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A good butcher will be able to tell you their source. Expect smaller and more expensive but generally I find a quality chicken breast to be as filling as the cheaper ones.
I order from Waitrose, their free range stuff is generally better than most. Visually different sometimes due to feeds and breeds.
Where abouts do you live?
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Couldn't find a specific poultry thread, which was the focus of this post, but I guess it's a general meat-sourcing post anyway:
Ive been feeling more and more sketchy about eating chicken and this recent chicken business is kind of the last straw for me. I wondered if anyone had any tips on good places to buy chicken (and other meat) responsibly. I'm generally trying to be a 'better' meat eater - eating less and being more careful about where I buy it.
I'm not sure what 'free range' means in supermarkets any more, and presumably that has no indication of standards in the production process anyway. Are there any supermarkets who have good or bad reputations for standards of their suppliers? Should I just be buying my meat at my local butcher? If so - what are good questions to ask them re. where their meat comes from?