Rough_shooter Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Hello Gents. Shot a few woodies in the past but never prepared one before. Breasted my first one today and although the meat looks good, wasn't keen on the look of the guts. See attached pics. Sorry if I'm being a newbie but are those white spots normal on a pigeon. They were quite gristly lumps. Are these breast safe to eat? Thanks in advance! (Pics to follow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rough_shooter Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 file too big.. Give me 5! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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JDog Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 If you were breasting the birds there should have been no need to get anywhere near the guts. As it is you have come across one with a disease of sorts of that there is no doubt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough_shooter Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I thought I'd check the guts for worms etc. Only reason I was delving in its guts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike737 Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I don't know what it is, but I wouldn't eat it... Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough_shooter Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Well ******! The meat looks lovely too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 I would have said it's ok, going by rabbits with mixy, looking at them from the outside or the kidneys, puts you off eating, but there is nothing wrong with the meat itself, so cook that pigeon breast, (just give that portion to the wife if your worried) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Most people , game processors too would not even give the guts a look , if the breast meat looks ok it will be fine to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough_shooter Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Bit of a Google suggests it could be avian TB. Very common in pigeon. No confirmed case of a human catching it from meat. I need a couple for a meal next Sunday so there's time to bag a couple more this week worst case. As said most people would breast and bin the carcass without knowing so probably ok! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richie10 Posted March 9, 2015 Report Share Posted March 9, 2015 Hello Gents. Shot a few woodies in the past but never prepared one before. Breasted my first one today and although the meat looks good, wasn't keen on the look of the guts. See attached pics. Sorry if I'm being a newbie but are those white spots normal on a pigeon. They were quite gristly lumps. Are these breast safe to eat? Thanks in advance! (Pics to follow) What did you do with them before then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough_shooter Posted March 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 Chucked them in the fox trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 The breast looks good, wouldn't go near the guts, cooked correctly and you'll be fine. I understand a lot if cows are rather bad in the inside but are happily eaten every day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dignity Posted March 10, 2015 Report Share Posted March 10, 2015 If you hadnt seen the guts you wouldnt even be asking the question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rough_shooter Posted March 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 Thanks chaps. I'll cook it and see. If this is my last ever post. It didn't go well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortune Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 I've seen that in rabbits livers. It could be liver fluke. If the meat is correctly cooked the heat will kill anything that might be in there. Wikipedia or google it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazzashadow Posted March 11, 2015 Report Share Posted March 11, 2015 EAT IT you only die once I only breast mine, so I would not see this breasts look good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted March 21, 2015 Report Share Posted March 21, 2015 Brested several after the annual roost bang and never checked any and never have done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I stopped leaving breast skin on after crowning a few in the field and finding loads of nest mite eggs on the breast meat. They scrape off but i shuddered when i thought about how many i must have scoffed in the past. Never seem to get it in the marsh pigeons, but Dover and Folkestone birds are riddled. It must be the sailors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pbutd Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Unlikely to be avian tuberculosis as this has a slow onset & results in an emaciated carcase-in other words the breasts would look thin & fibrous, and yours look plump & juicy (if you don't mind me saying so).The white liver lesions are also thick & bulbous ('caseous'). This looks more like the visceral (gut/liver) form of 'canker' or trichomoniasis which more normally affects their mouth/throat.Trichomonas is unlikely to be present in the muscle/meat & would not affect you;Although I understand you have already eaten the breasts- as you have not posted for a couple of days I could be wrong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomk282 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've only ever breasted mine so wluldnt even know what the guts look like! Eat it and if you start growing feathers get down the hospital aha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norfolk dumpling Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Never check guts and so long as breast looks ok it goes in the freezer. Been doing this for many years w/o problems that I'm aware of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prem1234 Posted April 18, 2015 Report Share Posted April 18, 2015 Yes I just breast them....small incision bottom of breast, tear the skin and feathers upwards, then fillet the breast meat out....job done, nice and clean I don't poke about in their guts.....might open the crop to see what they've been eating but that's about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsorense Posted April 23, 2015 Report Share Posted April 23, 2015 Did you survive??! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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