Absolutely! The native Alaskans have used them for generations, and if they'll work to skin a seal, fillet fish, or butcher a whale they'll doggone sure work on a chicken.
They are incredibly safe because all your cutting is being done at the point where your hand provides the most strength and torque. It took me all of 30 seconds the first time I tried one to be sold, and I've never looked back. I can mince garlic and herbs super fine with it, cut up an apple for the grandkids, and skin a deer. What more can you ask of a knife?
Try this. Get a pen or a pencil. Now hold it by the very top and write your name. Got it? Okay, now hold it where the normal grip is, close to the writing tip and write your name again. Which looks better? Which is easier to control? See? Simple physics.