Month: April 2022

For years, both the CDC and USDA have been advising home cooks not to wash or rinse their raw poultry. When cooking chicken, it should reach 165 degrees at the thickest part when it’s done. Does washing chicken meat make it cleaner? “But the meat from the chicken you buy at [the] grocery store should … Read more

Chicken wings are white meat, even though they’re juicier and have a more concentrated poultry flavor, like dark meat. Many people think of Buffalo wings when they think of this part of the chicken, and for good reason: they’re extremely popular throughout the United States. But the concept of cooking wings in peppery hot sauce … Read more

Most of the time, the chicks of birds that nest on the ground (such as chickens, ducks, geese) will have fluffy feathers similar to fur. These birds may look furry, but they all definitely have feathers. Do silkie chickens have fur? While their fur-like feathers are different from other chickens, it’s super soft and very … Read more

Lice and mites from chickens can not live off human or dog blood, so do not infest dogs or people in the same way they do chickens. However, they can drop off their avian host and come into contact with people or dogs, reside temporarily, biting and causing itching and general unpleasantness for their temporary … Read more

You can use boneless skinless chicken breast or boneless skinless chicken thighs for shredded chicken. The thighs are naturally more moist but either one works. You just don’t want skin or bones for this method, given how we’ll shred the chicken. Our go-to ingredients for making shredded chicken at home are onion, garlic, a bay … Read more

Though most chickens don’t like having a bath, if you have the water perfectly warmed, some of the birds (once they accept that they are all wet and stuck in a bath) end up enjoying the warmth of the water. A couple of our birds acted like they were nodding off in the bath. All … Read more

Chicken is considered a lean meat and it provides many benefits to our canine companions. Dogs need protein as a main energy source, and chicken provides that boost without a big calorie count. Poultry builds lean muscle mass in dogs and delivers Omega 6 fatty acids that help sustain healthy skin and shiny coats. Can … Read more

Like most meats, both chicken and pork contain no notable amount of carbohydrates. Overall, pork is a little richer in vitamins, containing more of vitamin B1, vitamin B12, vitamins B2 and B6 and vitamin E. Pork also contains vitamin C and vitamin D, which chicken is absent in. Chicken is much healhier in terms of … Read more

The most common reason Chickens shed their feathers is due to an annual process called molting. Poor nutrition, particularly a lack of protein, can be a cause for the loss of feathers. Brooding, stress, over mating, parasites and diseases, vent pecking, and in-fighting and bullying are a few additional items to pay attention too. This … Read more

The chicken (Gallus domesticus) is a domesticated bird, with attributes of wild species such as the red and grey junglefowl that are originally from Southeastern Asia. A male that has been castrated is a capon. The history of chickens (Gallus domesticus) is still a bit of a puzzle. Scholars agree that they were first domesticated … Read more