£2 chickens - Page 11

kathleen_firth · 11-02-2008, 16:10

i try to buy the free range chickens... although i do buy the ready cooked ones from asda.

but i do prefer the free range that you cook your self.

panther · 11-02-2008, 18:01

are the cooked ones free range?

Neil · 11-02-2008, 19:15

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Originally Posted by panther

are the cooked ones free range?

They don't seem to complain

flashy · 11-02-2008, 19:18

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Originally Posted by kathleen_firth

but i do prefer the free range that you cock your self.

oh my

cherokee · 12-02-2008, 01:33

I like many who buy and cook a full bird always use every bit of it .
once done i boil for the stock then strip the carcus for the dog .
my freezer is full of chicken stock .
Like many i have been a single mum of four and have had to make ends meet so have been thankful for the more affordable birds and other meats for that matter . It beats starving anyday.

onlyme · 12-02-2008, 09:46

well put cherokee!!!!

Less · 27-08-2010, 21:37

Well, the £2.00 chicken is no more, I went to ASDA today and bought the worlds tiniest chicken ever, in all decency they should have waited until it was completely out of the shell before cooking it, this one cost £3.00.
I didn't enquire about the cost of a normal sized one, I bet this poor soul was brought up under similar conditions to those back in 2008 nothing has changed except the price.

SPUGGIE J · 27-08-2010, 21:44

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Originally Posted by Less

Well, the £2.00 chicken is no more, I went to ASDA today and bought the worlds tiniest chicken ever, in all decency they should have waited until it was completely out of the shell before cooking it, this one cost £3.00.
I didn't enquire about the cost of a normal sized one, I bet this poor soul was brought up under similar conditions to those back in 2008 nothing has changed except the price.

Might have been on a slimline diet and no steriods. They say big things come in small packages but cant explain this. Getting less for more sounds like the sort of tricks high fashion use. Cant imagine Asda chicken being high fashion though unless I have missed something.

MargaretR · 27-08-2010, 21:59

Food price inflation is a global phenomenon.
FT.com / In depth / Rising cost of food

Chickens cost more when the price of the grain they are fed goes up.
We can expect a price rise in may foodstuffs now that Russia has stopped grain exports. (Fires in Russia - drought in N America)
When scarcity strikes, prices rise.

We will have to bear this at a time when wage increases are frozen.
If you haven't already stocked as much non perishable food as you can afford and store, you may well have to resort to browsing for those 'wartime rationing recipes'

Less · 27-08-2010, 22:10

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Food price inflation is a global phenomenon.
FT.com / In depth / Rising cost of food

Chickens cost more when the price of the grain they are fed goes up.
We can expect a price rise in may foodstuffs now that Russia has stopped grain exports. (Fires in Russia - drought in N America)
When scarcity strikes, prices rise.

We will have to bear this at a time when wage increases are frozen.
If you haven't already stocked as much non perishable food as you can afford and store, you may well have to resort to browsing for those 'wartime rationing recipes'

Whoa, whoa & thrice whoa, the harbinger of DOOM has spoken.

flashy · 28-08-2010, 06:26

they sell small chickens at Netto for £1.79, they arent THAT small either, they easily feed 3

Ken Moss · 28-08-2010, 07:11

We have a roast chicken every Sunday up at Rishton Towers which lasts two of us for three meals (Sunday dinner, Monday's butties and a broth).

I don't agree with battery farming but until it is banned then many people are simply going to go for the cheapest option. I've been on the breadline and it isn't a very nice place.

jaysay · 28-08-2010, 08:56

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

We have a roast chicken every Sunday up at Rishton Towers which lasts two of us for three meals (Sunday dinner, Monday's butties and a broth).

I don't agree with battery farming but until it is banned then many people are simply going to go for the cheapest option. I've been on the breadline and it isn't a very nice place.

Don't really like chicken that much Ken, at Mallard Plaza, Turkey is more our line, Joan occasionally picks up a Turkey leg from super markets, cooks it for Sunday, then we probably get enough for 4 more Sundays by freezing the rest in separate potions

Margaret Pilkington · 29-08-2010, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss

We have a roast chicken every Sunday up at Rishton Towers which lasts two of us for three meals (Sunday dinner, Monday's butties and a broth).

I've been on the breadline and it isn't a very nice place.

I have been there as well, and when that is the place you live, I am afraid you don't have the luxury about worrying about the provenance of your food...this is especially so when you have young, hungry mouths to feed.
You buy what you can afford, cook it slowly and waste nothing.
Many pensioners grew up in this kind of environment, and through no fault of their own, are back there again.

SPUGGIE J · 29-08-2010, 10:57

I would raid a chicken coop but there aint any near me. besides I would get caught.