§ 25407 Fowl Processing Standards

• •New York dressed fowl means a bird with feathers removed and blood drained.
• •The bird is sold whole, with the head, feet, and insides still in it.
• •This is a specific way to prepare and sell birds like chickens or ducks.

You go to the store and see a whole chicken for sale with the head and feet still on it.

This chicken is called 'New York dressed fowl' because it has its feathers removed and blood drained but is sold whole with the head, feet, and insides still in it.