Processing an otherwise healthy Roo with bumblefoot

[flockmomma]

We have an 19-20 week old RSL Roo, Stewie, that we were planning on processing soon. He has curled toes on both feet, has had them since he was a tiny chick, and under one toe on each foot we noticed bumblefoot spots today. He is otherwise perky, healthy, etc...just has those spots.

Are we okay to go ahead and process him? Are there any precautions to be taken if we do? Or do we need to treat the bumblefoot prior to slaughter?

This is our first one to process.

 

[my sunwolf]

As long as you don't actually touch any of the puss from the bumblefoot, you should be okay, but gloves may be a good precaution. His meat will be perfectly fine. You may want to cut the legs off right after slaughter so that you don't have to worry during the rest of the processing. Good luck!

 

[BCMaraniac]

As long as you don't actually touch any of the puss from the bumblefoot, you should be okay, but gloves may be a good precaution. His meat will be perfectly fine. You may want to cut the legs off right after slaughter so that you don't have to worry during the rest of the processing. Good luck!

I absolutely agree. The infection is just in the feet, not the rest of the body, and the bulk of the Staph germs are under the spots he has on his feet, so don't mess with them.

In order to have proper infection control to prevent spread, you probably should use one pair of disposable rubber gloves to handle the feet and get them removed. Then remove those gloves, wash your hands, and put on new gloves to finish your processing if you normally wear them.