Mereks positive bird. Meat inspection

[Breeziedaisy]

Hello all. I am looking for information on if it is safe to eat a mereks positive bird. I just processed him a few minutes ago. And unpon inspection, saw no tumors or unhealthy organs. I DID however see his meat looked different than any bird we've raised before. It has obvious dark areas. This is not from the facia layer and had a silvery sheen effect. It was symmetrical in its form. He was a black silkie, Hamburg cross. His feathers were black and his skin a sort of light gray.

 

[Starburst]

Hi, and welcome to BYC! I think that it is okay to eat it, but I'm not positive.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Welcome to our FUNomenal Flock!
Grab a roost & enjoy your time here!

 

[drumstick diva]

Sorry I don't know the answer to that. But don't think black meat would be appealing.

 

[Isaac 0]

Hello, and Welcome to BackYard Chickens!

 

[Eggscaping]

Hello all. I am looking for information on if it is safe to eat a mereks positive bird. I just processed him a few minutes ago. And unpon inspection, saw no tumors or unhealthy organs. I DID however see his meat looked different than any bird we've raised before. It has obvious dark areas. This is not from the facia layer and had a silvery sheen effect. It was symmetrical in its form. He was a black silkie, Hamburg cross. His feathers were black and his skin a sort of light gray.

How do you know that he's Marek's positive?

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. Hopefully someone more astute than me will have the answer you seek.

 

[Punkybrewster]

Is it a confirmed mareks?
Could have the dark parts from being a silkie cross?

 

[DobieLover]

Hello and welcome to BYC! Glad you joined.

 

[Breeziedaisy]

How do you know that he's Marek's positive?

By the way he was acting. Typical neural mereks symptoms. With presentation of sutch. Also iv learned a bit from experience farming my whole life and learning from elders. And crossed referenced everything with my vet books. I quarantined him thinking it was originally an injury. The onset was so quick. But after a couple of weeks the symptoms continued to progress. To the point i had no choice but to dispatch him today.