The Accidental Smallholder Forum
Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: The Relic on May 17, 2009, 08:50:03 pm
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just went out to lockup the chooks and ducks to see a fox with one of my girls in his mouth. managed to scare him off but she was beyond saving. on closer inspection he got another duck and my rooster. (b@st@rd). was just wondering would they be ok to eat. one has puncher wounds to her shoulder the other her neck. the rooster is a beheaded right off so dont think i would consider eating him. if the fox had a disease could i contract it.
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As they're fresh kills,and as long as the intestines hadn't been punctured spilling into the cavity,I'd eat 'em. You're going to be cooking at 180*C for a few hours anyway,can always nuke it first for a bit.
PS. I take no responsibility if ya get food poisoning! ;D
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Times are getting a bit tough but I draw the line at roadkill..Wouldn't fancy it myself but hay! it's a meal.
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cheers guys but the girlfriend was a bit upset at the thought of me eating our "pets" so i had to bury them. shes making little crosses for them tomorrow lol
hey nothing wrong with a little roadkill saying that id probably give it a miss if it was riddled with maggots. had pheasant there about 3 weeks ago.delicious.
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Just remember that fox eat anything weeks dead and their mouth is a bed of poison..... I wouldn't eat it.
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My dog also eats rotten carcasses. However, when my son was being weaned, my dog caught and killed a pheasant so I cooked it up and it was Oliver's first taste of meat!