Mommie_Jen Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I grabbed a chicken from the freezer (processed, bought at the store) and started taking the plastic off. Got to the raw chicken (which grosses me out enough anyway) and there was still a foot attached!:eek::ack2: It took me years to be able to cook a turkey or chicken and be able to reach in the cavity and pull out the bag of guts. Now this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlylocks Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :blink::ack2::svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 You have my deepest sympathy. I'm vegetarian, but cook all kinds of meat for my family. It took me a long time not to feel totally traumatised by raw meat. I'm much less squeamish these days, but I think a chicken foot just might set me back a bit for a while. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Claw and all? :svengo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedmom4 Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 That is just gross! My boys would be interested though. I'm sure they would want to keep it! Elise in NC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 OMG, I would have died! A whole foot? Ack! I hate touching chicken and I don't even buy whole chickens. I got 2 chicken breasts out tonight to bake and touching them totally freaked me out. All I could think was SALMONELLA! Ack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 LOL! Yes, they do have feet before they're processed. Obviously someone(s) dropped the ball this time. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 Claw and all? :svengo: I tried not to look. I don't think the whole chicken claw, but certainly long toenail things! ICK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 According to Nourishing Traditions chicken feet are a nutritious addition to stock. However, I have not yet summoned the nerve to experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 According to Nourishing Traditions chicken feet are a nutritious addition to stock. However, I have not yet summoned the nerve to experiment. Ugh, toenail stock :ack2:. I feel ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 GROSS:ack2: and :eek: It took me years to not want to puke when I had to pull the neck out of the turkey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Ugh, toenail stock :ack2:. I feel ill. *snort* I would feel sick, too. And yes, I know where meat comes from. It would just be so surprising. I hate touching meat. the other day I divided up and bagged/froze seven lbs of meat without even touching it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 At local supermarkets that are orientated towards the Latino population chicken feet are a common food item. I can confirm that chicken feet make the best stock, so consider yourself lucky :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HejKatt Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 For the squeamish, I would also recommend not buying at an ethnic market like Ranch 99. :tongue_smilie: I bought a frozen duck from Ranch, and when I opened the package, it had the neck and head still attached. It led to a surreal conversation with my ds, then 3 years old. DS: What's that? Me: (Oops, he saw it even though I was hiding it in the sink) It's a duck. I'm preparing it for dinner. DS: Oh.. but the duck doesn't like to be eaten, right? Me: Erm, no it doesn't. If he grew up where I did, the sight would be mild compared to what I saw in wet markets. But even though I grew up with those sights, I still didn't like to prepare meat when I first started cooking as a young adult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have refused to prepare a whole chicken ever since I reached in and pulled a huge worm out of the cavity when I was a teenager. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtsmamtj Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :blink::ack2::svengo: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 That is weird. I know of people who purposely buy chicken feet for stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommie_Jen Posted November 8, 2012 Author Share Posted November 8, 2012 i have refused to prepare a whole chicken ever since i reached in and pulled a huge worm out of the cavity when i was a teenager. Noooooooooooooooooooo I did not read that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have refused to prepare a whole chicken ever since I reached in and pulled a huge worm out of the cavity when I was a teenager. OK, I'm now feeling seriously traumatised. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 The store I buy chicken from always has them with a bunch of feathers still attached. Sometimes there's a tyson tag on a leg, but usually not. They're just packaged up in clear produce bags with a knot at the top. I have no idea where they come from or why they still have feathers! Until recently they didn't even have them in the fridge, just on a pile of ice :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well now that sounds like a dare. :lol: I didn't read Bill wrote that before I responded. Yeah the feet make it literally gel. I know where you can buy a big bag of chicken feet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juniper Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 If I found a foot still attached, I'd be yelling at the kids for not doing a very good job of butchering! :lol: This is what I was thinking! Although I have a dog that likes to play with them. Literally throws the feet in the air and runs around the yard with it. The worst is later that day, or the next, when I have to pick up his chew toys!!! :D:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I have refused to prepare a whole chicken ever since I reached in and pulled a huge worm out of the cavity when I was a teenager. I'll bet anything it was a piece of intestine that somehow got left behind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yucabird Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 At local supermarkets that are orientated towards the Latino population chicken feet are a common food item. I can confirm that chicken feet make the best stock, so consider yourself lucky :D Bill :iagree: I read the OP and just went :confused: ... doesn't the bag of guts usually include the feet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justLisa Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'd know where to get them. I just usually have plenty of leftover chicken parts and bones to make stock so I never thought about buying feet. Can one eat the feet too? I don't really think there's anything to eat on them especially once they are boiled so long. Toe jam? :lol: Ewww, but it kinda looks like jam it's so thick and it IS from toes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Clean the little footsie off first and make chicken broth. The feet are excellent for broth. They impart good enzymes and make the broth more gelatinous which is excellent for digestive health. