Barbados is set to revolutionize its festive cuisine with a groundbreaking local product: chicken ham made from retired egg-laying hens. Traditionally, these hens, which complete their productive cycle annually, are sold for as little as one dollar per pound due to their tough meat, often ending up as low-value pet food. However, students from the Faculty of Science and Technology’s Minor in Food Science at The University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus have transformed this overlooked resource into a gourmet delicacy.