| Unvaccinated |
Vaccinated (immune-suppressant) |
| Full Beak (no cannibalization) |
Debeaked (cannibalization is a problem) |
| Pro-biotics (immune-stimulant) |
Anti-Biotics (immune-depressant) |
| Composting litter in brooder (sanitizing through decomposition of litter base) |
Sterile litter (sanitized through toxic fumigant and sprays) |
| Carbon/Nitrogen ratio 30:1 |
Carbon/Nitrogen 12:1 |
| Practically no ammonia vapor |
Hyper-ammonia toxicity |
| Brooder skylights |
No skylights |
| Rest at night/ lights off |
Artificial lighting 24 hours/day |
| No medications |
Routine medications |
| No synthetic vitamins |
Routine synthetic vitamins |
| No hormones |
Routine hormones |
| No appetite stimulants |
Routine appetite stimulants (arsenic) |
| Natural trace minerals (Kelp) |
Manufactured and acidulated trace minerals |
| Small groups (300 or fewer) |
Huge groupd (10,000 or more) |
| Lower stress (group divisions) |
High stress |
| Clean air |
Air hazy with fecal particulates (damages respiratory tracts and pull vitamins out of body, over loading the liver |
| Fresh air and sunshine |
Limited air and practically no sunshine |
| Plenty of exercise |
Limited exercise |
| Fresh daily salad bar when out of the brooder |
No green material or bugs |
| Carefully hand eviscerated |
Mechanically eviscerated (prone to rupturing intestines and spilling feces over carcass) |
| No injections during processing |
Routine injections during processing (anything from tenderizers to dyes) |
| Low percentage of rejected livers or carcases |
High percentage of liver rejects or carcases (breast blistering) |
| Sick birds put in hospital pen for second chance - most get well |
Sick birds are destroyed |
| Manure recycled directly on cow pastures |
Manure fed to cattle or spread inappropriately (ammonia vaporization, air pollution, nitrate leaching, water pollution) |
| Cooking loss 9% of carcass weight |
Cooking loss 20% of carcass weight |
| No drug resistant diseases |
Drug resistant diseases (R-Factor Salmonella) |
| Low saturated fat |
High saturated fat |
| No chlorine baths |
Up to 40 chlorine baths (to kill contaminants) |
| No irradiation |
FDA approved irradiation (label not required) |
| Environmentally responsible |
Environmentally irresponsible (hidden costs) |
| Promotes family farming |
Promotes feudal or serf agriculture |
| Decentralizes food system |
Centralizes food system |
| Promotes entrepreneurial spirit |
Promots low wage/time clock employee |
| Rural revitalization |
Urban expansion |
| Consumer/producer relationship |
Consumer/producer alienation |
| Rick delicious taste |
Poor flat taste |
