Hugh's Chicken Run

Post by **wendy** » 12 Jan 2008, 00:49

absolutely Gwen

AnnaB · Post by **AnnaB** » 12 Jan 2008, 20:09

Gwenoakes - even the Queen works!

Post by **Johnhson** » 12 Jan 2008, 22:53

My daughter is a lawyer on a good wage and she calculated that she has less disposable income after paying her crazy mortgage than some of her benefits clients.
She puts me to shame, only eats free range and preferably organic chickens. As she said, "they sit in the pub, swilling down pints complaining about the cost!
Sorry, this "can't afford it" doesn't totally wash with me or the sprog.
It's a convenient excuse promoted by middle class twits who want to show they care about those feckless poor people.
It's a matter of choice - like JO said, a Freedom Food chicken costs a pound more. I know FF isn't perfect, but it's a step in the right direction.
Incidentally, she had a rant at Tescos (Batley) because there was no free range chicken on the shelf today. Perhaps (I really hope) demand has shot up.

Post by **Richard** » 13 Jan 2008, 10:37

Ref the Supermarket prices thread - I wonder if they reduced Free Range to Â£2.50 and the Instensively farmed to say Â£1.99.......

......which would the likes of our ladyfriend buy then !!

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Post by **Johnhson** » 13 Jan 2008, 11:43

Richard wrote:Ref the Supermarket prices thread - I wonder if they reduced Free Range to Â£2.50 and the Instensively farmed to say Â£1.99.......

......which would the likes of our ladyfriend buy then !!

She'd buy the cheapest one. She hasn't bought into the cruelty concept.
Now, if I'm right about factory chicken having a higher fat content (I must google and see) and she was convinced it would help her lose weight.....
Perhaps she needs help seeing it's affordable. I've sold expensive products on very expensive finance (in the past) - "This will cost you a packet of fags a day, can you afford that?" worked, if they were a smoker, of course. Bish, bosh and they'd signed up for Â£5,000 over 7 years. - No I'm not proud, but I had to feed my family.

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 13 Jan 2008, 22:32

http://style.uk.msn.com/wellbeing/healt ... id=7191912

Theres a piece on MSN's front page about HFW and the programmes - just thought id mention it.

(im off now to smoke 50000 fags, drink 1000 pints of vodka and consume9874500000 broiler hens, OK?)

Post by Mo » 14 Jan 2008, 09:57

If you want to add your comments to that article you need the time to wade through 29 pages of previous comments . This has certainly stirred people up; for, against and 'don't blame me blame the supermarkets'.

Citrine · Post by **Citrine** » 14 Jan 2008, 11:24

...but at least its there, in the publics eye!!! Hoorah!