Factors affecting the tenderness..

• Pullet


  Baby chicken, four to six weeks old, 1 lb. It is suitable for roasting and grilling.
• Double Poussin (Broiler)


  1. 10 wks old, 2 lbs.
• Spring Chicken (Fryer)


  6 wks old, 2 1/2 lbs.
• Roasting Chicken (Roaster)


  Most popular size for a family; 8 wks. old, 3.4lbs
• Broiler Fowl


  Older bird usually a laying hen, 8 mths old, 6lbs. Meaty but also fat, it is suitable for stews or casseroles.
• Capon


  Surgically unsexed male chicken, 8 months of age, that is tender- meat with soft, pliable, smooth-textured skin.
• Stag


  Male chicken, 10 months of age with coarse skin, a toughened and darkened flesh and considerably hardened breast- bone cartilage. It shows a condition of fleshing and a degree of maturity intermediate between a cock and a roaster.
• Cock or Roaster


  Mature male chicken with coarse skin, toughened and darkened meat and hardened breast- bone tip.
• Young birds are tender compared to older birds.
• Young birds are lower in fat than older birds.
• Capon have lesser fat compared to females.
• Female birds are tenderer than the counterpart.
• Low temperature


  Produces the best maximum yield and tenderness of poultry
• Capon have lesser fat compared to females.

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• Female birds are tenderer than the counterpart.

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