What part of the chicken does the gizzards come from?!
Answers: The gizzard, also referred to as the ventriculus, gastric mill, and gigerium, is an organ in the digestive tract found in birds, reptiles, earthworms, some fish, and other creatures. This specialized stomach constructed of thick, muscular walls is used for grinding up food. In certain insects and molluscs, the gizzard features chitinous plates or teeth.
The gizzard is part of the chicken. That's what it's called.
I know what it looks like it comes from
the gizzard is the stomach
digestive tract
gizzard is next to their stomach... it breaks down food before it enters the stomach since they don't chew their food.
The gizzard is part of the intestines!
intestines.
NECK AREA
it's an organ in the digestive tract.
What do you think?
I've butchered my own birds. The gizzard does NOT smell nice.
"Birds swallow food and store it in their crop if necessary. Then the food passes into their glandular stomach, also called the proventriculus, which is also sometimes referred to as the true stomach. This is the secretory part of the stomach. Then the food passes into the ventriculus (also known as the muscular stomach or gizzard). The gizzard can grind the food with stones that have been swallowed and pass it back to the true stomach and vice versa. Bird gizzards are lined with a tough layer made of the protein keratin, to protect the muscles in the gizzard."
from their "crawl", lower end of neck above their breast
Wow, it amazes me that most people can't tell ya.
I guess most aren't raised on a farm, or have ever butchered their own chickens. I'm lucky enough to experience it. You just can't beat fresh chicken.
I work for Pilgrim's Pride, so i can tell you first hand. Chickens have a "second" stomach. This second stomach is what is referred to as the gizzard. Breaded in flour and fried, it's not bad at all, and makes a great gravy.
betweent the thigh leg and the rib cage