Abstract: A chicken breading machine including a basket, with a mesh bottom, which is adapted to be rocked while holding floured chicken pieces. The mesh bottom of the basket allows loose flour and cracks to fall from the basket. The basket includes at least one tumble bar positioned at or near the bottom of the basket to cause chicken to tumble as the basket is rocked. A rocking device is adapted to rock the basket. A sifting device can be removably positioned below the basket. The sifting device contains a screen to retain cracks and permit flour to sift through the screen so that the flour can be reused without having to manually sift the flour from the cracks.