Processor Didn't Remove Crop. Help!

[rjohns39]

I think you're fine. Step 1 in evisceration, after removing head and feet is to remove and loosen the crop and esophagus so you get a clean pull through, at least that's how I do it. If he's processing professionally, it's highly likely he's inspected at least at the state level, so it's pretty safe to assume proper cooling protocols.

 

[annageckos]

I've been raw feeding my dogs and cats for a long time. Food left in the crop will not harm your dog. Dogs will eat MUCH worse stuff than that and be fine.

 

[InDaGarden]

Likely not your birds then.

Gary

I know they were mine. When I picked them up from the processor he gave me back the cage I had dropped them off in and it was full of hay and the same feed that's in their crops. I do not feed whole corn. He told me he had used my cage to hold another customers birds in. I figured he fed my birds to make it easier to find the crop. Also I live in a pretty rural area and don't think too many people are having silkies processed at the same time for a switch a roo, quite literally since they were roosters.

 

[InDaGarden]

I think you're fine. Step 1 in evisceration, after removing head and feet is to remove and loosen the crop and esophagus so you get a clean pull through, at least that's how I do it. If he's processing professionally, it's highly likely he's inspected at least at the state level, so it's pretty safe to assume proper cooling protocols.

He was not doing it as a licensed business so he's not inspected. I originally didn't plan on taking them to be processed but be came sick and had to come up with a quick solution. The closest licensed processor that does poultry was a few hours away. Plus it was only 6 birds.

 

[Willowspirit]

I would contact him, explain what happened and then give him another chance. He probably won't make that mistake again.

 

[Sea Wolf]

Don't know about where you are, but here, a processor has to be licensed and inspected. Too much can go wrong with slaughtering poultry that can make you quite ill. If the crops were not ruptured and the birds were promptly frozen you are probably fine. Remove them carefully without allowing either cut ends of the esophagus, fluid or contents inside to touch the meat. Cook thoroughly. Contact this guy and ask him how he chills his carcasses. Water or air. If water, it's a worse situation because these improperly processed birds (yours as well as others) were all sitting in a water bath together exposing all the carcasses in there to potential bacteria.

NOTE: I did miss where you said you were going to use these for your dog. Remove the crop as above and feed. If they were frozen right away there is probably not enough salmonella contamination to affect a dog.

 

[InDaGarden]

I've been raw feeding my dogs and cats for a long time. Food left in the crop will not harm your dog. Dogs will eat MUCH worse stuff than that and be fine.

I've fed raw for 8 years. I guess I shouldn't be too concerned considering she catches and eats whole fish like this one haha

 

[rjohns39]

You're good to go. No issues with digestion there. However I would be upset if she didn't share.

 

[Tortoise]

If the inside body cavity doesn't have the lungs or other organ debris remaining, I'm fairly confident you're ok.
In the wild, canines will eat all of that stuff when they kill an animal.

You can not compare in the wild with domesticated. That could be deadly for the domesticated. Specially when talking about dogs.

 

[ChickenCanoe]

Well the best health pursuit for domestic dogs is to feed raw meat. After all, they are still dogs.
Not to mention that feral dogs eat any crap they can scrounge off the streets and they live a long time even if flea bitten and mangy.