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Ew! I used to get chickens from a local guy, and one time I asked him for the feet to use in stock. Then I couldn't bring myself to actually use them, because they looked too much like fingers to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 If I found a foot still attached, I'd be yelling at the kids for not doing a very good job of butchering! :lol: :D You are my kind of gal. Honestly, though I could never butcher my girls. They were kept strictly for eggs and some of them lived to 7-8 years long after they laid their last egg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Geek Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I can remember hearing stories of my grandmother wringing chickens necks. I don't have a problem with raw meat, but I would have a hard time wringing a chicken neck. I have told dh who enjoys hunting but hasn't done it in a long time that it is his job to make sure that dd isn't squeamish like I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :iagree: I read the OP and just went :confused: ... doesn't the bag of guts usually include the feet? I don't know, my bag of guts is usually opaque white and I never open it, just toss it out. Yeah, that's why I opted not to get chickens. They would become my pets. This is why we could never have farm animals unless they were strictly to be pets. My youngest plans to be a Pig "farmer" I put the farmer in quotes because really he loves pigs so much it would be more of an old folks home for swine. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommee & Baba Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 WOW you have my deepest sympathy!!! I'm vegan and have a tough enough time cooking meat for my hubby and kids. I can't IMAGINE finding THAT!:001_huh: I'd be TRAUMATIZED more than I already am when it comes to meat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheres Toto Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I'll bet anything it was a piece of intestine that somehow got left behind. Nope. I wish since worms are a particularly phobia of mine. But, it was fully segmented, with the smooth section in the middle (can't remember what that's called), and we had just finished dissecting in class. Definitely a worm. Blech. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theYoungerMrsWarde Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Was the tendon still attached when you cut it off? I've always wanted to try pulling the tendon and making the claw grasp and un-grasp :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momof3littles Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I had a rather substantial feather hanging off my drumstick end the other night. Not one of those itty bitty barely visible remnants you sometimes get. This thing was quite attention grabbing :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey Island Academy Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 According to Nourishing Traditions chicken feet are a nutritious addition to stock. However, I have not yet summoned the nerve to experiment. :iagree: When we butchered our chickens, my MIL and FIL always offered to come out and help if they could take all the feet home. They swore the feet made the best stock. I was happy to oblige them. After a morning of butchering, I didn't want anything to do with the left-over bits! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonshineLearner Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well, if you have a dog... he'd like it. As long as it's not cooked... it's good to go :) Sorry... I get whole backs of chicken feet for my dog. It's one of the most nutritious parts for chx broth..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tots2teens Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I usually get whole chickens at Costco. I pulled out one the other day and it was missing a wing. Like the poor thing was always missing a wing. Very strange. I just kept imagining this chicken running around the farm with only one wing :) Here's a pic (yes, I took a picture of it, lol!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender's green Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I once pulled two necks out of a turkey! I wanted to faint. The thought of putting one animal's body part inside another animal... (or maybe both necks belonged to different animals!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Every Saturday we go to the market here to buy our chicken and they are ALL sold with the HEAD and FEET still attached. The first time it was quite startling but now I am used to it. :tongue_smilie: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 If you go to our local Asian market, the chicken feet are kept right next to the duck heads.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 I once pulled two necks out of a turkey! I wanted to faint. The thought of putting one animal's body part inside another animal... (or maybe both necks belonged to different animals!). Or MAYBE it was a two-headed turkey! :tongue_smilie: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaichiki Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 Well, better than discovering it had 3 wings. :lol: :rofl: But... maybe having 3 wings would be a good thing? GMO anyone? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted November 8, 2012 Share Posted November 8, 2012 :iagree: I read the OP and just went :confused: ... doesn't the bag of guts usually include the feet? I've never seen feet in the bag, or heads. Just internal organs. My mom once bought a whole chicken by the pound, and then she found a bag full of two sets of organs. She was not amused to have paid for a "padded" chicken. The meat dept manager was very apologetic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WishboneDawn Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 At local supermarkets that are orientated towards the Latino population chicken feet are a common food item. I can confirm that chicken feet make the best stock, so consider yourself lucky :D Bill Just what I was thinking! That kind of thing doesn't really gross me out anymore but then I have the whole chickens running around (and yes chicken people, my fat Cornish X's DO run) for about 10 weeks before they end up in my freezer. I sort of know they come with other stuff attached. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehogs4 Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 God forbid you are ever in a situation where slaughtering a chicken is your only means of survival. I mean, I get that packs of chicken aren't supposed to have that but it isn't exactly unnatural. I don't understand the horrified responses. a chicken is a bird. birds have feet. one got missed. got a cleaver? :001_rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 The cool thing about chicken feet (other than making great stock) is you can look at them and see how they evolved from dinosaurs. Bet dinos would have made great stock :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyof4ks Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 OMG, I would have died! A whole foot? Ack! I hate touching chicken and I don't even buy whole chickens. I got 2 chicken breasts out tonight to bake and touching them totally freaked me out. All I could think was SALMONELLA! Ack. :iagree: Dh would have had to cook that chicken tonight. Ewwwwwww... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakia Posted November 9, 2012 Share Posted November 9, 2012 You know, reading this thread, all I can think of is how I wish my hens weren't so old (almost 2 years) so I could go out there and just put them out of their (and my) misery. The little buttheads won't lay, and they're hateful. I guess a few chicken feet on my counter wouldn't bother me. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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