Free Range Chicken

Stephen_Leak

bellaquidsin wrote: »

Stephen Leak I take your point but I just wonder how many stress hormones are being fed back into us from these abused birds, to say nothing of the growth hormones and the antibiotics they are laced with in their short abnormal life.

Bella

Very good points.

~Chameleon~

I notice Tesco have stopped selling them @ 2 for £5 now


Saying that, I think they might have done that to confuse the public even more who might not look too carefully at the labels but knew to avoid the ones with the 2 for £5 sticker on, but now there are none! :rolleyes:

amanndajane

i work for asda, we definately sell free range organic chickens, would imagine that yr local store has run out due to recent tv programmes.
keep checking or ask at the customer service desk !

charlies_mum

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

I am going to play a bit of a devil's advocate here. I fully support Jamie Oliver and HF-W's campaign against factory poultry and egg farming, and what follows is just a statement of fact.

If you can reconcile yourself with the fact that they are already dead and that not buying them isn't going to make any difference to them, I have noticed that (for obvious reasons) the "sub-prime" supermarkets have lots of probably intensively-farmed chickens at reduced prices!

I think you are right, and that anyone on a tight budget will probably do well on the reduced chickens (and good luck to them). I just think that I am happy to pay £6-7 for a piece of beef or lamb, and would be happy to pay the same for a chicken that has actually had some quality of life.

two_sheds_2

Asda do have them, but you have to look hard - the packaging isn't very distinctive at all. I got one for £3.46 (£3 a kilo). Fabulous tender bird, it made a roast for two, and 5 portions of stew, plus a pint of chicken stock for the freezer.

Badger_Lady

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

If you can reconcile yourself with the fact that they are already dead and that not buying them isn't going to make any difference to them...

Tee-hee, I like this! Yes, the actual animal you're buying is already dead... but do remember that by buying them you're perpetuating an intensive farming industry.

You could use this same argument to buy mink fur - they're already dead too

moneysavinmonkey

don't forget, if your local supermarket doesn't sell free range, or doesn't have enough in compared to the sick kind then make sure you ask at customer services. They have to note enquiries like this and the more people ask the quicker things will change.

charlies_mum

two_sheds wrote: »

Asda do have them, but you have to look hard - the packaging isn't very distinctive at all. I got one for £3.46 (£3 a kilo). Fabulous tender bird, it made a roast for two, and 5 portions of stew, plus a pint of chicken stock for the freezer.

They had those at £3.46 with a picture of the farmer on - are they free range, I couldn't see anything on them that said so

~Chameleon~

charlies_mum wrote: »

They had those at £3.46 with a picture of the farmer on - are they free range, I couldn't see anything on them that said so

Some labels are very misleading so you need to check the small print too. The Co-op chicken in particular has a label which has green fields and blue sky on it and, knowing the Co-op's stance on ethical produce and selling Fair Trade products etc, I honestly thought this was free range chicken, until someone else told me different :mad:

Badger_Lady

Jamie's Fowl Dinners The facts about the shops you shop in

Question 2

Please outline the welfare conditions of the chickens in these different ranges (ACP standard, Freedom Food, Free-range, Organic etc.), what breed are the birds? At what age are they slaughtered? What is the stocking density at which they are kept?

Asda

All our standard fresh ASDA (brand) chicken is British and clearly labelled with the little Red Tractor logo guaranteeing it meets strict farm assurance standards.

They are reared in barns that provide warm, dry housing with straw or wood shavings bedding, heating and fresh air controlled by ventilation systems, and have full access to food and fresh drinking water.

We also sell free range and organic chickens in all our stores nationwide, offering an extensive range to meet the palates and pockets of all our customers.

From their grocery website


ASDA Extra Special Free Range whole chicken £3 PER KG