Tag: Chicken

If you catch your dog killing a chicken, separate your dog immediately. Don’t punish your dog, they won’t understand why they’re being punished for doing what they were meant to do. A dog who has attacked or killed a chicken isn’t irredeemable. Will my dog get sick from killing a chicken? But first, the short […]

A honesuki, or Japanese poultry knife, has a small, short blade that deftly breaks down chicken and other poultry. What knife is used for chicken? The Boning Knife The ultimate knife for cutting raw chicken is definitely a boning knife. This specialty knife has the proper curve and blade thickness for cutting around joints and […]

This is a method called spatchcocking, and it’s the best method for grilling or roasting a whole bird. To do this, all you need is your bird, your cutting board, a knife or kitchen shears, and these instructions, and you’ll be on your way to spatchcocking a chicken. What is it called when you cut […]

Boning Knife. The best knife for breaking down a whole chicken is a Boning Knife. Its sharp, flexible blade is easy to maneuver when slicing along bones and joints. What two knives are used to cut a whole chicken? Straight to the Point. A honesuki, or Japanese poultry knife, has a small, short blade that […]

Best for cutting bones – cleaver Where others lack, a cleaver might be the perfect knife. They’re just as good as slicing breasts, but their primary purpose is to cut through bones. While this is a great feature, cutting a chicken into pieces may take some getting used to with a cleaver. What is the […]

One of our favorite moneysaving tricks is to buy a whole chicken and cut into parts ourselves. Everyday Food editor Sarah Carey shows you how easy it is to do. You should end up with 6 to 10 parts, depending on whether you divided the breast halves and legs. How many pieces can a whole […]

Place the breast skin side up on your cutting board. Working with one half-breast at a time, hold the wing with your nondominant hand and wiggle it to locate the shoulder joint. Cut through the joint, separating the wing from the breast. Repeat with the other half-breast. How do you deconstruct a whole chicken? How […]

4. To quarter a chicken, you’ll separate the light and the dark meat, ending up with about 4 equally-sized portions to grill, roast, or cook in whatever way you desire. What does a 1/4 chicken include? Generally includes a little less than a quarter of the meat on the chicken. The cut includes a thigh, […]

Here are 7 steps for cutting a whole chicken into 8 pieces: 2 breast halves, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, and 2 wings. Lay the bird on its back. What is 8 piece cut chicken? An 8-piece is 2 split breasts with back and rib portions, 2 drumsticks, 2 thighs with back portions and 2 wings. […]

How Do Chickens Get Pregnant? A rooster does not impregnate a hen. If a female is not impregnated, then she can not be considered “pregnant”. Instead, the hen will lay eggs that can either be fertilized by the rooster or will be unfertilized because the roster did not mate with the hen. How does a […]

The yolk is created in the ovary and, when ready, gets ejected into the first part of the oviduct, called the infundibulum. This is where fertilization takes place if the hen has mated. After mating, the sperm of the rooster travels to the infundibulum, where it fertilizes the newly released yolk from the ovary. How […]

Chicken Legs – $1.55 per pound. Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breasts – $3.41 per pound. Whole Chicken – $1.64 per pound. Ground Beef – $5.60 per pound. Is chicken the least expensive meat? According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, beef products on average in cities ranged in price from between $4.76 to $10.66 per […]

What are chicken backs? Chicken backs are the core of the chicken left after the breast, wings, and legs have been cut away for parts. Because of the way we raise our birds, they are nutrient-dense. Lots of sunshine and fresh outdoors makes them a seriously great soup base that you can feel great about […]

Chicken legs are made up of the thigh—the portion above the knee joint—and the drumstick. Both portions are dark meat, meaning they stay moist in the oven and are difficult to overcook. Choose inexpensive skin-on, bone-in legs and you’ll have the base for many delicious recipes. Is chicken leg meat the same as chicken thighs? […]

legs. The toughest parts of a chicken are the legs — think thighs and drumsticks, but remember that feet are good for more than just chicken stock — as they spend more time walking around than they do flying (i.e. breasts). Biting into a small chicken wing is much more manageable than an ox’s leg. […]

To breed chickens, you first need a rooster to get the job done, as an unfertilized egg will never hatch. One rooster per twenty hens should suffice to get plenty of fertilized eggs. This rooster, however, will not fertilize every hen’s egg. Spy on your flock and look for a little mounting action. Will a […]

In the Coop It Goes Anything will work as long as it’s sturdy enough to keep the door opening from being moved and locking the pullets out or letting the hens in. Because the pullets won’t have access to the coop just yet, anchor a tarp or some other protection over the top of the […]

Depending on the size of your chicks and the dimensions of the bars of the kennel, you might need to line the sides of the kennel with chicken wire or hardware cloth to keep small chicks from escaping. Some kennel customizing might be in order. Can you put chickens in dog kennel? To convert a […]

4 pieces. With a half chicken you have 4 pieces: 1 breast (white) – the most meat. 1 wing (white) – very little meat. 1 thigh (dark) – delicious juicy dark meat, good amount. What does 1/2 chicken include? Poultry Half: The chicken is split in half lengthwise through the breast and back, leaving fairly […]

Chickens get several types of worms, but for backyard are typically limited to five common types. These include large roundwormsroundwormsAscaris lumbricoides is the “large roundworm” of humans, growing to a length of up to 35 cm (14 in). It is one of several species of Ascaris. An ascarid nematode of the phylum Nematoda, it is […]