Now Jim, that is a fine example of the welfare state effect on citizens. All cooped up and no need to think, they just go on looking for the hand out, dropping dead once things change.
Actually Wilcox is a great operation and nothing like the tyson or purdue farms. I understand there are major changes coming for wilcox and the relationship with costco. I think I read in the paper where it was getting broken up. My hens have to fend for themselves and find ample fodder and water around the yard so that occasional oversight in keeping the feeder and watering stations full are not huge issues. Same theory one would give to one of those little yap dogs or a cat. clay On 27 Feb 2008, at 21:18, Jim Cathey wrote: >> Store chickens are not happy chickens. They are more like crack >> whore chickens forced to pop out eggs under duress. > > My father-in-law was general manager (now retired) at Wilcox > Farms, a family-owned crack-hen-whore outfit that supplies > milk and eggs to Costco here in WA. I've been on the tour. > No duress or force is applied. Spent hens go to Campbell's. > > One of his favorite stories about how smart chickens are is > from once when they were inoculating chickens. Easy way was > to move the chicken one cage over as you went down the line. > That way you didn't forget where you left off. After they > did this the chickens all stopped laying, etc. Turns out > they were thirsting to death. Couldn't figure out that the > water was now on the other side of the cage. (Two spigots > out of a waterer at the corner of every other cage.) They > shifted the chickens back over one cage and all was well > again. > > -- Jim > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
