Cost of Cornish X ~ Holy COW!

[AussieSharon]

I just checked my packaging and it said all natural, no hormones or steriods and less than 2% water added.

As for tacking on fees I have no problem with that at all. Everyone has to make a living and make it worth their while. I was just surprised at $2.75 per bird which are to be picked up when they arrive so there is no real extra care on their part, but they do take the time to place the order, have it delivered, and call everyone etc.

They are ordered from Privett where the cost is $1.20 per chick. The feedstore advertises and orders several breeds all from Privett and if you want any you preorder. I guess I was just expecting $2 or less.

My 13 year old wants to raise broilers and is looking forward to the whole process. So I wanted to start very small just in case he changes his mind and it becomes MY responsibility. LOL

On the good side, yes they will be very well cared for and have a great life up to the end, and I know they'll taste better.

 

[greyfields]

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Again dubious. The use of hormones and steroids in poultry in the US is outlawed. So, it's a label claim stating the obvious.

I'm sure the 2% water 'added' could be by volume, again being misleading. Or maybe they only forcibly injected 2% of water and then let it soak. After slaughter, all chickens are soaked in a water bath to cool them rapidly... so they take on even more water there.

And do not even for a moment accuse me of being cynical. If you look into how poultry is processed (and even worse , how it is grown) you may never eat a store bought chicken again. This is not hyperbole but the sad, pathetic truth.

 

[AussieSharon]

Oh I absolutely agree with you. I just wanted to share what the packaging said. The whole reason we moved last Summer to 11 acres was to be able to raise our own food and provide our kids with what we think is a better living environment.

I was certainly shocked at the cost of the cornish X from my local feedstore and know that raising my own meats will in many cases be more expensive than the grocery. To me the cost, hard work and time is worth knowing that what we are eating was raised and cared for properly by my family.

 

[silkiechicken]

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And it's that darn stating of the obvious that makes the average person THINK that hormones and steroids are used in poultry production... It's all TRADITIONAL bioengineering!!! aka. selective breeding, not manual DNA manipulation with a test tube...

 

[blue90292]

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actually, it's probably less because privett sells to feedstores at a whole sale price no matter how many you buy so they're probably getting it for less than $1.20.

 

[jaku]

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Nothing about "no antibiotics" though, eh? The term "all natural" is not a term regulated by the government, so they can claim the meat is all natural, and still do whatever they want to it. It's more for advertising than to tell you what is actually in it, since most people think there is actually hormones injected into our poultry.

You're definitely not saving money growing your own- chicken (and eggs) from the store are cheap. It's well worth it though to know exactly what you're eating. Personally I avoid commerially processed food when at all possible.

 

[hooligan]

Well I have talked to several people who have chicken houses contracted out to OK Foods and they get between .04 and .06 cents a pound for their chickens. .06 cents if its a really good batch. Sickening isn't it.

 

[silkiechicken]

Doesn't surprise me at all with the way things are run... not just in poultry.

 

[hooligan]

Yeah, it so messed up. Yet another reason I loathe factory farming.

 

[greyfields]

4 broilers are kept in the space of an 8.5x11 sheet of paper. Look at a sheet of paper then try to imagine.