As we're all aware, in the UK and other countries, they pack the chickens full of growth hormones etc and the supermarket chickens are huge, with breasts like 'Dolly Parton'. Also, they're packed full of a lot of water to increase the weight which is apparent if you fry them. I have to admit I've been misled into thinking the chickens here were 'natural' because they're so bloomin' small.....no leftovers going in our fridge..... Also the taste and texture is far superior to any mass produced bird I'd eaten in UK. I'd always tried to buy organic but it wasn't always possible, plus the price of an organic bird was approximately treble.....still worth it though, to avoid stuffing the girls full of steroids.......
So why are the birds still so small? Is it something to do with the breed or is it because they haven't yet 'got into the swing of it' with the amount of growth hormones they're feeding them?