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Fat in poultry is judged entirely by accumulation under the skin. This is true even for chicken parts. Accumulations occur first around the feather follicles in the heavy feather tracts. Poorly fattened birds may have some accumulation of fat in the skin along the heavy feather tracts on the breast. Then, accumulations will be noted at the juncture of the wishbone and keel and where the thigh skin joins the breast skin. At the same time, accumulations will be noted around the feather follicles between the heavy feather tracts and over the back and hips. Well-finished older birds will have sufficient fat in these areas and over the drumsticks and thighs so that the flesh is difficult to see. Fowl which have stopped laying have a tendency to take on excessive fat in the abdominal area. Younger birds will generally have less fat under the skin between the heavy feather tracts on the breast and over the drumsticks and thighs than mature birds.
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