Prevention of microbial spoilage and extension of shelf life are usually the main goals of food additives. Therefore, this evaluation focused on the physical and antimicrobial effects of clove and lavender oils and frankincense extract (1.0%) on the shelf-life of raw, fresh chicken drumsticks after soaking for 24 hours in the refrigerator (4 ± 1 °C). Assessment of the used additives was conducted through sensory evaluation and microbiological quality through nine days of refrigeration. The treated chicken drumstick samples were much more acceptable overall than the control samples, which started to go bad after 6 days of storage. The treated groups with lavender and frankincense, on the other hand, were still acceptable after 9 days of storage. However, all of the additives that were tested were able to kill microbes. The frankincense aqueous extract was the most effective at stopping the growth of microbes, especially Staphylococcus aureus (Staph. aureus) and total fungal (mould and yeast) counts. Lavender and clove oils came in second and third, respectively. So, it can be concluded that the used herbal byproducts, either oils or aqueous extracts, gave a promising preservative effect on the treated samples with a significant enhancement of the sensory quality. Frankincense extract showed higher acceptability rates in comparison with the other examined additives; therefore, more research on its phytochemical structure, active principles, and side effects can be conducted.