Butchering/gut photos

[ShrekDawg]

So one of my cockerels suddenly came down with Mareks today (he was fine yesterday AFAIK) and could barely move so I had to put him down immediately. I decided to butcher him for the learning experience. I definitely learned a lot and as far as I could tell, he looked normal inside but I have only ever done quail so I wanted to ask.

I won’t be eating him for a variety of reasons but mostly because it A. Took me forever from killing to finishing cleaning and B. I messed tons up and nicked intestines, crop, etc. and just didn’t want to eat him after that

I almost threw up from the smell when I nicked something

Almost stopped the necropsy right there actually but I kept going and learned a lot

Spoiler: Meat

Spoiler: Assorted gore

Not sure what was bulging out here? I had already cut the vent off.

He clearly was still eating and had a good sized last meal.

What is this ????

Spoiler: GUTS

Spoiler: Organs

The reason why he crowed so dang much

Spoiler: Suspicious organs

What is this one? It was kinda hard.

This one was ginormous and extremely hard. Is that normal??? What is it???? Inside was really dark and meaty looking/nice and I think maybe some food at the very bottom ? Idk.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have some questions about his comb too. Did he just get into some tiffs with my other birds or did he have something else wrong with him? He was half Lavender Orpington (single comb) and half Easter Egger (pea comb) so could that cause the weird bumps? I don’t remember seeing them before though. And of course the scabs. Sorry if these pics aren’t great. I tried.

Spoiler: Comb

 

[ShrekDawg]

It’s a shame as he really was a handsome man

Spoiler

 

[ShrekDawg]

@Sapphire Sebright GUTS!!!

@Kiki

 

[R2elk]

Heart

Gizzard

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

What is this ????

That looks to be part of his mouth/throat, I think.

 

[ShrekDawg]

That looks to be part of his mouth/throat, I think.

Yeah, probably as it was up by his neck. Gizzard maybe ??? But it’s just so strange looking

 

[Sapphire Sebright]

What is this one? It was kinda hard. View attachment 2504218

This one was ginormous and extremely hard. Is that normal??? What is it???? Inside was really dark and meaty looking/nice and I think maybe some food at the very bottom ? Idk.
View attachment 2504210View attachment 2504211View attachment 2504212View attachment 2504213 [/SPOILER]

Top: Heart.
Bottom; Gizzard.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Heart

Gizzard

Thank you! Good to know! I didn’t realize the gizzard was so far down as that last one was in the cavity but then again I think I reached up into it so maybe not as far down as I thought.

 

[R2elk]

Yeah, probably as it was up by his neck. Gizzard maybe ??? But it’s just so strange looking

Not the gizzard. The heart and gizzard are in your suspicious organs spoiler.