Comparison of Dey Dey's Chicken to Factory Farmed Chicken
Difference between DeyDey's Chicken and Conventional Chicken

Difference between DeyDey's Chicken and Conventional Chicken



DeyDey's Chicken Conventional Agri-Industrial Chicken
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

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