People must have heard about the nasty conditions which broiler chickens - which are bred for their meat - are raised in? These chickens have no more floor space than a sheet of A4 paper. Chickens are over-fed to reach slaughter weight in six weeks, when it would normally take four months.

ROCKY the Range Chicken is larger in size -- a roaster size bird. It is 4 1/2 to 5 1/2 lbs -- ready to cook. The larger size is due to the fact that ROCKY the Range Chicken has 2 to 3 weeks more growing time and is approximately 9 to 10 weeks old when processed. This additional growing time contributes to the old fashioned flavor found in ROCKY the Range Chickens. See similar questions...

Our turkeys grow to size in an all-natural environment free of hormones and subtherapeutic antibiotics on a diet of certified organic grains. The result is a fresh, wholesome turkey of incomparable flavor and tenderness. See similar questions...

Natural' often is misrepresented in product labeling to imply 'healthful,' but 'natural' only means that the product has undergone minimal processing. Unlike products that are certified organic, natural products have no certification or inspection system. Also, 'natural' does not necessarily relate to growing methods or the use of preservatives. See similar questions...

Yes. Chicken manure has lower levels of nutrients and is not usually as thoroughly decomposed so takes longer for the plants to be able to use the nutrients. Chicken manures often contain a high percentage of sawdust. See similar questions...

Most chicken producers, whether organic, all-natural or conventional, use animal fat or vegetable fats and oils as a significant ingredient in their feed in order to keep their feed costs down and increase the amount of fat in the animal. Certified Organic chicken producers can use vegetable oils and vegetable fats as a feed ingredient under the National Organic program. Most producers also give their birds less than or around 6 square inches of space per bird, even other organic producers. See similar questions...

In order to get laying hens you have to have fertile eggs and half the eggs will hatch into male chicks. These are killed at once or raised as table birds (usually these days in broiler houses) and slaughtered as soon as they reach an economic weight. See similar questions...

We chill our organic chicken using an immersion process, as do most chicken processors. Our difference is in how we cleanse our chicken, which we do by using ozonated water. Ozonated water is created by using Ozone (O?), a compound which occurs naturally in our atmosphere. When we use it as a cleansing agent, it is about 3400 times more efficient in killing bacteria than chlorine, which is the normal cleansing agent used for chicken. See similar questions...

The reasons why our organic chicken retains so much less water than other brands resides in what we don't do and don't have in our chicken. Our chicken has about half the fat of other chicken brands, which results in a much leaner product and higher muscle content. Fat acts as a sponge, and absorbs a lot more liquid than muscle. Fat takes up approximately 3 times the amount of space as the same weight of muscle. We also use a different cleansing process than most other chicken producers. See similar questions...

To obtain organic certification for a product a minimum of 95% of all ingredients of agricultural origin must be certified organic. The remaining 5% (or less) of ingredients are also bound by strict guidelines. They are, for example, not permitted to be synthetic chemicals or artificially processed ingredients. Independent third-party guarantee of quality, and purity of ingredients. * Safe, clean and potent plant extracts of high vitality. See similar questions...

A chicken is a generic name referring to domesticated descendants of the jungle fowl of South-East Asia. During the course of history, chickens have spread throughout the world, and evolved into many different forms as a result of domestication. There are many specialist breeds of chickens, but the terms broiler and poussin refer to the more commercial varieties. A broiler is a meat-producing bird grown till 5-8 weeks of age and weighing about 2.5 kilograms. See similar questions...

Chicken pox has a fancier medical name called varicella zoster. It is a virus which infects the body causing the typical illness. To understand why it is called "chicken pox" see "Why is it called Chicken Pox?". See similar questions...

Almost never. Except for children and adults who have immune system problems, getting chicken pox confers life-long immunity. Now, the minute I say never, someone will come up with a story about how he or one of his family got it twice. While this is a possibility, it is extremely rare. Most of the time, these stories turn out that the original chicken pox "infection" was a rash that was mistaken for chicken pox. See similar questions...

Chicken meal is a high quality protein source that contains muscle meat as well as a small percentage of bone. The bone fraction contains rich sources of calcium and phosphorus. By law it may not contain heads, feet or intestines. Chicken by-product meal contains a variety of chicken "parts" including heads, feet and intestines. The only part of the chicken which cannot be included in chicken by-product meal is feathers. See similar questions...

People who are sensitive to dairy products are usually sensitive to either lactose (the sugar naturally present in milk) or to the milk protein. Products that are called "Lactose Free" do not contain any milk sugar, but they may contain isolated, lactose-free milk protein as caseinate. quot;Dairy Free" products do not contain lactose or milk proteins. See similar questions...

It has become very popular in aromatherapy to use only organic oils. In our experience, organic may not necessarily mean better. When oils are steam distilled, offensive or harmful pesticides are left behind. The pesticide reside is too big to pass through the distillation process. The only way pesticides could get through is if plants were newly sprayed at harvest time. The likelihood of this is slim. See similar questions...