<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>erikig</author><text>This reminded me of the &amp;quot;Colin the Chicken&amp;quot; skit on Portlandia where a couple ordering chicken gets to see its birth certificate, diet, emotional profile, heritage and family...&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=G__PVLB8Nm4&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.youtube.com&amp;#x2F;watch?v=G__PVLB8Nm4&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>