Chicken

Cockerel = immature male chicken. What is an immature female chicken called? Pullet – Female bird under one year of age. Hen – Female bird… Read More »What Is A Immature Male Chicken Called?

Unfortunately, in the United States today, it may be rare to see capon on a dinner menu or in the grocery store. This poultry was… Read More »Can You Still Get Capon Chickens?

Caponization is a surgical technique adopted to alter the sexual maturation of male chickens with the aim of improving the quality characteristics of carcass and… Read More »What Is Caponizing A Chicken?

How Often Can I Feed Chicken Scratch? You should not feed chicken scratch on a daily basis, but you can instead use it as an… Read More »How Often Should I Give My Chickens Scratch?

The Ayam cemani chicken may be the most deeply pigmented creature on earth. Not only are the bird’s feathers, beak, comb, tongue, and toes a… Read More »Do Chickens Have Black Bones?

Avian offal are commonly consumed too. Giblets, liver and intestines of chicken, duck and burung ayam-ayaman (watercock) are consumed as delicacies, commonly skewered as satay… Read More »Is Chicken Intestine Edible?

What is Dark Meat Chicken? Dark meat comes from the thigh and drumstick (the legs of the bird). Because chickens stand most of the time… Read More »What Is The Dark Part In Fried Chicken?

What is trichinellosis? Trichinellosis, also called trichinosis, is caused by eating raw or undercooked meat of animals infected with the larvae of a species of… Read More »Can Raw Chicken Have Worms?

@pb2q is right, it’s blood. This happens during processing. When the meat isn’t allowed to bleed (i.e.; drain blood) long enough, then some of the… Read More »What Is The Black Stuff That Comes Out Of Chicken Drumsticks?

Its actual name is the pygostyle – the heart-shaped flap covering the posterior, where the tail feathers gather – of chicken or turkey. Does a… Read More »What Do You Call The Butt Part Of The Chicken?