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Chicken Backs with Frames attached
2.5 lbs avg. / pkg
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$13.40
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- Perfect for Homemade Chicken Stock: Rich in collagen and gelatin for nutrient-dense, flavorful broth
- Ethically Raised on Pasture: Our chickens are rotated on regenerative pastures seasonally with outdoor access and natural foraging
- Packed with Minerals: Loaded with calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus that extract into your broth for gut and joint health
- Economical and Versatile: Affordable way to make gallons of nutrient-rich stock for soups, stews, and sipping broth
- Clean and Transparent: Free from antibiotics, growth promotants, and GMOs—raised the way nature intended
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If you believe in making use of everything and want to create flavorful, nutrient-packed stock at home, our chicken backs are exactly what you need. These bones are ideal for boosting the nutrition and flavor of your soups, broths, and stews.
The Gold Standard for Homemade Chicken Stock
Chicken backs make superior stock because of their high bone-to-meat ratio and rich collagen content. When simmered low and slow, these bones release gelatin that gives your broth body, depth, and a silky texture.
What Are Chicken Backs?
Chicken backs are what remain after removing the breast, wings, and legs—the backbone and frame of the bird. Because they're an underutilized cut, chicken soup bones offer incredible value for home cooks who want to make their own broth.
Packed with Collagen and Minerals
When you simmer chicken backs for broth, you extract collagen that breaks down into gelatin, along with minerals like calcium, magnesium, and phosphorus. These compounds support gut health and joint function.
From Ethically Raised Chickens
Our chickens are rotated on regenerative pastures seasonally, with warm shelters during winter months and natural foraging as weather permits. We believe that soil, plant, animal, and human health are inextricably linked, and you can taste the difference in the quality of the stock these pasture-raised chicken bones produce.
How to Make Chicken Stock with Chicken Backs
Put your chicken backs into a large pot with vegetables like celery or carrots and aromatic herbs like parsley or thyme. Add water to cover and let it simmer for 8 to 24 hours. The result is a rich broth you can use in soups or drink on its own.
Chicken Backs vs. Chicken Necks: What's the Difference?
Both make excellent chicken broth, but chicken backs are larger with more meat attached. Backs yield more gelatin due to their size and connective tissue, making them ideal for stock that gels when cooled.
Perfect for Soups, Stews, and Sipping Broth
Use your finished stock as a base for chicken and vegetable soup, chicken and dumplings, or hearty chicken noodle soup. Many people also enjoy sipping the broth on its own as a nourishing drink.
Free From Antibiotics and Growth Promotants
Our ethical pastured chicken is raised without the chemicals common in conventional farming. No antibiotics, growth promotants, or GMOs—just transparent practices you can trust.
Economical and Nutrient-Dense
Chicken backs offer incredible nutritional value for the price. Instead of buying expensive store-bought bone broth, you can make gallons of superior stock at home for a fraction of the cost.
Storage and Preparation
Our chicken backs arrive frozen and stay fresh in your freezer for up to 1 year. Once defrosted, use them within 3 days. After making your stock, freeze it in portions for convenient use throughout the week.
Explore our value bundles to stock your freezer with ethically raised meats for your family.
100% Brothers' Guarantee
We treat our customers like family. If you are not satisfied, we’ll refund your money back, and you keep the product.
- NO mRNA or glyphosate
- NO hormones or steroids
- NO GMOs or antibiotics
- NO MSG, synthetic nitrates, or sugar
Lastly, we treat our customers like family. If there's something that doesn't meet your expectations, let us know, and we'll make it right.
Fast Home Delivery
Free delivery starting at $159+ in many states! Plus, get your order in as little as two days with our weekly deliveries. We deliver everywhere within the continental US.
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- Extra insulated boxes are designed to withstand hot temperatures.
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Brandt's Take on Chicken Backs with Frames
"Our Chicken Backs with Frames are an excellent choice for making rich, flavorful broths and stocks. These bones are packed with nutrients and impart a deep, savory taste to soups and stews. DIY broth makers, they are just what you're looking for!" - Brandt (the 7th son)
Farming Practices
Humanely-Raised
We treat animals with care, raising them in low-stress environments with space to move and express natural instincts, while also ensuring humane harvesting.
No Growth Promotants
At Seven Sons, we never use growth promotants like Paylean. Instead, we raise animals naturally on wholesome nutrition, producing healthier meat.
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Common Questions About our Chicken Backs
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Chicken backs are used for making homemade chicken stock or bone broth. The bones create a rich, gelatin-packed broth when simmered with vegetables and herbs, perfect as a base for soups, stews, and sauces.
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Place chicken backs in a large pot with vegetables like celery, carrots, and onions, plus herbs. Cover with water and simmer for about 20 hours to extract maximum flavor and nutrients. Strain and use immediately or freeze for later.
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Yes, chicken backs are excellent for bone broth because they contain high amounts of collagen and connective tissue. When simmered, they release gelatin that provides gut-healing properties and minerals like calcium and magnesium.
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Chicken backs are very healthy when used to make stock. They're packed with collagen, gelatin, and minerals that support gut health and joint function. Our ethically raised chickens provide even better nutrition than conventionally raised birds.
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While chicken backs can be eaten, they're mostly bone with limited meat. They're primarily valued for making stock and broth, where you get the most nutritional benefit.
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Yes, chicken backs from ethically raised birds offer better nutrition. Our chickens are rotated on regenerative pastures seasonally, with outdoor access for nutrient-dense natural foraging. They're raised crate-free, staying naturally healthy without antibiotics, growth promotants, or GMOs.
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Our chicken backs arrive frozen and stay fresh in your freezer for up to 1 year. Once defrosted, use them within 3 days. Freeze finished stock in portions for 3-6 months.
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Our Favorite Recipes
Creamy Tarragon Chicken Breast
Fresh tarragon is favored in French cuisine, so don’t feel too bad if this is your first time cooking with it. However, don’t be surprised if this isn’t your last. Though we may be more familiar with the dried version, there’s something so fragrant and pleasant about fresh tarragon. It pairs perfectly with the rich cream, tangy lemon, and warming black pepper. Trust me, this dish hits all of the flavor notes. I spend a lot of time in the kitchen whipping up all sorts of meals for my family to enjoy, but this was actually one of Bruce’s all time favorites - he practically ate the whole pan. I hope you like it as much as he did!
Roasted Whole Chicken with Herb Butter Recipe
As temperatures drop and the holiday season approaches, it’s comfort food time. And, few things are more comforting than stepping in from out of the cold to be greeted by the fresh aroma of chicken roasting in the oven. Chicken is the most versatile of meats — whether you use our pasture-raised breasts, thighs, or tenderloin — there are virtually endless ways to prepare delicious meals with chicken. But sometimes, simple is best. Our family absolutely adores this Herb Butter Roasted Whole Chicken recipe — and we’re sure yours will too.
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