chicken died last night, can I eat her now?

[Elise Lefort]

 

[RUNuts]

Still want to know what caused the death. To many bacteria that we can share. Lethargic is a concern. If you are starving, go for it. If you have other options, pass.

You CAN eat a lot of things. Doesn't mean we should. For example, street vendor hot dogs in New Orleans. How old are they? When was the last time the water was changed? They don't kill most of the customers or they wouldn't have repeat business.

Things that make you go "Hmmm".

 

[Elise Lefort]

[="RUNuts, post: 19460111, member: 478846"]
So if she had an infection it's a no-go? She had a scratch on her wattle. stopped laying eggs last week. It got really cold around here. We loved her, so I'd hate to see her go to waste.
We are either going to give her a proper burial, or skin & butcher, freeze the meat. I'm a Cajun sha.

 

[Elise Lefort]

I wouldn't eat anything that died of natural causes.

Why not?

 

[RUNuts]

Oui, bien! Got my wife from Lacassine. Web feet and all. Sister-in-Law from French Settlement. Been to Big Mamou for Mardi Gras and went on the run. I know a couple.

Concerns:
1. not butchered, so unknown cause of death. May have flesh eating bacteria. LOL
2. been sitting with the organs in it. could taste funny even in cool weather.
3. what is YOUR health worth? I'm the bread winner, so try not to get sick.

If you want to try, open her up and look 'n see, cha. If it don't smell funny, look funny or feel funny, everything is probably fine. Check the organs carefully. Cook fully.

In reality, we have no idea what the butchers or the FDA inspectors feed us. Chances are good that you will live.

I had a leghorn go lethargic and act funny last week. I felt an egg in the abdomen. Tried the suggestions and no go. When I opened her, she had 2 fully formed eggs and a rubber shell egg coated in egg yolk. Messy. Just starting to smell off - not normal or pleasant. Guessing she ruptured her egg laying plumbing and couldn't get the eggs out. She was thanked for her time with us. Dogs had a meal.

Other option is to go crabbing. Kind of cool, though.

Do you float boiled eggs in your gumbo? Or is that a Lacassine thing?

 

[Elise Lefort]

Oui, bien! Got my wife from Lacassine. Web feet and all. Sister-in-Law from French Settlement. Been to Big Mamou for Mardi Gras and went on the run. I know a couple.

Concerns:
1. not butchered, so unknown cause of death. May have flesh eating bacteria. LOL
2. been sitting with the organs in it. could taste funny even in cool weather.
3. what is YOUR health worth? I'm the bread winner, so try not to get sick.

If you want to try, open her up and look 'n see, cha. If it don't smell funny, look funny or feel funny, everything is probably fine. Check the organs carefully. Cook fully.

In reality, we have no idea what the butchers or the FDA inspectors feed us. Chances are good that you will live.

I had a leghorn go lethargic and act funny last week. I felt an egg in the abdomen. Tried the suggestions and no go. When I opened her, she had 2 fully formed eggs and a rubber shell egg coated in egg yolk. Messy. Just starting to smell off - not normal or pleasant. Guessing she ruptured her egg laying plumbing and couldn't get the eggs out. She was thanked for her time with us. Dogs had a meal.

Other option is to go crabbing. Kind of cool, though.

Do you float boiled eggs in your gumbo? Or is that a Lacassine thing?

Ya we put boiled eggs in our Gumbo here!
I will have to try to carefully open her up, she is still in rigor mortis.
She may have died of infection of a wound. She had stopped laying eggs.
Goin crabbing sounds like a plan, cha!

 

[tkwoodydellows]

The rule of thumb is never eat the meat from an animal you did not
see killed, by now her tissue is still full of blood and what not, and she will not be very good, plus the health factor. No don't process her.

What if your hubby accidentally drops a log on ones head and then it dies. Like someone mentioned it wont bleed out so what will it taste like.

 

[LaFleche]

About 15-20 minute after death the intestinal barrier breaks down and gut bacteria invade everything and decomposition begins.

I would not advise to eat an animal that died of whatever "natural" causes.
Only completely healthy animals I slaughtered myself or DH hunted and processed will ever be eaten in this household.

There is no reason to endanger one's health and wellbeing for a few dollars' worth of unsanitary inedible meat.

Even though the thread being somewhat older, I think it important to get this information out.

 

[Sally PB]

Thank you, @LaFleche. Good information.

 

[TheFatBlueCat]

Extremely well cooked it's not likely to cause you any problems but that is my belief and certainly not recommend food safety practice. I personally don't eat animals that die of natural causes but I don't actually think it's a problem. Many cultures wouldn't see it as any issue.
I bury my dead birds in the garden and grow food on them rather than eat them directly.