cockercas Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Shot 3 mallard on friday. Plucked them saturday and just gutted them and all the skin is green. Any ideas why its green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Sounds like they have gone off . Still a bit warm to hang wild fowl or any other game . Any game birds or pigeons that have turned green around the vent have had it . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 (edited) game dealer always checks for greening before he buys, its some sort of bacteria / mould that affects the meat, temp is the problem Im told,I would not eat it. KW Edited September 5, 2011 by kdubya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Ok I'll bin them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Talk to shaun off ere he had simmilar probs and in the end just cut the breasts off i think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
super sharp shooter Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Don't want to be hanging anything over 8c it will go off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beretta28g Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/index.php?/topic/106019-is-this-duck-safe-to-eat/page__hl__%2B+%2Bgreen+%2Bduck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdubya Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 staphylococcal laxative effects nah I wouldn't just cut the "bad bits off" KW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 I was always told that ducks need gutting on the same day they are shot and never hang them whatever the weather. Not sure if it's correct but there may be some logic in it after all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted September 5, 2011 Report Share Posted September 5, 2011 Speaking to a gamedealer at a show some years ago,she told me ducks(and geese presumably)have a very basic digestive system and if going to be hung for any time,should be hung by the feet,therefore all stomach contents runs from the stomach,gizzard and out,instead of congealing around the vent and turning the meat green.Have never tried it as my ducks are only hung for as long as it takes me to take them home and process them,but it must be worth a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 I allways hang stuff from the feet anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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