Monday, December 1, 2014

Misconception #2: Thats a big chicken!

We hear all sorts of things when it comes to the size of our chickens. Here is our explanation:
 
40 years ago it took a poultry farmer 12 weeks to grow a 4-6 lb chicken. The houses were obviously simple (no fans, curtain sided...) and the big thing: HAND FED! Trucks were brought in with the feed in individual bags, 100lbs each and it was put out by hand. Being that there was no computer system to run the feed, or control the temperature or lights the chickens were obviously not in as stable an environment as they are now housed in today.
6 years ago when our farm was raising a 4lb chicken, it took 36 days. Now, some may say it is all because there is some magical growing stuff in the feed... but really its the fact that farming has just grown and become even more efficient! 
Not to mention the fact that through the years they have managed to pick the best qualities and breeding them to get a larger chicken than back in the day. Just like people do dogs, cats and even plants... 
I LOVE this quote!

Hope you all have a great week! Check back next Monday!

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