The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
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Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#2Great, love more chicken.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#3I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower.
Is this a bad thing?
I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#4I buy chicken at a farmer‘s market from a farmer which has different breeds and few chickens. This reduces the amount of medicine used. The chicken is so slim that my wife first complained. Of course I pay 3 times the regular price but although I donˋt earn a FAANG salary I can afford it. Just eat less! I also recommend to visit once a chicken farm and wonder why there are dead chickens. Alternatively watch some YouTube videos.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#5I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower. Is this a bad thing? I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
It really hurts their welfare since their skeletal systems were not designed to handle the additional weight and means they cannot really stand on their own. The chickens will also develop lesions/burns from laying in ammonia-soaked grounds, increasing risk of infection and causing unnecessary suffering.[0]
[0] https://www.aspca.org/sites/default/files/chix_white_paper_n...
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#6I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower. Is this a bad thing? I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
If you prefer quantity over quality then probably not. Ever wondered how thousands of chickens can survive in one room. Well this chickens are probably not organic because you need to use something that illnesses dońt spread. And personally I think a chicken that canˋt walk normally is a problem.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#7I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower. Is this a bad thing? I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
The sibling replies here are interesting in that they appeal to personify the chickens
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#8I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower. Is this a bad thing? I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
> Is this a bad thing?
Thread argues that modern chicken is less tasty:
> Modern chicken is notorious for being "dry, "bland," and "flavorless." Contrast this to the 1960s, where chicken was considered a delicacy. "Chicken should be so good in itself that it is an absolute delight to eat as a perfectly plain, butter roast, saute or grill."
Thread also argues that fat profile is out-of-whack due to modern chickens being fed diets that are different from what they ate in nature:
> Conventional Grain-Fed birds have an Omega-6 to Omega-3 ratio that can be as high as 17:1. Contrast this to a pasture-raised chicken, which has an Omega 6 to Omega-3 ratio of 6:1.
I haven't heard of this ratio before. Supposedly a smaller ratio between the 2 types of fat is healthier.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#9I buy chicken at a farmer‘s market from a farmer which has different breeds and few chickens. This reduces the amount of medicine used. The chicken is so slim that my wife first complained. Of course I pay 3 times the regular price but although I donˋt earn a FAANG salary I can afford it. Just eat less! I also recommend to visit once a chicken farm and wonder why there are dead chickens. Alternatively watch some YouT…
The chickens you describe are the only ones I find acceptable for soups and stocks. Mass produced broilers just don't have enough flavor for these uses.
Re: The chicken you are eating has increased 364% in size over the last 50 years
#10I’m assuming this keeps chicken prices lower. Is this a bad thing? I guess it could be if it is because of gnarly things they’re doing, but if it is primarily breeding larger chickens, well, that sounds ok.
The sibling replies here are interesting in that they appeal to personify the chickens
Not sure how "they taste worse" personifies the chicken, nor how pointing out that in fact chickens can suffer personifies the chicken either (well, I guess only people can suffer...).