Poultry · 19 items
Raw poultry: Shelf Life Chart
Counter, fridge and freezer times for raw poultry, sealed or opened, collected in one sortable chart. Every figure comes from USDA FoodKeeper and was re-checked November 2026.
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19 of 19 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 |
 Capon | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken drumsticks | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken legs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Chicken thighs | 1–2 days | 9 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Cornish hens | 1–2 days | 12 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Duck | 1–2 days | 6 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Giblets | 1–2 days | 3–4 months | Yes | — | 2 hours |
 Goose | 1–2 days | 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 |
 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 |
Can you freeze raw poultry?
19 freezer answers in alphabetical order
Does it go bad?
How to spot spoilage in each raw poultry item
Left out overnight
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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