[Btk3k3]

Hi everyone.

We bought our first batch of meat birds about 7 weeks ago.

This morning i came down to find one of the cherry valley ducks dead. I do not know cause if death. All was ok last night at 11.30when we locked them away. There is an autopop on the coop and they free range in the day. I know therefore that death occured between 6 and 8am when i found the duck.

Now as she was a meat bird we were due to despatch shortly anyway. The only thing i can think of is maybr she was eating layers rather than growers and she had access to when free ranging in the day but i didnt think that would matter.

So given that the duck died in the last 3 hrs. Is it okay to eat? Obviously i do not knoe cause of death. Other ducks are fine. What about bleeding?

Thank you

[bj_cardiff]

Gosh no - I'd never eat anything that died unexpectedly!

[Btk3k3]

Thank you for being to the point. It's all new!

[doganjo]

Definitely no!  Only eat what you know to be 100% healthy at point of culling.

[F.CUTHBERT]

All depends on how hungry you are. Personally i wouldn't bother but my grand parents would have had it plucked and in the pot by now.