Parasites?

[fowlshot]

I was cleaning a wood duck this morning and as i was cutting the breast out, a little bug thing crawled out of the meat. Saw 3 others after that one. Should i eat it? Or chunk it? It looked like a really small beetle. Had the body of an earwig, but no pincher-lookin-thing.

[nitro5x6's]

Rice Breast probably. Don't see it in Wood Ducks too often.

Harmless if eaten( after being cooked) just nasty to think about. I have seen it in Shovelers more than any other variety..

Just google- " Sarcocystis"

[nitro5x6's]

http://www.dnr.state.md.us/wildlife/...arcocystis.asp

[Rem11-87]

Rice Breast probably. Don't see it in Wood Ducks too often.

Harmless if eaten( after being cooked) just nasty to think about. I have seen it in Shovelers more than any other variety..

Just google- " Sarcocystis"

Ring necks get them a bunch aslo.

[pokin'fun]

Mites or lice. Doubt it came out the meat. I see them all the time.

[nitro5x6's]

I was cleaning a wood duck this morning and as i was cutting the breast out, a little bug thing crawled out of the meat. Saw 3 others after that one. Should i eat it? Or chunk it? It looked like a really small beetle. Had the body of an earwig, but no pincher-lookin-thing.

There are a bunch of folks here with no reading comprehension whatsoever.....

pokin'fun - read what the man wrote....then read from the link I posted and learn something today..

[Murray]

Was it white?

Does not sound like rice breast. Are you 100% sure it came out of the meat? pokin fun could be right. I've only seen rice breast a handful of times, but the ducks are usually eat up with it when they have it.

[nitro5x6's]

It's what he wrote. He was there. Give the man some credit.

I personally have seen birds with just a few of the parasites IN the meat and of course, the instances where they are "eaten up" with it. I have cleaned plenty of birds infected with rice breast.

What the OP wrote sounds exactly like Sarcocystis to me.

[sprigdog]

Should i eat it? Or chunk it? It looked like a really small beetle. Had the body of an earwig, but no pincher-lookin-thing.

They are Paleo approved.

[pokin'fun]

Calm down smart ass. I feel I comprehend pretty well. I have killed a lot of birds with lice on them in this warm weather. He described them. I have cleaned birds with them so bad I had to skin them but I prefer plucking. Shits crawling up your arms. Slow down you might learn something.

[nitro5x6's]

Calm down smart ass. I feel I comprehend pretty well. I have killed a lot of birds with lice on them in this warm weather. He described them. I have cleaned birds with them so bad I had to skin them but I prefer plucking. Shits crawling up your arms. Slow down you might learn something.

Not from you....

[cdpsc19]

[pokin'fun]

Never know. Definitely not with your mouth open.

[fowlshot]

Actually i think what pokin fun said described is it. They were little bugs that crawled all over my hands...but thanks for the link and help.

[Glenn]

They are Paleo approved.

Damn right.

Are these the same critters what climb into the "mahi" meat?

[Murray]

It's what he wrote. He was there. Give the man some credit.

I personally have seen birds with just a few of the parasites IN the meat and of course, the instances where they are "eaten up" with it. I have cleaned plenty of birds infected with rice breast.

What the OP wrote sounds exactly like Sarcocystis to me.

He said 'crawled out" and mentioned it looked like an earwig. Two big signs it was not rice breast.

I've never messed around with the ducks with rice breast, but I would assume they do not crawl around like an earwig.

Maybe you are the one who needs to read a little slower.

[Murray]

Actually i think what pokin fun said described is it. They were little bugs that crawled all over my hands...but thanks for the link and help.

Ahem

[bohica]

Glenn, same worms.

[Glenn]

Glenn, same worms.

[Rubberhead*]

If it's not one of these throw the meat out:



If it is one of those, haven't you noticed these before? I'd bet every duck on the planet has them.