CLASSIFICATION OF CLASSIFICATION BROILER OR FRYER A broiler or fryer is young chicken, usually 9 to 12 weeks of age, of either sex, is tendermeat with soft, pliable, smoothtextured skin. ROASTER A roaster is usually 5 to 6 months of age. CAPON A capon is a surgically desexed male chicken usually under 8 months of age. STAG A stag is a male chicken, usually under 10 months of age, with coarse skin, with somewhat toughened and darkened flesh. HEN OR STEWING CHICKEN It is a mature female chicken which is usually more than 10 months of age. It can also be a culled layer. COCK OR ROOSTER It is a mature male chicken with coarse skin, toughened and darkened meat and hardened breastbone tip. JUMBO BROILER This is a large chicken about 4 kg. dressed weight which are on sale especially during the Christmas holiday. OTHER POULTRY IMPERIAL PEKING This is a breed of duck that is force-fed and housed in a small cage so that inactivity will ensure tender meat. This breed is used in making "Peking Duck" dish. DUCK OR ITIK Next to chickens, duck, or itik, is the second major source of egg and meat in the Philippines. Ducks are primarily raised for balut and salted egg, or itlog na pula. SQUAB This is a young immature domestic pigeon typically under four week old, of either sex and has extra tender meat. SPECIAL THANKS TO: Canva Education Photos: https://www.virtualweberbullet. com/chicken-selectionpreparation/ https://thedelightfullaugh.com/ wpcontent/uploads/2020/03/type s-of-poultry-1024x758.jpg