[4dogs3cats]

Well- I had my very first horrifying experience. I never used to think about the actual chickens when I was divying up everyones food and whatnot. Tonight, I'm home alone, the dogs are all in the kitchen with me, (it was pouring so they ate inside tonight,) and I shocked them all with a VERY girly scream. Imagine my surprise when I reach into the bag of raw chicken and THIS is what I encounter.

This may or not be gross depending on your level of squeemish-ness....





















Thats right folks, you're looking at a severed chicken foot. I reached in and saw that, practically waving at me. Toenails and all. It was still barely hanging onto one of the pieces. I SCREAMED. My dogs were SHOCKED.

SO was amused. He used it to wave hello to his brother..boys

Oh heres a closer look, I saved it till SO came home:

[rosemaryninja]

Hate to disgust you even further, but over here, we actually eat those...

[Dogstar]

LMAO

I won't eat 'em, but I've got at least 4 recipes for them. ;P That said, the dogs can have mine. Mal LOVES them.

Around here we call them Crunchies. (As in "Hey dogs, want crunchies?") and everyone comes running. :P They're thin enough that you don't have to thaw them before distributing, and they make good recreational chews if you have dogs who are hard to keep weight on.

[RonE]

I've encountered those while still attached to a live rooster and they are LETHAL.

[meg&bernie]

Your right, I don't feed raw but I've never actually thought about the actual chicken while I'm eating them. But that is pretty gross looking! I would have scream too.

[CinnamintStick]

I think most people do not think about where there food comes from or how there food is raised. Most of which is not very human conditions. I am a bit of a farmer and have raised much of my own food for the sake of the animals and my health. You might think that is strange. The thing is for me is I am going to eat meat. The chicken I raise have a much better life with me than a factory farm. They are raised with respect. I have tried go with out meat for my health and some times I can do it for awhile but not long. I started raising chickens becuase I didn't want eating factory farmed chickens. I also do not want chickens butched my machine. So I started raising my own and learned on line how to butcher them. I was not raised doing these things. To me everyone should know the whole process of where there food comes from from start to finish. I don't always raise my own food now. It is a lot of work and where I live it is not cheap to raise your own. Most of my animals are pets or ones we sell. Some of you have seen the picture of my husband with our chickens. He still is not a farmer. He loves the chickens and turkeys.

[Sonn84]

LOL my entire family loves chicken feet except me. And my dogs go insane when they see one.

[Criosphynx]

Originally Posted by CinnamintStick

I think most people do not think about where there food comes from or how there food is raised. Most of which is not very human conditions. I am a bit of a farmer and have raised much of my own food for the sake of the animals and my health. You might think that is strange. The thing is for me is I am going to eat meat. The chicken I raise have a much better life with me than a factory farm. They are raised with respect. I have tried go with out meat for my health and some times I can do it for awhile but not long. I started raising chickens becuase I didn't want eating factory farmed chickens. I also do not want chickens butched my machine. So I started raising my own and learned on line how to butcher them. I was not raised doing these things. To me everyone should know the whole process of where there food comes from from start to finish. I don't always raise my own food now. It is a lot of work and where I live it is not cheap to raise your own. Most of my animals are pets or ones we sell. Some of you have seen the picture of my husband with our chickens. He still is not a farmer. He loves the chickens and turkeys.

Love this photo.



Jenn, put the words "factory farm" into google or Youtube. You will never be the same.



Yes, the chickens do have large talons.



And big ol' ugly faces. hehe

Honestly tho, seeing that foot made me almost tear up. Its a sad reminder of how these guys (roosters are food, hens lay until they are dying, then become dog food) are killed and stuffed into bags with little supervision.

[harrise]

I guess I'm a bit heartless there...

Great PICS!!!!!!!!

[sillylilykitty]

Wow, I would have screamed too! I hate factory farms, thats why I support local and/or organic foods. In order to be USDA organic you have to treat the animals humanely and have regular unannounced inspections of the property. They cant be pumped full of hormones to grow unusually fast or be fed anything with antibiotics.

I would never eat chicken feet, you could feed them to your dogs though are you going to do that?

[Shalva]

ok I have been feeding raw to long because I was like
I don't see it.... what was so horrible.....

I would have fed it to the dogs.....

are you kidding we buy 40 lb boxes of chicken necks and often there are heads in their.... heads with beaks, eyes hanging out.... etc....

I dont even think about it and let me just say
getting the whole head and neck... in this house is a huge treat....

s

[RawFedDogs]

Originally Posted by sillylilykitty

Wow, I would have screamed too! I hate factory farms, <snip> They cant be pumped full of hormones to grow unusually fast or be fed anything with antibiotics.

However, without factory farms, food would cost more than 10 times what it costs now IF you could find it to buy. People would be killing to get what little food was available.

People who hate factory farms have never walked through a grocery store with shelves empty because there is no food. There is no way on the face of the earth that small family owned farms can possibly feed everyone.

There are no hormones, steriods, or antibiotics in any chickens.

