safe to butcher & eat chicken with fowl pox?

[jockeyeba]

Is it safe to butcher & eat the meat from 2 stags with fowl pox?.....hate to completely waste them

 

[dawg53]

Yes, they are safe to eat, so are eggs from hens.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Honestly, I would wait until they recovered from the pox before processing. But yes, I do believe it's safe according to the research I've done.

It is not zoonotic meaning it doesn't pass to humans. I know the eggs are safe to eat from layers during an outbreak and I presume the same for meat...

https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/hunting-diseases/avian-pox

I also try not to waste a life or meat if possible. I process after accidents or even predator attack if that's a viable option.

ETA: I would not feed the offal back to my other poultry animals if the stags were still currently infected at time of processing.

 

[jockeyeba]

Honestly, I would wait until they recovered from the pox before processing. But yes, I do believe it's safe according to the research I've done.

It is not zoonotic meaning it doesn't pass to humans. I know the eggs are safe to eat from layers during an outbreak and I presume the same for meat...

https://huntfish.mdc.mo.gov/hunting-trapping/hunting-diseases/avian-pox

I also try not to waste a life or meat if possible. I process after accidents or even predator attack if that's a viable option.

ETA: I would not feed the offal back to my other poultry animals if the stags were still currently infected at time of processing.

Thanks.....definitely plan on trashing everything from them

 

[jockeyeba]

Yes, they are safe to eat, so are eggs from hens.

Thanks, thought so but couldn't find anything "googling"