Weird "worm" like things coming out of the pores?

[kara_leigh]

We butchered a roo today, and when we were plucking the feathers, a lot of the pores/feather sockets had these gooey, worm like things coming out of them after the feathers were pulled out. I don't know that they were worms, but they were the shape of a worm. I didn't get any pictures, sorry. Does anyone have any idea what they were?

 

[booker81]

It's part of the feather - no worms

It's hard to explain, but there is a bit of living tissue deep in the quill - I *think* it's more prevalent in "new" feathers than "old" feathers.

Scrape it off with the backside of a knife, but if it's left, it won't harm anything.

 

[4-H chicken mom]

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Yep, that's normal.

 

[kara_leigh]

Oh, thank goodness!! None of the other birds we have butchered had that, so I was worried. Thank you!!

 

[Brunty_Farms]

I read this with a smile, you definitely have nothing to worry about. It's the liquid/gel ant the end of a feather. A light colored chicken will have a clear gel, a darker one will have a black gel.

Looks like a worm, but definitely not a worm...

 

[Mother8]

Thank you for responding to this because I had the same thing today and was here looking for an answer