they say its really safe to eat chicken as long as u cook them good!! and birds by themselves dont form any danger to people. so why when they find a dead bird they cover thier whole face with masks and gogles, wear gloves and cover all their body to touch it.
202290
It is a protective measure.  If the virus has mutated, the handler takes a risk of becoming infected by the virus. There are also other diseases that birds may carry that can infect humans.\n\nCooking infected meat kills the virus, so it no longer poses any real danger.  And yes, if you're planning on preparing a chicken that was infected, it would be a good idea to suit up.  Keep in mind though, that most birds that enter the food supply are not infected, or did not die as a result of being infected.  Birds that die before being slaughtered are not used for human consumption (not in the U.S., anyway).  These birds are either destroyed, or in some cases used for pet food.
474206
Well as my good old Grandma used to say:\n\nUsing a feather is kinky,\nUsing the whole chicken is just perverted.\n\nNo animals thank you very much.
111343
The chicken, God zapped it onto earth with a lightning bolt.  If He did that with an egg it would either cook or break, then there would be no chicken.  Plus if it was the egg and it hatched then who would take care of the chick and feed it and keep it warm.  It would only have fallen victim to the harsh realities of mother nature :^(.
489475
Bird flu is still a serious threat to everyone.  If the virus mutates to where it can be passed from person to person, it will cause millions of deaths.  Go to fluwikie to educate yourself and to prepare in case it does mutate.
99447
From your description I'd say it was run over. So no bird flu. \nBut it might be a good precaution if you just generally stayed away from all and sundry dead animals. Just to get in the habit. \nBy the way, so far people have only picked up bird flu from birds, not from any other animal despite the fact that other animals (e.g. cats) can get it. Don't worry too much.
42146
I am afraid that the virus that causes bird flu will mutate and become airborne. That would be like the black plague. However, as of now, there is no need to panic. Even when the disease enters the US, for as long as there is no human to human transfer, just fowl to human, there is no need to panic. Just like any virus, the disease is self-limiting. What we have to do to prevent it is to boost our immune system and keep our bodies healthy
434517
We understand it just fine. What you don't understand is that you're slowly killing yourself-- your organs are slowly dying as your body eats itself.\n\nDo you want to live? If so, you have to eat at least the bare minimum to remain ALIVE. That's a biological FACT.  \n\nAnorexia kills people.  It's not that we're being mean, it's simply a fact. If people don't eat, they'll die.  That's just how it is.
480554
Most raptors, hawks, kites, kestrals, and what-not are protected, I think. Best you bury the carcass and don't mention it again.
571063
why you want to kill any animal or bird for fun, it`s different if you have to kill for food, but a defenceless creature doing you no harm, i really hope that some day,  someone puts you  under fire and you get to experience the `THRILL` from being hit. you sick B*****d
310052
There is one major problem with those shows-this idea, after a few days, that they may starve to death and immediately need food (or especially protein).  These are healthy, well-fed people, and could easily survive weeks without any kind of food-I've gone about my normal business for 3 weeks at a time without any food, and had no ill effects whatsoever.  The human body stores an enormous amount of spare energy, even in relatively lean people- Especially the idea that a person would need *protein* in this limited period of time is ridiculous.  If a person watched these shows and then found themselves in a survival situation, they would become unnecesarily panicked about finding food, and may put themselves in danger searching desperately for anything edible.  As long as you have water, can stay warm (or cool-but if you have a water supply that's less important) and don't panic and injure yourself, the odds you will survive are extremely high, food or no food-you are more likely to get poisoning (even if its just making you vomit) or injure yourself trying to find food.  You are better off not eating than eating something bad-even vomiting can significantly dehydrate you, exhaust you, and make you even more panicky.
325519
It was not bad karma unless it was done intentionally, but just to be on the safe side, it is always good karma to show respect for the dead (in cases like this, especially). Light a candle for the bird and know in your heart that you are truly sorry for its death, but understand that it would not have happened had it not meant to (and thus, you had no control over it yourself).
377639
Take them from egg to the stew pot on how poutry are raised.  Poultry have only one use and that is the dinner table.\n\nSo, then go into describing the processing for poultry, how it is shipped to the shops, and how long it keeps , etc.\n\nThrow in a nice recipe for Chicken Tikka and everyone will have a good laugh too\nOh and bring out the affects of slaughtering have on the amount of germs in a piece of poultry - safe storing and cooking methods too
368216
yes, if it is thoroughly cooked, why not?  People have pet cows, pigs and chickens and still eat meat the meat of those animals - just not THEIR animals, besides this is not the only culture that eats dog, many native American societies ate dog- I know many Asian cultures still eat dog- if you do not eat it, the dog will still be just as dead- honor it- give thanks that it's flesh will sustain you, just like ya would any other food right?
536653
Something very similar happened to me two weeks ago.I found a dead bird on my front stoop.It didn't appear to be injured and it looked like it was asleep.But ,it wasn't.I'm not a superstitious person,so I don't know anything about that.I do know that a few years ago all of the crows in our area died as a resulty of west nile virus.I suspect the dead bird I found, might have been sick from something like that.
97424
at the rate that the bird population is falling without our killing them, we have to kill them to stop the spread.  If it spreads, there would be no more chicken or turkey dinners. :(
504796
That's basically fly crap. they lay their eggs on organic material so the maggots can eat off, so unless there's raw meat on your wall you shouldn't have a problem.
388115
Yes, this is an old fashioned slow cooking technique and it causes a very tasty bird. BTW it is finished at about 1:00 so the 2:00 serving time allows the bird to rest for carving. Don't worry this is a common method from the west/mid west. Very tasty bird-you will love it.