Why is my processed bird pink?

[MastrangeloFamily]

Is it because a little blood got on it and stained it or just skin coloring..?

 

[Tonyroo]

It looks bruised.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

It looks bruised.

Interesting.... From me? I was awfully gentle, but slow.

 

[iwltfum]

Looks pretty normal for a home processed cockrell. A perfect scald and a plucking machine makes them look a bit more clean, but nothing wrong with the color of the skin as far as a home processed bird from what I'm seeing.

 

[Geena]

Is it because a little blood got on it and stained it or just skin coloring..?

What is the breed and age? I've never had one turn out like that, but it certainly has very colorful skin, even aside from the pink. Interesting!

 

[Tonyroo]

The funny thing is when you cook it will be gone.

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

What is the breed and age? I've never had one turn out like that, but it certainly has very colorful skin, even aside from the pink. Interesting!

It was an Amber Star Cockerel. We were sent 6. It was 16 weeks

 

[hrt4desh]

Not to hijack this post, but we just processed a rooster with even brighter red skin. He was just over a year old. American Bresse. Is this OK to eat? (We skinned him but still would like to know for sure.)

 

[HomesteadNowhere]

Huh, interesting. I did my first a few days ago and didn't have any pink like that. Was there a correlation of the pink skin and less feathered areas, that maybe could have been scalded? It doesn't seem like it from the pictures but that was my first guess reading it, before looking at the pictures.

I wouldn't think it's bruising. Bruising is usually all covered in funky coagulated blood, from my experience butchering other animals (not birds).

 

[MastrangeloFamily]

Huh, interesting. I did my first a few days ago and didn't have any pink like that. Was there a correlation of the pink skin and less feathered areas, that maybe could have been scalded? It doesn't seem like it from the pictures but that was my first guess reading it, before looking at the pictures.

I wouldn't think it's bruising. Bruising is usually all covered in funky coagulated blood, from my experience butchering other animals (not birds).

Interestingly enough the others we did were not super pink like that. He was super feathered, though there was a bit of congealed blood on his neck... Maybe that got on him? I did wash him good after though.