EastWest Gal
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Re: big chickens. High school biology class at our local high school does the following experiment each year: they raise two sets of chickens, layers and roasters. They use the same feed, no antibiotics. They measure the calories in the feed and the growth of the birds. The genetics make all the difference. The roasters are VERY efficient in turning their calories into meat.
They also compare chickens to pigs and cattle.
After the experiment is done, the chickens are turned over to the Ag program at the school. The roasters end up being slaughtered, feathered, and cleaned and sent to the culinary students. The layers end up at a local farm.
Very efficient use by the school--3 classes, food and for some, back to the farm.
To add to the chicken rant: Antibiotics: They may not be in the chicken meat we eat, but they end up in the chicken droppings, then into the environment. I look for chicken raised without antibiotics. Very easy to find in our local grocery store.
If I want small poultry, I end up using Cornish game hens. Even they have gotten bigger, unfortunately. I prefer the smaller chickens myself, since it helps with portion control.
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They also compare chickens to pigs and cattle.
After the experiment is done, the chickens are turned over to the Ag program at the school. The roasters end up being slaughtered, feathered, and cleaned and sent to the culinary students. The layers end up at a local farm.
Very efficient use by the school--3 classes, food and for some, back to the farm.
To add to the chicken rant: Antibiotics: They may not be in the chicken meat we eat, but they end up in the chicken droppings, then into the environment. I look for chicken raised without antibiotics. Very easy to find in our local grocery store.
If I want small poultry, I end up using Cornish game hens. Even they have gotten bigger, unfortunately. I prefer the smaller chickens myself, since it helps with portion control.
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