re: This is the largest chicken breast I've ever seen

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I was basing my statements on little bits of information from growers/haulers/feed mill workers(not supervisors)

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yea i guess it really depends who you are talking to. some of(well most of) the people working at these plants work for minimum wage or slightly above type of pay and they really dont care about the industry and what theyre actually dealing with. i mean really get to know whats going into the animals.


the steroid theory/idea is a popular one it seems like. giving steroids to chickens would be costly and wouldnt yield any positive results. the chicken breast is mostly muscles used to operate the wings and chickens havent been able to fly for thousands of years. no flying=no muscle mass building

hormones arent needed either. so much concentration has gone into genetics, feed/nutrition, management practices, and mortality control that the bird is almost perfect in regards to optimum growth. the welfare of the chickens is another story but thats for another day

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bragging about turnaround.

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oh its definitely a pump out the chickens as fast as you can type of business