live poultry should be healthy and well feathers, avoid poultru shich have bruises, blisters and broken bones
whole poultry is not alive
dressed poultry is most available from the market
dressed poultry are actually slaughtered poultry with the head, feet, blood, feathers, and internal organs removed
drown poultry are dressed poultry that have been chilled or frozen they are available in groceries
ready-to-cook are poultry parts such as wings, breast, thigh or drumsticks which have been separately packed in a single container and frozen and chilled
slaughter and bledding are preparation of animals for food
scalding immerse briefly in boiling water for various purposes, such us to facilitate the removal of skin or feather
oxfeathering removal of feather
evisceration removing of viscera or internal organs