<story><title>Why is chicken so cheap? [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiYVoHEV5hs</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>arendtio</author><text>Maybe Farmers should be required to print a photo of the actual living bird and their habitat on the packaging. When consumers would see those scruffy chicken for $2 compared to the healthy $7 they might choose the organic ones more often.&lt;p&gt;Killed and unfeathered they all look the same.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>Epskampie</author><text>While I agree with the sentiment, in the long run that would just lead to quick-growing chickens that look nice but are as unhealthy as they are now. See &amp;quot;purebreed&amp;quot; dogs.</text></comment>
<story><title>Why is chicken so cheap? [video]</title><url>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiYVoHEV5hs</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>arendtio</author><text>Maybe Farmers should be required to print a photo of the actual living bird and their habitat on the packaging. When consumers would see those scruffy chicken for $2 compared to the healthy $7 they might choose the organic ones more often.&lt;p&gt;Killed and unfeathered they all look the same.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>rmtech</author><text>I would not pay 3.5× as much for chicken just to look at a nice photo.&lt;p&gt;Chicken breast in Europe costs about $7-10&amp;#x2F;kg. I&amp;#x27;m not made of money, I can&amp;#x27;t afford $30&amp;#x2F;kg chicken.</text></comment>