Green Daily

In my previous series a few months ago regarding chicken raising, I purposefully avoided the topic of raising chickens for their meat. There are a few reasons for this, but I thought I would share an experience from another blogger regarding her problems with what the industry calls "meat birds". I raised a few of these myself a couple years ago, and I find this story hauntingly close to my own.

Laurie Kruczek over at Life Force Vibrations gives us a glimpse into her own misadventures with the Cornish Cross chickens, which are birds that are genetically bred to do nothing but get fat as quickly as possible. Most chickens lead active, happy lives when they're allowed to free-range in a yard. They roll around in dust baths, they peck for insects and weeds, and they generally enjoy each other's company. Cornish Cross chickens are not like this at all, and according to Laurie's incredible story, she has learned that buying these chickens is not something she wants to support ever again.