Food group · 36 items
Poultry: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for raw and cooked chicken, turkey and duck, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.
36 of 36 items shown · in A–Z order
Storage times from USDA FoodKeeper · printed from diagxcar.com · keep it on your fridge door.
| Good to freeze? | Fridge, sealed | Countertop | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bone-in chicken breast | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Bone-in turkey breast | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Boneless turkey breast | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Canned chicken | 3–4 days | Not listed | — | 5 years (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Capon | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken drumsticks | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken in retort pouches | 3–4 days | Not listed | — | Not recommended (pantry) | Refrigerate |
 Chicken legs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken liver pâté | 7 days | Not listed | — | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken nuggets | Not listed | 1–3 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken patties | Not listed | 1–3 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken thighs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken wings | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Cooked chicken | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Cooked ground turkey | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Cooked turkey | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Cornish hens | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Duck | 1–2 days | 6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Fried chicken | 3–4 days | 4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Giblets | 1–2 days | 3–4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Goose | 1–2 days | 6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Grilled chicken | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Ground turkey | 1–2 days | 3–4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Pheasant | 1–2 days | 6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Quail | 1–2 days | 6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Raw chicken | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Raw chicken kabobs | 1–2 days | 3–4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Rotisserie chicken | 3–4 days | 4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Shredded chicken | 3–4 days | 4–6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Stuffed chicken breasts | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Turducken | Not recommended | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Turkey bacon | 7 days | 2–4 months | Yes | 2 weeks | 2 hours |
 Turkey legs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Turkey thighs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Whole raw chicken | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Whole turkey | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
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Figures here are drawn from USDA FoodKeeper plus FSIS guidance. Data re-checked November 2026. How we check our numbers · Spotted an error? Tell us