MITES!
Can anyone advise me if it's safe to eat a bird in this condition?
Other than the mites, he's perfectly healthy.
Robust;
Plump;
Mean as heck;

an EE;
about a year old;
and eats a TON of cracked corn.
I'm familiar with butchering a chicken - done it twice - but never a rooster.
Do they taste good?
Well, I guess I'm drifting from my original topic...MY MAIN CONCERN IS THE MITES.
GOOD or BAD?
Thanks...

pix of the aforementioned rooster.

 

[chickeydee]

I would not eat it I would get rid of the mtes and make him healthy before I slaughter him . Do your other birds have mites . You can dust them all I would even if they do not .

 

[chris_m90731]

fortunately my other birds are mite free. maybe i'll just let him loose in the canyon...

 

[scarter]

Let him loose in the canyon? I'm sure your joking right? Why don't you slaughter him and just skin him? And roosters don't hold a candle to meat birds in my opinion but we still eat them.

 

[EweSheep]

Yep, skin and eat him. No harm done! Do take care of the others with mites.

 

[Brunty_Farms]

Ya... after the scald... they are gone. The outer layer of skin usually comes off when you pluck them anyway.

 

[Jenski]

Good luck with your roo decision. You might try ProZap poultry dust on the bums and under the wings of your remaining birds; I personally prefer this stuff (permethrins) instead of Sevin (carbaryl).

 

[protodon]

I just butchered a rooster this weekend that I suspect had mites. I just skinned him. He looked good enough to eat to me.