ok to eat?

[Kusanar]

I agree that as long as no organs were damaged she should be ok to eat. Also check for damage to underlying muscle when you skin her and you might want to cut out around the damaged muscle if there is any. If he hit muscle with a claw or beak he would have put bacteria in there and it might be better to trash that small spot.

We have eaten roadkill deer before that either my dad hit or were found while still steaming, not ALL of the meat was ok, but at least the entire animal wasn't left to rot, only the damaged parts.

 

[casportpony]

A couple of years ago I heard a commotion and found that a hawk had just attacked and killed a little duck hen. Her body was still warm, and the wounds were clean, so I brought her in and processed her. Other than the wounds to her back, she looked good. If her intestines had been ruptured I probably would have buried her, but they looked good, so I carefully removed them then cooked and ate her.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I agree that as long as no organs were damaged she should be ok to eat. Also check for damage to underlying muscle when you skin her and you might want to cut out around the damaged muscle if there is any. If he hit muscle with a claw or beak he would have put bacteria in there and it might be better to trash that small spot.

We have eaten roadkill deer before that either my dad hit or were found while still steaming, not ALL of the meat was ok, but at least the entire animal wasn't left to rot, only the damaged parts.

A couple of years ago I heard a commotion and found that a hawk had just attacked and killed a little duck hen. Her body was still warm, and the wounds were clean, so I brought her in and processed her. Other than the wounds to her back, she looked good. If her intestines had been ruptured I probably would have buried her, but they looked good, so I carefully removed them then cooked and ate her.

 

[casportpony]

Okay, so I just thought of an example of when I would not eat one. If the injury was old, and the type that might get infected, I would pass. A friend of mine found a hen on a nest that had survived a predator attack, but the hen had a huge chunk of breast muscle missing, and it was covered in maggots. Even if it hadn't been covered in maggots, I don't think I would have eaten her.

 

[cottontail farm]

I think I'm going to split the difference here and just take the breasts and legs off. I don't like the idea of wasting the bird but the idea of bacteria in the muscle from goose claw cuts gives me pause.
As for the goose, he's less than a year old and part of a breeding trio of super africans. It was an investment (for me anyway, prob not a lot of $ to most) with the goal of goose meat and babies to sell.
Ugh! It is always something with birds :/
Thanks everyone!

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

I think I'm going to split the difference here and just take the breasts and legs off. I don't like the idea of wasting the bird but the idea of bacteria in the muscle from goose claw cuts gives me pause.
As for the goose, he's less than a year old and part of a breeding trio of super africans. It was an investment (for me anyway, prob not a lot of $ to most) with the goal of goose meat and babies to sell.
Ugh! It is always something with birds :/
Thanks everyone!

Sounds like a good plan.
I get that with the goose. Is there anyway to keep him separated from the ducks?

 

[cottontail farm]

Update: I took a closer look at her and her wounds are a lot more superficial than I thought, as in it looked a lot worse than it was. I decided not to cull her and just see how she does. The ducks have been moved to a small run in the garden (away from the geese). Thanks for the advice everyone. I hope she pulls through but if she doesn't then I'll bury her in case of infection.

 

[Fields Mountain Farm]

Hope she recovers!
Glad you're able to separate them.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Update: I took a closer look at her and her wounds are a lot more superficial than I thought, as in it looked a lot worse than it was. I decided not to cull her and just see how she does. The ducks have been moved to a small run in the garden (away from the geese). Thanks for the advice everyone. I hope she pulls through but if she doesn't then I'll bury her in case of infection.

After the raccoon attack one of my ducks survived... I had thought about suggesting to give her a chance, but shied away for some unknown reason.

Anyways, I'm glad that you decided to check her over a little better and see if she can make it. Most animals would choose to suffer some very uncomfortable pain knowing it would save their life. They really do have a will to live. And I hope she pulls through!

Did you need any help figuring out how to take care of her or you got that?

 

[cottontail farm]

I've kept poultry and house pets long enough to have a designated first aid kit. Lol. So, i'm ok there. It seems like someone gets injured here a couple times a year.
She's puttering around the tiny garden coop with the other ducks today. Quiet but seems relaxed. I think the weather is in her favor too, it's really cold here so everyone is taking it easy plus no flies to worry about.
Probably I am too quick to cull sometimes but being pregnant and a SAHM mom to a toddler you kinds have to pick what you have the time to deal with.