Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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I actually raise ducks as a backyard animal. They have an internal body temperature of 107°F so parasites (ticks, lice, fleas) die before they can become an issue. The duck you by in large quantities for food preparation are generally domesticated and don’t/can’t fly (Peckin.) Depending on the breed, they don’t have the right wing shape or you can clip certain wings so that they can’t fly. Generally infections are killed off by the higher body temperature which makes the risk of salmonella low.