1, touch the hen's belly, if the belly fat is rich, this is an old hen that has been over a year or even longer, and the younger one has no rich fat, which is also because the accumulated fat is under the stomach when the chicken is eating, which is easy to distinguish and touch.
2, you can touch the chicken's ass, and the old hen's ass has obvious protruding parts, which is also one of the characteristics of the old hen.
3. You can tell whether a chicken is an old hen by sound. In general, hens in the breeding period have a crisp and loud voice, while the voice of an old hen is hoarse and rough.
4, look at the chicken feet, the old hen's chicken feet are thick and rough, the scales are very obvious, and the bottom of the old hen's claws has obvious prominent meat quality, while the younger hens do not have such characteristics. The little hens' claws are generally tender, smooth and easy to distinguish.
5. After slaughter, the old hen's meat is obviously yellow, with yellow grease and ointment, which is the characteristic of the old hen's meat, while the little hen's meat is white, and there is less oil in the body, which is also easy to distinguish.
6. After cooking, you can tell whether it is old hen meat by taste. The old hen meat is thick and chewy, and after the little hen is stewed, it is very easy to melt in the mouth.