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Is it permissible to eat chicken during the Nine Days?
Question
Is it permissible to eat chicken during the Nine Days? Is it like eating meat?
Thank you in advance for your time!
Answer
Greetings,
Chicken is included in the prohibition of eating meat during the Nine Days.
Sources: See Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim (Siman 551, Section 10), and Chazon Ovadia Arba Taaniyot (page 282, Section 5, and page 284, comment on "and it is ruled").
Best regards,
Hillel Meyers
