Second hand smoke stunted a lot a chickens in the past
Posted on 01/08/2017 10:37:13 AM PST by Trump20162020
American families are getting smaller and yet chickens are getting larger.
As we begin 2017, Americans can look back at 2016 as yet another year with record-high chicken consumption—an average of 89.6 pounds per person. That’s more than three times as much as our grandparents ate.
Chickens we eat today are twice as big as they were 60 years ago. In 1955, the average weight of chickens sold on market was 3.07 pounds, while the number for the first half of 2016 was 6.18 pounds, according to National Chicken Council, a nonprofit trade organization based in Washington, D.C.
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I love the soup, but I always thought that actual schmaltz looked kinda gross.
You mean the processed chicken parts that they pump up with “a solution” to boost its selling weight?
The majority of chicken sold today is pure crap.
LOL
Parts is parts.
Nobody has said it yet, but somebody will. Of this I am most certain.
Second hand smoke stunted a lot a chickens in the past
One dozen 'boneless' chickens
My mother in law cooked the feet in spaghetti sauce . They would eat the little pads on the bottom. I never tried them.
Quote below from the article, just below the animated weight graph:
"The trend started with the 1948 contest that invited farmers nationwide to develop the “Chicken of Tomorrow” with specific goals — bigger, meatier, faster growth. As a result, Arbor Acre breed, the crossbreed of the two winners, has become the grandparents of most commercial meat chicken we eat today worldwide."
I know, but the article didn’t really give the scale or scope of the contest, which was nationwide, and a very big deal because chicken farming was so decentralized. A&P was huge at the time, which is why I compared it to Walmart today.
Imagine the press today, if Walmart sponsored a “Who wants to be a billionaire” contest?
Fat doesn’t look good, but it is the heart of food. Broths, gravies, and baked goods require it. You can’t make biscuits or pie without lard.
My apologies. I’m one of them thar, ignant city folk. Didn’t occur to me that you refer to your chickies as “girls”. Suspect that is no different than us big city types referring to our dogs and cats as “ boys and girls”.
Again, my apologies.
Learn something new everyday.
Danka.
Bigger chickens to feed bigger Americans.
Or as I call some, “Fat Americans.”
Roger, There is no need to apologize. My statement needed clarification.
I have been married so long now that these are the only chicks I ever pick up, other than the Mrs.
Poultry science and genetics.
I disagree with the premise that chickens are twice as large. When was the last time you went to the grocery store and bought a 6 lb chicken?
Last week got a Purdue Oven Stuffer roasting chicken weighed a bit over 6.5lbs. 7 lbs are common and Purdue web site lists 8lb birds.
LOL!
Same here.
Since my divorce, the only loyal “chicks” I’ve met are my dog, my cat and my neighbor’s 3 chickens. All of whom appear to be more intellignt & friendly than my ex-wife, far better listeners, and always happy to see me when I come home from work.
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