Nah. In order to be used, they have to mil-spec chickens (g).
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OT Plane Crash because of Birds
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At Pratt we had a steam powered catapult "chicken gun" which
I believe the do now. Back in the 50's it was as easy to get a live chicken as a plucked and cleaned one. The live chicken is closer to a real bird strike than a cleaned one, however, I doubt that the missing viscera and feathers affects the effects on the engine.
BTW there is a "spec" chicken. IIRC the spec says that the chicken must be thoroughly thawed, it must hit the engine inlet at or above a certain velocity, and it must be heavier than a stated minimum weight.
EJ in NJ