does anybody care about the chicken they eat

[bhaexpress]

Well to be honest chicken always tastes fowl to be anyway. And what about Free Range Eggs ? If they're so free how come they cost so much ?

 

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

I can't afford expensive chicken but I don't buy the really cheap ones either.

So you buy the middle chickens?

 

[fatbadger]

I've stopped eating chicken, ever since I worked in one of Britain's largest processing factories. It really is disgusting - not necessarily in terms of animal welfare (which is terrible), but in terms of what's being produced. Once you've seen it, you really don't want it in your body.

One tip for those of you who do eat chicken, though. Never buy uncooked parts of a bird (breast, wings, legs). The producers will never cut up a good chicken. Separate bits like that are only ever taken from an otherwise diseased or damaged bird.

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

It's not just the conditions that the chicken is reared in, more important are the antibiotics they feed it and the growth hormones they give them.

The use of antibiotics for growth promotion in poultry is now not allowed in the EU; antibiotics may be prescribed by a vet to treat illness (ie animal welfare) but are subject to approved 'withdrawal periods' (ie time taken for the drug/metabolites etc to disappear from the muscle, liver, kidney, skin etc) before the birds can be slaughtered for food. If this bothers anybody then don't eat meat or consume any milk products whatsoever as free range, organic etc reared animals also get sick.
The use of growth hormones is banned in the EU even though the substances used normally occur naturally in the animals' body. Growth hormones are widely used in the US.

 

[desprateseagull]

how can we be SURE that the more expensive ones were treated well, too?

 

[Wozza]

how can we be SURE that the more expensive ones were treated well, too?

Because any company caught lying would have their arse (leg, thigh etc) sued off.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Free range minimum for me. Both on terms of animal welfare and taste. I'm not too bothered about organic but the thought of eating the battery hens and what is pumped into them rather turns my stomach. Of course most pre-processed food (e.g. take aways etc.) will be battery at the mo, unless specifically stated, but I really think that battery chooks could be a thing of history in 5 years or so if more people were bothered.

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

I only buy free range chicken now - the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall programme put me off buying non free range.

I think it tastes better too - the meat is more tender

 

[Rusthall Seagull]

I've stopped eating chicken, ever since I worked in one of Britain's largest processing factories. It really is disgusting - not necessarily in terms of animal welfare (which is terrible), but in terms of what's being produced. Once you've seen it, you really don't want it in your body.

One tip for those of you who do eat chicken, though. Never buy uncooked parts of a bird (breast, wings, legs). The producers will never cut up a good chicken. Separate bits like that are only ever taken from an otherwise diseased or damaged bird.

is that the same for free range birds?

 

[beorhthelm]

One tip for those of you who do eat chicken, though. Never buy uncooked parts of a bird (breast, wings, legs). The producers will never cut up a good chicken. Separate bits like that are only ever taken from an otherwise diseased or damaged bird.

im not sure thats true, at least not any more. if a bird is diseased shouldn't it be condemed? "damaged" would probably go to pet food or to be "reformed" (thats the stuff to really be wary of...) where standards are lower. I would have thought parts would be sold for more than a complete bird too.

 

[supaseagull]

I've always though that it's a bit hypocritical to get worried about how animals are treated shortly before they're slaughtered, mashed and diced for your consumption ...whether it be as a whole chicken or in a Bernard Matthews chicken jetter!

 

[Muhammad - I’m hard - Bruce Lee]

slightly off topic, last night i had a chicken omelette and it suddenly dawned on me...

i had 2 generations of the same animal....on one plate

 

[Marc]

we're humans, we're cannibals, therefore I eat anything (mancock is a no-no) as long as its on my plate.
Food is food
Evolution had dictated that I eat food to survive
I survive by eating food
I do not complain when theres food in front of me

 

[Lady Bracknell]

Ideally, I don't just want a free range, organic chicken, I want to be introduced to it while it's still alive.

 

[Il Duce]

I voted for yes as in I do care about animal welfare. But I also happily tuck into KFC, McDonalds, curries and other stuff on occasions where the thought doesn't cross my mind at all. So I'm a semi-principled hypocrite.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

the Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall programme put me off buying non free range.

That's quite a coincidence

The Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall programme put me off watching any more of The Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall programmes.

 

[Superphil]

I only knowingly eat Free Range, and if it's available Organic. Been like that for a long long time. My first girlfriends father had a battery farm, one visit and I became a vegetarian almost overnight. After 15 years I gradually weened myself off the veggies, but I always do my best to make sure I buy free range and organic, I will not bother if it isn't available.

 

[Herman the Tosser]

If animals were that good thay could find a way to escape.

 

[clapham_gull]

As I've said before, why kill a happy chicken, merrily running around in its field enjoying life, when you can slaughter a depressed one, packed in a hutch like sardines

They taste the same, they taste good

I only buy free range chicken, it's a taste thing. Quite simply the the breeds that are bred to grow very quickly are of a much lower quality in terms of flavour.

If you buy any type of food (meat or vegetable), you'd like to think that something has given a toss before sticking on the shelf.

A £2.50 dodgy bird from a supermarket has had less than £2.50 spent on it in getting there. If you are quite happy eating something that has been sitting around it in it's own shit and fed shit, that of course is your choice..

 

[stss30]

That's the point, the £2 broilers taste crap.

Its worth paying more for cornfed free range because it tastes so much better (and the animal welfare is better).

PG

Yep, completely agree. My view is the more expensive the better when it comes to chicken and other meats as you know you're going to get better quality. Thats why I go to Waitrose. Not because it's cheap but it's good quality