someone gave me a freshly killed chicken..

[agnes_day]

my landlady's dog killed one of her hens, so she gave it to me..is it safe to eat? its only been dead for an hour or so out in the cold but i want to be sure.

 

[conny63malies]

I remember my granny making a stew from a chicken that got freshly killed in a hawk attack . But others that were killed also ended up cooked and served to the barncats and dogs.

 

[MissPrissy]

Clean it well, brine it in a little salted water for 24 hours and enjoy a nice chicken dinner.

Had the chicken died of unknown causes/illness it is a huge no! don't eat it.

This onhe should be fine.

 

[agnes_day]

oh good! we eat a lot of roasted chicken here, so this should do nicely

luckily i have found a zillion different resources on the internet on how to butcher it so it will definitely be good practice for next spring i think.

 

[MissPrissy]

If it is older than 12 weeks you will want to stew it.

 

[ThreeBoysChicks]

MissPrissy - That is good to know. So I had thought 18 weeks. But the last one's we ate were a little tough.

 

[agnes_day]

oh ok..glad you said that!
well, chicken stew is always good

or chicken and dumplings..luckily i have a bunch of root vegetables that would go good with it.

 

[agnes_day]

my landlady is an idiot.
they brought it over...it had been sitting in an ice chest with no ice in the sun for 4 hours! it wasnt freshly killed at all!
it smelled..well, like you would expect a dead animal that had been sitting in a closed box for a few hours in the sun.
they still insist that its edible.
ill pass.

 

[jvls1942]

If you are up for a little fun, do this..

cook up a different, properly butchered chicken .. Then invite your landlady over for "her" chicken dinner.. see if she comes.
why not?? her chicken was perfectly eatable, right?? LOL

I'll bet it is a no show..

 

[agnes_day]

oh i want to! i could've died when the smell hit me.