| Miller's
Orchards Chickens |
Conventional
Chickens |
| Unvaccinated |
Vaccinated (immuno-suppressant) |
| Full beak
(no cannibalism) |
Debeaked
(cannibalism problems) |
| Probiotics (immuno-stimulant) |
Antibiotics
(immuno-depressant) |
Composting litter in brooder
(sanitized through decomposition) |
Sterilized litter (sanitized through
toxic fumigants and sprays) |
| Carbon/Nitrogen ratio 30:1 |
Carbon/Nitrogen ration 12:1 |
| Practically no ammonia vapor (smell) |
Hyper-ammonia toxicity |
| Rest at night-lights go off |
Artificial lighting 24 hours/day |
| No medications |
Routine medications |
| No synthetic vitamins |
Routine
synthetic vitamins |
| No hormones |
Routine hormones |
| No appetite stimulants |
Routine appetite stimulants (arsenic) |
| Natural
trace minerals (kelp) |
Manufactured
trace minerals |
| Small groups (300 or fewer) |
Huge groups (10,000 or more) |
| Low stress (group division) |
High stress |
| Clean air |
Air hazy
with fecal particulate
(damages respiratory tract) |
| Fresh air and sunshine |
Limited air/practically no sunshine |
| Plenty of exercise |
Limited exercise |
| Fresh daily salad bar |
No green material or bugs |
| Short
transport to processing |
Long
transport to processing |
|
Killed by slitting
throat
(per Biblical directives) |
Killed by
electric shock
(inhibits bleeding after throat is slit) |
| Carefully hand eviscerated |
Mechanically
eviscerated
(prone to breaking intestines
and spilling feces on carcass) |
| Processing uses only 2.5 gal. water/bird |
Processing uses 5gal. water/bird |
| Guts and
feathers composted and used for
fertilizer |
Guts
cooked, rendered, then fed back to chickens |
| Customer inspected |
Government inspected |
| No injections ever |
Routine injections (tenderizers & dyes) |
| Dead birds composted |
Dead birds buried or incinerated |
Weak birds
put in “hospital” shelter
for second chance-most get well |
Weak birds destroyed |
Manure falls directly on growing
forage and active soil for efficient nutrient cycling-converted to
plants |
Manure fed to cattle or spread inappropriately (ammonia
vaporization-air pollution; nitrate leaching-water pollution) |
| Fresh air and sunshine sanitize processing area |
Toxic germicides to sanitize processing facility |
| Cooking loss 9% of carcass weight |
Cooking loss 20% of carcass weight |
| Long
keepers (freeze more than 1 year) |
Short keepers (freeze 6 mos. or less) |
| No
drug-resistant diseases |
Drug-resistant
diseases
(R-factor Salmonella) |
| Low
saturated fat |
High
saturated fat |
| No chlorine baths |
Up to 40 chlorine baths
(to kill contaminants) |
| No
irradiation |
FDA-approved irradiation
(label not required) |
| Environmentally responsible |
Environmentally irresponsible |
| Promotes family farming |
Promotes feudal/serf agriculture |
| Decentralized food system |
Centralized food system |
| Rural revitialization |
Urban expansion |
| Consumer/producer relationship |
Consumer/producer alienation |
| Rich/delicious taste |
Poor, flat taste |
|
Joel Salatin, Pastured
Poultry Profits |
Miller's Orchards Farm
Market