Tesco 1.4kg chickens £2 ea

lightisfading

Sorry, my bad :embarasse I definitely read that somewhere though so either I'm reading dodgy information or the standards have changed.

edit: i'm being stupid today, ignore me

Bongedone wrote: »

That is not the case. I saw them on TV once saying you should only buy pork with the logo as it guarantees the pig was born and raised by UK pig farmers.

From their website:

How do I know where Red Tractor food and drink comes from?
More and more people are looking to buy locally produced food to support farmers and reduce the ‘food miles’ associated with transporting food over long distances. But identifying where food comes from can be difficult and labels can sometimes be misleading. Does the origin label tell you where the food was farmed or where it was processed? At AFS we have always had very clear rules on origin marks. The Union flag in the Red Tractor logo provides an independently verified consumer guarantee that the product has come from a UK farm. No doubts, no compromise.

Bongedone

lightisfading wrote: »

Sorry, my bad :embarasse I definitely read that somewhere though so either I'm reading dodgy information or the standards have changed.

Looks like my post has been deleted though... I may have been wrong but so are lots of people on this site, don't think their posts should be deleted?!

Your post is post 39.

Rebel

wheretheresawill wrote: »

please get it right, i'm female, just glad to do my bit to educate people like yourselves, sadly I know I will never instill ethics and morals into people like you but hey not everyones that bright are they, as long as its called 'chicken' and has the words 'cheap' everythings ok........yawn

You are correct I don't need an ignorant fool even if they are female to instill morals into me, I also don't need educating by the same person.

Its pretty obvious you are either immature in years or in intelligence as that is about the only excuse there is for insulting people you do not know.

I am one of the ignorant people who's taxes helped pay for the education you are so proud of, well its a shame they wasted my money.

Rebel

One other point Wheretheresawill is an outright liar, and her ethics are clear for everyone to see!

In Post 16 she clearly said , and I quote

And thats all i've got to say on the matter, goodbye

If SHE had any morals or ethics at all she would do as she promised, but obviously she has does not have either.

PS Having a degree does NOT qualify you to lecture anyone, even a teaching degree only qualifies you to teach
1) The people who agree to be taught
2) Children of school age who are attending an educational establishment.

These forums fall into neither category as far as I am aware.

PPS As part of my previous careers I had to undergo officially recognised training to enable me to teach other people how to do their jobs, I would suggest that probably makes ME more qualified to lecture than she is. (And I wouldn't dream of doing so here) Her whole attitude is in my opinion detrimental to the cause she professes to believe in. in other words I believe we have a real live internet TROLL

Smidster

Enough of the 'Free the chickens' please.

It really irritates me, whenever someone dares to do an offer on chickens, the constant 'but they weren't happy chickens...they were all locked up in little cages' Sorry but at the end of the day they are bred for food.

Also the way the 'chicken brigade' come down on us who eat them is really annoying. Saying we have no morality and are basically subhuman rubbish just because we don't care that our evening meal didn't spend last week happily running round the farm. I fully respect your decision to not eat this meat, or any meat in general, if you don't want to but please don't try and stop me from doing so or judging me for choosing to.

Fixxxer_3

Enough of this “I have the right to cheap chicken" please.

Sorry, I couldn’t resist. Of course, this is an offer so as has already been said, the welfare of a chicken doesn’t really apply to these particular birds. Though I’m sure Tesco standard poultry isn’t exactly free range or organic, I’d bet it’s considerably better than the £2 value chicken recently introduced by Tesco.

There seems to be a lot of demonization of ‘the others’ in this thread; i.e. those considering poultry welfare and those considering cost more so than the other. Now, I love meat, but I don’t understand the ‘I have a right to cheap meat’ argument. What exactly is the justification behind the immense cruelty toward animals, regardless of whether they are reared for slaughter or not? No-one has the right to cheap meat through excessive cruelty (by which I mean caged hens). It’s simple – if you can’t afford meat reared at decent standards then you simply shouldn’t buy meat. That may sound elitist, but consider this – how many of you complain about not being able to afford lobster? Admittedly, that is related to supply and demand but the general principle applies. As a country, we are far too accustomed to cheap meat reared in horrendous conditions, and it really needs to stop.

