most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-23T19:55:19Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/user/2113 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/14047/new-breed-chickens-vs-heritage-chickens/14056#14056 Lee Smith 2010-11-11T10:17:06Z 2010-11-11T10:17:06Z

<p>My brother invited me to speak up here. I'm living on a farm, training to be an organic farmer and we will be slaughtering some "non-heritage" chickens next Monday. They are huge, meaty birds at the age of 8 weeks (most chickens, I can lift with one arm, these babies need a two-handed grip...) and they can barely propel themselves around. I'll look at their organs and report what I see. Their feed is a soy-based feed, which a lot of respectful farmers are starting to avoid. As a group of 13 "greenhorns", most of us carnivores, we have decided not to raise this breed again. After reading the above blogs, I'm starting to dread eating them. </p> <p>I will choose heritage breeds for my own operations--mostly because they thrive better on pasturing.</p> <p>The one positive about raising these birds is that I need to carry the 50 pound sack of feed more often. </p> <p>Lee Smith</p>