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Question

how do you know a chicken has birdflu?
My chicken just got beheaded tonight it was a white chick about a month and a half old tonight it started to poo everything out and was leaking of white fluid. when my father tried to pick it up it started screaming, apperently of pain. Im scared because my dad is cooking it. what should i do? the other one out of three chicks was taken and eaten my mother told my dad that my white one was injured on the leg, she says probably from an attack by something, then i questioned rabies. I cant find it on the net. Please help.



does boiling something kill harmful bacteria and viruses? Or rather would it kill rabies and bird flu

it's fecies were always light brown and liquidy

lol he's not gunna eat it he's gunna give it to someone else. but still i really want to know and no answers are helping..

Answer 1

First, to address your concern over rabies. Animals which are not mammals can't get rabies. It's strictly a disease of mammals, and chickens are not. Secondly, unless you are living in an area where bird flu has occured, what ails your chick is not likely to be bird flu. My family still lives on a farm and raises chickens, and it's very common for young chicks to get diarrhea and die quickly from it. It squawked in fear, not pain, most likely. Chicks don't much care to be held, as a rule.
Boiling does kill most bacteria and renders viruses inactive. Your main concern with a chicken is salmonella, and boiling will take care of that. So will frying and baking, if the internal temperature hits 190F. While I won't recommend eating a sick animal, I also know it won't usually hurt you. Most diseases are pretty species specific, and don't spread easily from say birds to people. Even the bird flu isn't very good at it.
If you want to object to eating the bird because it was sick, I understand. But the risk of rabies is zero, and probably pretty near that for bird flu as well.

Answer 2

I don't think you can *know* whether it had bird-flu or not without getting it tested. The "birdflu" which is a respiratory illness in people is a digestive-tract illness in birds, so the feces thing could indicate it has an illness, but it could have a different virus - or it could be just fine, I don't know what its feces are supposed to look like. Sometimes birds that get tested and have birdflu have no symptoms at all, so I just don't think you can tell.
If your chicken was the one that got injured on the leg maybe by being attacked by something, it may be best that it was killed. It could have had other injuries inside that you couldn't see besides just the leg, which might be a reason for it screaming in pain, if it was pain and not just fright. And the leg could have been infected, which could potentially have contributed to other symptoms, maybe like the feces thing.
Boiling should take care of birdflu as long as it gets hot enough (I don't know whether its 160 or 180). The people who have gotten birdflu from birds are the ones that are touching the live or dead-uncooked ones (people killing them, defeathering them, etc.) so it would be your dad who would be most at risk. But most of the people who have gotten bird flu have killed/defeather lots and lots of sick birds, not just one, so I don't think it's likely he'll be infected even if your chick had birdflu.
hope this helps

Answer 3

I really doubt that the chicken had bird flu.
I'm so sorry your chicken was sick.
I don't know if it was screaming with with pain or it just didn't like being picked up?
I also wouldn't worry about rabies.
And yes, boiling the chicken and cooking it all the way through should kill all bacteria--so don't worry that any one in your family will get sick.
I just feel sorry for you that your dad killed your bird. . .

Why do you say lol about your Dad not eating the chicken but giving it to someone else to eat. Why is it funny if he eats it but not if another person eats it?
Also, I think you are getting some good answers here--particularly from The Mom, but perhaps you should call a vet in the morning or google this topic if you aren't feeling helped by us yahoos.
Later.

Answer 4

I'll tell you this: the safe temperature for cooking non-contaminated chicken is 160 degrees Fahrenheit.

One thing, though; some bacteria will secrete toxins after they grow for a while, and those can't be removed by cooking, which is why foods that have spoilt can't be fixed.

Answer 5

Dear Friend,

There is a expression that has stood the test of time: "When in doubt, throw it out."

You father is cooking the bird....fine....just do not eat it. period.

Boiling will not necessarily eliminate the risk of disease. It's doubtful that the creature has the infamous "birdflu".

Just do not eat the one leaking white fluid.....gross.

Peace!

ThirstQuencher

Answer 6

its best to check with the professionals. and also boiling don kill all the germs.

Answer 7

Find an excuse tio leave the house! Don't eat anything sick!

Answer 8

boiling doesnt kill all the germs...dont eat this bird please