Free Range Chicken

maypole

I heard about the shortage on the radio and so they are having to bring in french chickens. Surely this defeats the object of buying "local" free range.

Suppose I never eat chicken again, I will never buy another cheapy chicken.
Apparantly the M&S Oakham chickens are happier chickens and while not free range, they have a better life and are reared for longer than the battery hens. I read this in some sunday paper.

potsofmoney_(I_wish)

I got my first F/R delivered from Asda yesterday, This is the first time in a long long while I've bought a chicken as I've never been able to afford free range. In my conscience free past I used to eat loads of the stuff. The price does seem to have come down a bit recently.


Now all I've got to do is learn to roast one. Off to do a search!

competitionscafe

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/news/the-campaign-that-changed-the-eating-habits-of-a-nation-788557.html

charlies_mum

I bought a free range chicken last week from a local farm shop, and it cost £9.55 :eek: It was quite a big one and the breast fed four adults, and I had the legs for dinner the next night. I think it tasted much nicer than battery chicken, or maybe I just convinced myself

Welshwoofs

Where I am in North Wales our local Asda is abysmal for free-range chicken. Out of an entire isle of fresh chicken products there's generally only a couple of tired looking packs of skinless organic free-range breasts at eye-watering prices.

Luckily there's a wonderful farm near me who sell a 1.8Kg free range chicken for £5.99. They do nationwide delivery so if anyone's totally stuck I'd suggest googling Min Y Morfa Farm Shop.

http://www.freerangereview.com/ and http://www.wewantrealfood.co.uk/ are always worth a look for good, local producers.

Mrs._Irwin

Has anyone noticed if they're becoming more available? And if so, where?
I really want chicken, but can't bear the thought of the cheap stuff and can't afford the super-expensive ones. We haven't had a roast chicken since I watched that Jamie Oliver show.

Mrs. Irwin
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mumzyof2

Tesco have a lot in at the mo.

bertiebots

I havent baught any for a while because of the price but when I do I find the sainsburys one at around £7.80 has enough meat for a few meals so it works out good value. They usually have some in at our local supermarket. Still too dear for my food budget at the moment, unless I have a little left over next month for a treat!
I havent got the cheap ones either since chicken out.

[Deleted User]

We are on a very limited income but usually pay around £6 for a good free-range at the supermarket. However it works out amazingly cheap as it stretches so far.
First we have roast chicken, Then peel off all the meat and use for chicken sandwich and a chickern Korma (I use chickpeas to make the Korma more substantial the next day. After we've removed the chicken ,we put the carcass in a saucepan with any left over veg, cover with water and boil for 15 mins to make stock. Cool the stock and put in fridge. Use the stock the next day for soup or bung in veg and potatoes for a delicious stew and serve with dumplings or garlic bread. So for around £6 we get 4 meals. OH - and the dogs get yummy chicken skin with their dinner!

gt568

mumzyof2 wrote: »

Tesco have a lot in at the mo.

Not bloody here they don't. Haven't had whole FR in weeks. Lidl have started selling them though, at a reasonable £3 per kg.