tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19916098.post5859303927671756720..comments2024-02-02T14:11:41.236+08:00Comments on SUNSHINE CHICKEN: Convertssolrayahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11481442697708978628noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19916098.post-23960027454105870142009-07-23T10:16:57.918+08:002009-07-23T10:16:57.918+08:00@ Manang, I hope the trend starts from growing one...@ Manang, I hope the trend starts from growing one's own food :)solrayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11481442697708978628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19916098.post-49654905666497993982009-07-23T09:57:07.633+08:002009-07-23T09:57:07.633+08:00I was (and still am) reading the book "The Om...I was (and still am) reading the book "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan (?) and he discussed about a farm he visited and observed for several days that rotated (intensive rotation) of cattle, which lived in great harmony with free-range chickens (who get rotated as well with their mobile barn roof), grazing grass (the natural food of beef, not corn or grains), which return by way of dung the minerals to the earth and some eggs for insects. The insects, larvae and grubs that come out of these are great protein source for the chickens (who then act as unpaid laborers doing the sanitation). It was a very intensive type of farming, but what comes out are very good quality meat (beef and chicken) plus great eggs that are best to use in baking. They slaughter chickens in open air ("the best sanitizer" with complete transparency to consumers, which had boggled the minds of meat inspectors who cannot think outside the box and so remotely detached to how humans get food) The trend anyway now for educated people, especially young families, is finding real, good quality food within reasonable price.<br />Kudos to you for promoting a parallel type of raising chickens for food!Loryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02816740817614105118noreply@blogger.com