I had bought about 5 lbs of free range foster farms chicken thighs and every thigh was covered in feather quills. It was in 4 different packages so I’m not really convinced it was a one off.

I usually buy a different brand and have never had this problem before.

Do you guys usually spend the time to pluck the feathers yourself or just bin it?

  • Moghul@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    1 year ago

    OP has never slaughtered and plucked a chicken so he doesn’t know that’s not abnormal for a chicken. That’s how chickens be, that’s just how it do. Whatever mechanism (or employee) they have doing this, didn’t do a good job this time.

    Either pluck the feathers with tweezers, or just rip off the skin and eat the chicken without skin. I know the skin is delicious, but hey, better than binning the whole thing, right? By the way, if the fat is yellow, and/or the meat is dark, that’s also normal for a full-on farm chicken. IMO it tastes better.

    • Dinodicchellathicc@lemmy.mlOP
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      13
      ·
      1 year ago

      I’ve butchered chickens before, admittedly a long time ago. I’ve never bought chicken with pinfeathers on it still though.

      • Moghul@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        1 year ago

        Then you gotta know, that’s gonna be some good chicken. Don’t chuck it over some feathers…