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Novel_Weims |
Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken
Nov 30 2007, 9:29 PM EST
I have always read that the raw chicken from the grocery shouldn't be fed....what are your thoughts? I was under the impression it had to be organic chix, due to the additives and hormones, and other "injectibles" they infuse them with. Same with the butcher shop. My vet said if I wanted to feed raw chix, then to raise organic ones myself. What do you think?
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Novel_Weims |
1. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 1)
Nov 30 2007, 9:35 PM EST
The above question was posed to me a few years ago. Below is my response.I have gone to raising my own chicken and duck, for a variety of reasons. I don't know where my store bought stuff is coming from, and the cheaper I buy, the more I wonder what I'm buying. Unfortunately, since we had to start the chicken population over due to varmant attacks, I can't keep up with my dogs demand. Topper could eat a chicken or duck 5 -6 days a week by himself. The girls would probably eat 3 -4 each, so thats about 11 - 14 chickens per week, and I'm just not producing that kind of volume. Since I try and incubate as many eggs as possible, that doesn't leave us many to eat, and so I buy the 5 dozen box at the store. It's still just a couple bucks, but I know that they put some sort of preservative on the shell so I am not able to feed the store bought shell. Not dangerous to people, we don't eat the shell, so it is perfectly legal lacing of our food with dangerous products. As far as the actual chicken, I feel that home grown, or locally grown organic is probably the best, and range fed versus commercial chicken feed. If you feed your dog chicken that has been raised on a pre-mixed and packaged feed, I'm not sure you're really stepping far from the original problem. Commercial feeds! (continued...) Do you find this valuable? |
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Novel_Weims |
2. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 2)
Nov 30 2007, 9:37 PM EST
(continued from part 1)The store bought chicken is a hormone and steroid fed monster of breeding, genetics and husbandry. Many of these birds not only never feel the wind or see the light of the sun, but they are fed hormone and steroid laced feed so they grow as fast as possible. Because these chickens grow so fast, many of them are unable to walk long before they are butchered, but it doesn't really matter because they are housed in a 12" x 12" mesh cage that provides feed and water 24 hours a day. They couldn't move if they wanted to. In my opinion, this causes a problem that we are seeing with the splintering in the weight bearing bones, even when fed raw. I relate those bones to someone that has put undue pressure on their legs, i.e. obesity. The bones in those legs are not healthy bones. They have done research that the bones in obese children are more prone to disease and other problems like fractures. But, I'm getting off subject. Those chicken bones from the store, are not the same bones that you would find in an organic chicken, just one more reason to be wary of store bought. OK, so to summarize: Store bought chicken vs home grown chicken Store bought is: More expensive Does not provide the same nutrition as home grown because the store bought has been fed a commercial feed it's entire life The bones and tissue are abnormal and unhealthy if not diseased Has been fed high doses of hormones and steroids it's entire life. Has been stored for an unknown amount of time, could come from anywhere, carrying any number of diseases, and is surely packaged with some sort of preservative to keep it looking good on the shelf for as long as possible. (Continued...) Do you find this valuable? |
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Novel_Weims |
3. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 3)
Nov 30 2007, 9:38 PM EST
(Continued from Part 2)Now with all that said, you must wonder why I would ever go down to the market and buy chicken for the dogs... because even though the store chicken is usually raised in the same way as the chicken we find in commercial kibble, the store bought chicken has not been cooked, and I'm not having to feed all of the other things included in a commercial kibble. It may seem a fine line, but it's a step in the right direction. My best advice is if you base your raw diet on poultry, as I have done, mix it up, and throw some other meats in there when you can, beef, fish, etc. Final thought, I do believe that the local meat market or butcher shop is better than the pre-packaged chicken at the grocery store, because you have a much better chance that the local farmer at least raised the chickens in a coop, with access to outside, probably still fed them a commercial feed, but they were also exposed to the sun, and maybe some bugs, and some grass too, all contributing to a healthier bird than the commercially raised monster. I would love to hear additional comments on the subject! 1 out of 1 found this valuable. Do you? |
labrapaws |
4. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 3)
Dec 13 2007, 8:12 PM EST
Very interesting and very helpful !
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midwestdream |
5. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 3)
Jan 17 2008, 10:16 AM EST
Are you feeding raw? My weims never have a problem with eating Nutri Source dry kibble and I think look and perform well. However I have the pickiest Vizsla's you could ever hope to meet. I am trying raw with Arabelle since she has been bred and I don't want her to loose it. She eats it well and I smash her kibbles into it and she will even on a good day eat some of the kibbles. I just got chicken frames with necks and she goes crazy on it. No problems with loose stools either like I was afraid of.
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marleynpele |
6. RE: Home-grown vs organic vs store bought chicken (Response Part 3)
Feb 20 2008, 8:25 PM EST
Julie---I have thought about feeding Marley and Pele a raw diet, but what would you suggest for someone that lives in the city and can't raise their own? If Topper is eating 5-6 and the girls 3-4 that would get really expensive, right? I don't even have anywhere to put 11 chickens!! Also, what else to you add to their food?
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