yellow skin or white skin (chicken)

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Podge

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• Jul 31, 2008

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I can't remember the reasoning, but what is the difference between yellow skin chicken and white skin chicken ?.. I usually get fresh thighs, from the same place all the time, (white skin, "organic hippie" chicken) but i was in my little po-dunk grocery store today and saw some nice thighs, but with yellow skin.. so i turn to you all to educate me a bit on the difference. If any ???

 

Jacked UP BBQ

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• Jul 31, 2008

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yellow skin

this has to with the way they are fed. Most chicken with yellow skin are fed marigold pedals in their feed.

 

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Rick's Tropical Delight

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• Jul 31, 2008

• #3

wiki says breeding

"According to Gail Damerow's handbook, "Egg yolks get their color from xanthophyll, a natural yellow-orange pigment in green plants and yellow corn, and the same pigment that colors the skin and shanks of yellow-skinned hens. The exact color of a yolk depends on the source of the xanthophyll." "

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big brother smoke

somebody shut me the fark up.

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• Aug 1, 2008

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Read this thread. post 19 particularly: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27663&page=2

 

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Dale P

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• Aug 1, 2008

• #5

Podge, i asked this question about a year ago and nobody responded so I just did some experimenting and i found that you need to keep on doing what you are doing.

 

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Smoky River BBQ

Knows what a fatty is.

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• Aug 1, 2008

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big brother smoke said:

Read this thread. post 19 particularly: http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=27663&page=2

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I read this thread, and found it to be informative. One question, though...does a white or yellow skin thigh make a difference if the fat is scraped off the inside of the skin before cooking. While on the subject, does anyone else do this??

 

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Podge

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• Aug 1, 2008

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thanks for the help, and the link !.. now I'm not as dumb as i was yesterday.:wink: