tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post2759196385427000335..comments2021-09-09T09:24:11.217-05:00Comments on Southern Living: Yellow ChickensAlicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09963493525235524241noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post-55819635297805778452011-07-06T18:04:42.207-05:002011-07-06T18:04:42.207-05:00Different breeds of chickens have different colore...Different breeds of chickens have different colored skin. Americans prefer yellow skin so we tend to eat rock-cornish cross chickens. Britain prefers pink or white skin and eats Sussex or Dorking. The silkie and sumatra breeds actually have BLACK skin and are popular in the far East. BTW the marigold petals that are fed are actually calendula flowers. Hope this helps!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post-39746250522344845812009-03-16T19:54:00.000-06:002009-03-16T19:54:00.000-06:00As I understand it there is some truth behind the ...As I understand it there is some truth behind the marigold myth...however..one morning (early) as I was going through the local market I came upon a "Pollo Stand" and the proprietors were busy rubbing yellow food dye into the skins of the chicken carcasses...<BR/>"Caveat Emptor"as Julius Caesar would say.<BR/>Or as Donovan would say..."Mellow Yellow, I'm just wild about saffron"...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post-89676540553210774542009-03-08T17:28:00.000-06:002009-03-08T17:28:00.000-06:00I snapped that one while driving on the Periferico...I snapped that one while driving on the Periferico heading south in very slooow traffic. :)<BR/><BR/>However, the chicken toenails shot may win the award for most disgusting... I would be convinced that those are a pile of plastic gag toys, if I did not know better...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post-54388558870800863372009-03-06T14:14:00.000-06:002009-03-06T14:14:00.000-06:00oh my, where did you take that photo??check this p...oh my, where did you take that photo??<BR/><BR/>check this photo out. somebody needs a pedi. http://flickr.com/photos/86499991@N00/2445085212/Alicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09963493525235524241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6373523020575468346.post-5239099611674125632009-03-06T12:26:00.000-06:002009-03-06T12:26:00.000-06:00You are not alone in your suspicions over yellow c...You are not alone in your suspicions over yellow chickens. The vibrancy of color both mystifies and terrifies me. <BR/><BR/>Here's my favorite pic of pollos amarillos: http://www.midwesternerinmexico.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/09/chickentruck.jpg<BR/>Clearly, there are no concerns w/hygiene here... why bury the chickens in the ice when you could just pile them on top of each other & drape them over the truckbed edge??? <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com