Yellow stuff in chicken meat? What is it?

[dougadamking89]

Not sure if this is the right area. But I was gutting one of my roosters (have too many of them) and while I was cleaning it out, I noticed it had yellow stuff in it. I am pretty sure it's just fat but it's been years since I have been in the chicken game and want to make sure. Is it just fat? Or is it something else? Unfortunately I don't have any pictures of it.

 

[Ridgerunner]

My guess is that it is fat. Most cockerels and roosters don’t have much fat but if you ever butcher a hen or pullet, especially one that is laying, you will see a lot. Females store up a lot of fat before they start laying so they have a reserve if they go broody. That’s why a broody hen doesn’t need to eat much while she is on the eggs, she has that reserve. The males don’t store up much fat but you will normally see some.