Broiler chicken is now bad too

I think if you know where your chicken comes from - is it free range, hormone & drug free??  My own personal belief is that the closer to the earth that we eat the better.  We prefer to shop for our fruits and veggies from the local farmers' markets - locally grown organic.  Every chance we get we buy free range chickens and eggs and I would far prefer to buy all of our food that way - but with me out of work it's not possible. 

Just MHO

Sharon 

Ladies, only consume organic chicken.  Yes, it's more expensive but tastes SO much better and isn't full of poison. Regular chicken is FULL of hormones and antibiotics.  Do you know the conditions under which those hens are raised?  It would gag a maggot.  No wonder they have to be highly medicated.

So, no need to stop eating (organic) chicken.  Hey, even the occasional McChicken is not likely to kill you.  Just don't make a habit of it.

Tina

I was going to ask, what is "broiler" chickens.  The article mentioned something about hens.  Is it the same thing as roasting chickens instead of fryers?  Also, I thought Tyson didn't inject hormones or antibiotics into our chickens.  However, I don't know what the chickens eat that are not organic. 

This all gets very confusing, frustrating and just adds more stress to how we live our lives.

My mother is 91 years old (my dad lived until he was almost 93), and they ate anything, everything, e.g. lard, seasoned stuff with FAT, ate the skin off the chickens, etc.  Perhaps food was healthier when they were younger, but it sure wasn't when my dad died and sure isn't now.  My mom lives in a nursing home so I'm sure they use all the convenient packaged crap they can.  SO, what's the deal?

Can you tell I'm in a bad mood? 

Shirley

Patrice, I may just have to join you.  I like those patties too.

Well, I just put two Whole Food broiler chickens in the oven, after I donned my sterile gloves, laid disposable bags out in the stainless steel sink, used one knife only to cut open the plastic bag surrounding the dear little things, took out the giblets etc, transferred them babies to the all- assembled glass pan, put the knife in the awaiting dishwasher, gathered the disposable bags in hand, gently teased off my gloves, used my foot to open the awaiting plastic garbage liner, put everything in touching the edge only, and slammed the garbage top shut!



Then I re-gloved, opened the hot oven, said 'by by', closed the oven door with my foot, opened the awaiting bleach bottle, poured some on the laid out paper towels, and promptly went about de-salmonelling everything, including the water faucet and garbage can, the dishwasher door starter presser thing, the counter and the stainless steel sink, of course, and lastly the lid to the bleach container!



Funny, no wonder I'm never hungry by the time dinner time roles around!



This is why the broiler chickens are not good for you, right? The germs?

Shirley,



I always seem to be getting little nicks or so in my LE hand, in spite of being careful. So I started using them years ago to keep the ...., well you know, the stuff off my small little abrasions.



No, In NC you probably have super fresh PERDUE chickens, right? Or, is his main home base in SC?



Whole Foods is, from what I understand, expanding..... so keep your eyes and ears open, and hopefully they'll come your way!! Might wish to start saving your spare change too...



All the best,

Tender