Chicken- topsy Culled Silkie BLACK insides?? (not emergency or...)

[Laskaland]

Okay, so not sure where to put this, please MOD move it if it needs to be moved.

Two weeks or more ago, I culled 6 of 7 Silkies b/c they had MS/MG CRD or something of the like. I purchased them as eggs, hatched them in September from ebay eggs and this group were the only ones to get ill. I did everything right- seperated them, treated them, but the gook came back, so I culled them, knowing they would be carriers and their eggs would be worthless as the last thing I would ever want to do is spread illness of any sort...

That said... My husband said he burned the carcasses after he did the deed (I hate blood). Today (like 2 weeks later) The dog comes up to the house with a carcass in her mouth. The insides were BLACK. OMG! Is that normal for Silkies? BLACK innards? It was a partridge Silkie, and I think their skin IS black, but should their insides be, too? Was it possible that with age, the body degraded? The feathers were still on it..

Someone explain, please?

Hugs and thank you
Christina

 

[patandchickens]

Yes, I understand that all the connective tissue etc are black.

I saw an Iron Chef episode once where the theme was 'black chicken' i.e. silkie. The dishes all looked really weird because of it

Pat

 

[BlueMoon]

Yep - black connective tissue, skin. Tastes like chicken.

 

[crtrlovr]

I haven't had any Silkies myself (want to, want to, WANT TO!!) but all the pix of processed ones I've seen have had black skin AND black bones & connective tissue; that's why they're seen as such a delicacy in Asia.

 

[SpottedCrow]

Sorry you had to cull.

But Silkies are all black all over. Skin, meat and bones...

 

[MissPrissy]

Yep, black. Go to an asain market and look in the meat case. You'll find silkie chicken dessed and ready for your cooking choices.

 

[BayCityBabe]

Looks like this:
http://pcorcoran.files.wordpress.com/2007/01/17chicken6001.jpg

Now, mind you, I have eaten racoon and eel, but I'd have to say, "No thanks" to a Silkie dinner.

 

[jforsness]

Now that's what I call "Dark Meat"

 

[Laskaland]

Well now I feel so much better-

I knew they were sick, but holy schmoeley I thought THE WORST!!
I thought perhaps they really are part of the darkside

They steal souls and as they do so, their hearts turn black... and... and...
Ok, I'll stop now. THANK YOU
Christina

 

[MissPrissy]

Hahahahahahaha!