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Refrigerate or Freeze. When you pick up chicken from the poultry section at your grocery store, it will last for one to two days raw in the refrigerator and three to four days when cooked. After this time, you should consider throwing it away. If you cannot cook or eat the chicken in this period, freeze it. A whole, raw chicken remains safe to eat for up to one year in the freezer, and raw chicken cutlets remain safe for nine months. If you want to freeze cooked leftovers, these can last in the freezer for two to six months.
In Refrigerator. 1  Place the whole chicken in the refrigerator. Leave it wrapped and place it on a platter to catch any drippings. 2  Move any items away from the chicken to ensure that it thaws evenly. 3  Leave the chicken in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 days. The time it takes to thaw the chicken will depend on its size--Recipetips.com says you'll need to allow about five hours per pound, so a five-pound bird would need 25 hours.