To those who say ‘but I can’t afford decent meat’ – I say don’t peddle that hypocritical nonsense to me. Practically no-one in this country has health issues from eating too much fruit and vegetables – it would do us all good to refrain from eating meat a few days of the week just to afford better quality meat. I’ve done it, and I’ve never looked back – I feel healthier and happier. Furthermore, how many of those who say that they can’t afford it really can’t? Consider what other things you put in your basket – alcohol, magazines…the list would go on. So why can you afford those things at the expense of animal welfare?

On that note, I fully realise how much organic meat costs. It is a lot of money. All I’m asking is that people really consider whether they can comfortably eat unethically sourced, caged (in the case of chicken) meat. Even switching to the ‘standard’ supermarket range of barn reared birds is a huge improvement on the bland, tasteless pulp that the Tesco value range (amongst others) is. Sainsbury’s make sure that all their barn chickens have reasonable welfare conditions, and it doesn’t cost the earth.

Smidster

Fixxxer wrote: »

Practically no-one in this country has health issues from eating too much fruit and vegetables

Totally OT I know but I am one of these people. My obesity is purely because of my obsession with fruit.

MrsBartolozzi

Fixxxer wrote: »

Enough of this “ Of course, this is an offer so as has already been said, the welfare of a chicken doesn’t really apply to these particular birds. Though I’m sure Tesco standard poultry isn’t exactly free range or organic, I’d bet it’s considerably better than the £2 value chicken recently introduced by Tesco.

Now, I love meat, but I don’t understand the ‘I have a right to cheap meat’ argument. What exactly is the justification behind the immense cruelty toward animals, regardless of whether they are reared for slaughter or not? No-one has the right to cheap meat through excessive cruelty (by which I mean caged hens). It’s simple – if you can’t afford meat reared at decent standards then you simply shouldn’t buy meat....
Even switching to the ‘standard’ supermarket range of barn reared birds is a huge improvement on the bland, tasteless pulp that the Tesco value range (amongst others) is.

Value

Standard

Age of birds at slaughter

Value: 38-49 days– will depend on weight requirements
Standard: 38-49 days – will depend on weight requirements

Breed

Value: Any Aviagen (Cobb not permitted)
Standard any Aviagen (Cobb not permitted)

Stocking Density

Value: Planned stocking density of 34-36kg/ m2. Absolute Max. 38kg/m2
Standard: Planned stocking density of 34-36kg/ m2. Absolute Max. 38kg/m2

Diet

Value: Wheat, non-GM soya, fishmeal, Vitamins and mineral
Wheat, non-GM soya, fishmeal, Vitamins and mineral

Farm Assurance scheme

Value: Assured Chicken Production plus Tesco Livestock code of practice for chicken
Standard: Assured Chicken Production plus Tesco Livestock code of practice for chicken

I don't see a difference there:rolleyes:.
From http://www.channel4.com/food/on-tv/j...01-11_p_4.html

k.o.d

wheretheresawill wrote: »

Pleasant person arent you but I wouldnt expect anything less....:T

Pot and kettle spring to mind.

Fixxxer_3

MrsBartolozzi wrote: »

Value

Standard

Age of birds at slaughter

Value: 38-49 days– will depend on weight requirements
Standard: 38-49 days – will depend on weight requirements

Breed

Value: Any Aviagen (Cobb not permitted)
Standard any Aviagen (Cobb not permitted)

Stocking Density

Value: Planned stocking density of 34-36kg/ m2. Absolute Max. 38kg/m2
Standard: Planned stocking density of 34-36kg/ m2. Absolute Max. 38kg/m2

Diet

Value: Wheat, non-GM soya, fishmeal, Vitamins and mineral
Wheat, non-GM soya, fishmeal, Vitamins and mineral

Farm Assurance scheme

Value: Assured Chicken Production plus Tesco Livestock code of practice for chicken
Standard: Assured Chicken Production plus Tesco Livestock code of practice for chicken

I don't see a difference there:rolleyes:.

Interesting, for sure - what is the source?