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Default Blue chicken at the Asian market

On May 24, 4:36*am, Jim Elbrecht > wrote:
> What was that?
> *I love the labels- "Chicken" * [the other market at least identified
> them-- "2 dead chickens"] * It was plucked, and I think it was gutted,
> but otherwise intact. * Had a bit of a red comb, but otherwise was
> completely blue.
>
> The 'simple market' is not as flashy, but it has the more unusual
> stuff. * *The blue chicken caught my eye-- and several packages of
> "Chicken intestines with soft eggs" * * Looked like 6-8 eggs in each
> package of guts.
>
> And speaking of poultry-- got a recipe for boneless duck feet?
>
> None of this looked particularly cheap or tempting. . . *I think I
> might concentrate on the produce for a while.
>
> Jim


The chicken intestines with soft shelled eggs mean the chicken was
killed and gutted and the eggs were inside the chicken and had not
been laid. The shells of eggs harden just before laying and can
still be soft inside the hen.