The Cornish crosses I had walked, pecked, ate, chased bugs, and did everything you would expect chickens to do. And they grew fast. And when I kept one of the boys, he had no trouble fertilizing the Rhode Island and Barred Rock hens I had who raised several batches of chicks. Once mature he was no more docile than any other "cock of the walk" - in fact, as he was larger than the RI rooster I had, he encouraged the RI to leave. The problem with using f1 hybreds for breeding is that you will not know what traits they will pass on, not that they are not capable. But he and his offspring were quite definitely able to forage and were physically fit. Since my Cornish did range they took a couple of weeks longer to get to fryer size than the Foster Farms factory farmed birds. This does not mean that there is no truth in what was posted, but it is a reminder that it is always good to look at the bias of the person doing the posting. And yes, commercial poultry places are among some of the least humane facilities in our food system. While you are at it, there are lots of reports on the less than humane conditions poultry processing plant employees endure -- Ruth ________________________________ From: "cheradongsd@xxxxxxx" <cheradongsd@xxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, September 4, 2009 11:56:48 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Is this for REAL?????? OMG !!!!--CHICKEN----- See this video.? Is this for real???????? OMG--I eat chicken several times per week--and my dogs eat chicken almost every day. I AM ASTOUNDED--now wha tdo I do??? http://www.dailyfinance.com/2009/09/03/warning-baby-boy-chicks-ground-alive-so-you-can-eat-eggs/?icid=main%7cmain%7cdl3%7clink3%7chttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.dailyfinance.com%252F2009%252F09%252F03%252Fwarning-baby-boy-chicks-ground-alive-so-you-can-eat-eggs Cheri Cheradon ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================