[CinnamintStick]

I would like to see something changed. I think it is gross to think of the conditions that the chickens are living in that are being eaten. I have raised broiler chickens. It is very sad that there only purpose is to die. Geneticly they can't live long. They are cripples and have bad hearts. Even with nearly starving them they grow to fast. Many organic farms still use broiler chickens. I would like to see more going back to the old fashion breeds. It all about profit and most of us are not willing to pay for it. Most of us don't even know what a chicken should taste like since many of you have never ate anything but a broiler chicken. U tube has some good video's. Some are not so good. I thought this one gave a honest show of what the broilers are about. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rpbtB...eature=related

[UrbanBeagles]

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I hate to laugh at your girly scream, but that was too funny, lol! Back when we fed raw, we actually used to feed those! THe dogs thought they were a rare delicasy

[4dogs3cats]

Originally Posted by rosemaryninja

Hate to disgust you even further, but over here, we actually eat those...

Oh my..... lol

Originally Posted by Dogstar

LMAO

I won't eat 'em, but I've got at least 4 recipes for them. ;P That said, the dogs can have mine. Mal LOVES them.

Around here we call them Crunchies. (As in "Hey dogs, want crunchies?") and everyone comes running. :P They're thin enough that you don't have to thaw them before distributing, and they make good recreational chews if you have dogs who are hard to keep weight on.

I think calling them crunchies makes it MORE reason I will never give one to my dog! crunch crunch... UGH!

Originally Posted by RonE

I've encountered those while still attached to a live rooster and they are LETHAL.

My friend came over and dared me to paint its toenails. I didnt. lol

Originally Posted by meg&bernie

Your right, I don't feed raw but I've never actually thought about the actual chicken while I'm eating them. But that is pretty gross looking! I would have scream too.

Oh I screamed alright! lol

Originally Posted by Criosphynx

Jenn, put the words "factory farm" into google or Youtube. You will never be the same.

Honestly tho, seeing that foot made me almost tear up. Its a sad reminder of how these guys (roosters are food, hens lay until they are dying, then become dog food) are killed and stuffed into bags with little supervision.

I REFUSE to google factory farm.

I never really thought about it until I saw the foot.

Originally Posted by harrise

I guess I'm a bit heartless there...

Great PICS!!!!!!!!

You better be thankful! YOU are the reason I took the pics! I knew I'd get in SO much trouble if I told the story and didnt have pics!

Originally Posted by sillylilykitty

Wow, I would have screamed too! I hate factory farms, thats why I support local and/or organic foods. In order to be USDA organic you have to treat the animals humanely and have regular unannounced inspections of the property. They cant be pumped full of hormones to grow unusually fast or be fed anything with antibiotics.

I would never eat chicken feet, you could feed them to your dogs though are you going to do that?

No I dont think I will. Its too... heeby jeeby

Originally Posted by Shalva

ok I have been feeding raw to long because I was like
I don't see it.... what was so horrible.....

I would have fed it to the dogs.....

are you kidding we buy 40 lb boxes of chicken necks and often there are heads in their.... heads with beaks, eyes hanging out.... etc....

I dont even think about it and let me just say
getting the whole head and neck... in this house is a huge treat....

s

haha I figured all you raw feeders wouldnt even flinch, just imagine it being my first time!

Originally Posted by UrbanBeagles

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!

I hate to laugh at your girly scream, but that was too funny, lol! Back when we fed raw, we actually used to feed those! THe dogs thought they were a rare delicasy

I figured the dogs probably love them, but A. I only had one (thank GOD)
and B. I got the chills every time I looked at it. I pictured it getting up and walking around like some BAD horror movie. I was home alone, it was dark and storming. hmmmm maybe I should contact Steven Spielberg...

[wolfsnaps]

you want to feed raw and you cant handle a chickens foot? lol, oh well, I hunt so feeding my dogs animal parts really doesnt bother me. Too bad you didnt give it to your dogs, they would have loved it. Its all chicken!

[ChrissyBz]

Chicken Foot Soup.

Soup of the day here about once a week. Always a hit.



(stole the pic)

[Mdawn]

Originally Posted by ChrissyBz

Chicken Foot Soup.

Soup of the day here about once a week. Always a hit.



(stole the pic)

I think I'll pass on the Chicken Foot Soup...*shivers*

As for the chicken foot in the bag of chicken...I don't blame you Jenn...I would've screamed (or at least did a very loud "EWWWWWW!!!). I'm pretty much a sissy about somethings...this would be one of them. I would have made my boyfriend take it and get rid of it for me...although knowing him, he would have chased me around the house with it first...lol He can be a jerk.

[Lorina]

Call me a sissy, but I'm very glad I don't feed Chicken FOOT Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul.

I consider myself fairly unsqueamish. I've had lunch at work while a freshly removed pyometra-ed uterus was sitting in a stainless bowl next on the table next to me. But that's something I could not eat.

[meg&bernie]

Oh my gosh, that soup picture....ewwww gross! I'll pass too.