jigsaw 11,863 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 As I mentioned on the latest goat post,theres 2 sheep wandering about for a few months and no ones laying claim to them.The farmer is encouraging me to shoot them,they are on his land but i still think I could possibly get into hot water from doing so.If I did take them down,heres my questions, 1: if I head shoot them and then bleed them out would the meat be ok for eating.? 2: would you think they might be carrying anything that could cause harm to the consumer of said meat? 3: since I dont have a cold room or fridge big enough to hang them in,would the meat be ok to hang for a day or so(depending on the weather of course) and then whack it in the freezer for a time.? 4: I can butcher them myself,but not as good as a professional of course,is there anything I should look at,ie> lungs,liver etc and would any deformaties be evident to the eye? any thing else Im not aware of and you could point out to me would be great.I might never shoot the 2 but Id like to consume it rather than waste them on dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dymented 2,220 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 teat them like they were deer and you wont go wrong Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 just a guess be the same as goat surely jigsaw --- and it sounds like you need a big ol freezer Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I think he's more concerned about why they are dumped there and what diseases they might have lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j316 119 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 do they have ear tags if so they belong to someone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paid 935 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Biggest problem is whats been put into them (i dont mean in a welsh way) drugs wise, but if they've been roaming for a fair while that shouldn't be an issue. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Could be owt under them fleeces jigsaw so dont get your hopes up, they could be thin as a rake, have every parasite known to man and if the fleeces are as bad as you say it wont be long before flys are about and then they'll likely get maggots they could have abcesses or considering that wounds wont have been treated maybe even gangrene. Domestic sheep are very delicate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,863 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Could be owt under them fleeces jigsaw so dont get your hopes up, they could be thin as a rake, have every parasite known to man and if the fleeces are as bad as you say it wont be long before flys are about and then they'll likely get maggots they could have abcesses or considering that wounds wont have been treated maybe even gangrene. Domestic sheep are very delicate. jesus your a bubble of good news ,lol.......but I get what yer saying. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carraghs Gem 1,675 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Could be owt under them fleeces jigsaw so dont get your hopes up, they could be thin as a rake, have every parasite known to man and if the fleeces are as bad as you say it wont be long before flys are about and then they'll likely get maggots they could have abcesses or considering that wounds wont have been treated maybe even gangrene. Domestic sheep are very delicate. jesus your a bubble of good news ,lol.......but I get what yer saying. ive spent too much time around sheep, id rather skin a puck than skin a feral sheep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jigsaw 11,863 Posted March 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 paid theyre about almost 4 months now as far as I know,no ear tags j3,thats the first thing I looked for.Stig I have plenty of room in the freezer mate,just want to be sure i wont die of the plague from eating them,saying that the goats are in a dire condition at times and ive survived that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldred58 340 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 If, the land owner has given them to you,Theres no problem, Round them up, take them to the farmer to check them out health wise, And if they are o.k. human consumption, then hand the gun to the farmer job done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lampalurcher 47 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'd shoot em if there ferel for a few months an have no tags there yours and about eating them parasites most are killed by freezing an I think the longest withdrawal period on drugs to meat is 96 days Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lab 10,979 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bang!!....Dog Food....Problem solved... 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oldred58 340 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 I'd shoot em if there ferel for a few months an have no tags there yours and about eating them parasites most are killed by freezing an I think the longest withdrawal period on drugs to meat is 96 days PUT THEM INTO REHAB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,534 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Bang!!....Dog Food....Problem solved... For once labs right !now there's something no one would admit to pmsl. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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