I work for one of the big Supermarket chains. We produce most of our own produce in one way or another and slaughter most of the livestock ourselves - With the exception being poultry! There are so many complications about keeping and slaughtering poultry it has been deemed uneconomic for us to do it.

One of the things that surprised me most was the cost of a chicken to us - You know those barbequed chickenns that smell so good as you wander round and you buy for, usualy, not much more than a couple of quid? The cost us around 30p each. Funnily enough it is something I had never bought anyway but if I had I think it would have put me off. How can that be economic for the producers or good for the chickens?

Cheers

DtG