Small Bird Meat
| Small Bird Meat | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Class | Raw Meat and Fish |
| Type | Game |
| Hunger | -15 |
| Thirst | - |
| Calories | 261 |
| Fresh | 2 days |
| Rotten | 4 days |
| Cook Time | 20 min |
| Weight | 0.3 |
| Crafting Skill | Butchering: 0 |
| Crafting | See How to Craft |
| Location | Containers |
| Spawn ID | /additem Base.Smallbirdmeat
|
| Crafting XP | 10 XP (Butchering) |
Small Bird Meat is the raw meat of a small bird. It is a light, protein rich food that must be cooked before eating. It also goes into soups, stews, pies and many other dishes.
The meat comes from butchering a Dead Bird with a sharp knife or a meat cleaver. It spoils within two days, so it should be cooked or frozen soon after butchering. The Rancher is the best occupation for raw meat and fish. It starts with the most Butchering skill. The Chef and the Fishing Guide also start with some Butchering skill.
Eating
Cooked Small Bird Meat lowers hunger by 15. The filling value depends on the size of the bird, so some pieces give more or less. Eaten raw, it is dangerous and can make a character sick.
The meat holds 261 calories and is very high in protein. It is low in fat and carbohydrates. That makes it a lean meat for a character living on wild food.
The meat is better hot and worse cold. It is best eaten soon after cooking. Rabbit Meat lowers hunger by 30, so a rabbit is the bigger meal. A Skinned Rat (Dead) lowers hunger by 22 but adds a lot of unhappiness.
The table shows the game figures for one serving. Negative hunger and thirst fill the character up, and negative unhappiness and boredom cheer them up.
| Item | Hunger | Calories | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small Bird Meat | -15 | 261 | 5 | 90 | 8.25 |
Cooking
Small Bird Meat cooks in 20 minutes and burns after 70. A stove, an oven or a fire all work. It is bad in a microwave.
It goes into Soup, Stew, Pie, Stir Fry, Rice and Pasta, adding 15 hunger to each. Once cooked, it can go into a Burger or a Salad for 10 hunger, or a Sandwich for 5. It can also be added to chum as fishing bait. The Cooking skill makes each ingredient go further.
These dishes take the Small Bird Meat as an ingredient, with the hunger it restores in each.
| Dish | Hunger Restored | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Chum | 15 | - |
| Pasta | 15 | - |
| Pie | 15 | - |
| Rice | 15 | - |
| Soup | 15 | - |
| Stew | 15 | - |
| Stir Fry | 15 | - |
| Burger | 10 | Cooked only |
| Salad | 10 | Cooked only |
| Sandwich | 5 | Cooked only |
How to Craft Small Bird Meat
Each recipe that makes the Small Bird Meat is listed with its materials and the tools it keeps.
Butcher Small Animal
The Butcher Small Animal recipe makes the Small Bird Meat. It needs Butchering level 0.
| Name | Image | Amount | Kept | Spawn ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Large Knife | 
|
1x | Yes | /additem Base.LargeKnife
|
| Dead Bird | 
|
1x | No | /additem Base.DeadBird
|
Storage
Small Bird Meat stays fresh for only 2 days and is rotten by day 4. A fridge slows both counts, and a freezer keeps it far longer. Meat that will not be eaten soon is best frozen.
Locations
Small Bird Meat is mostly made by butchering. The Butcher Small Animal recipe turns a Dead Bird into the meat with a sharp knife or a meat cleaver. As loot it is rare. Restaurant kitchen fridges hold it now and then. Mid game survivor safehouses can have it waiting on the stove.
The places where it spawns, with the rough chance per container. Each tab shows one kind of place.
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Survivor safehouse (mid game) | Stove | 100% |
| Location | Container | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 1.1% |
| Fancy restaurant kitchen | Fridge | 1.1% |
Notes
- Always cook it before eating, since raw meat can cause food poisoning.
- It spoils fast, so cook it or freeze it the day it is butchered.
- Avoid the microwave and cook it on a stove or fire.
- It works as chum for fishing.
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