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Purpose Chickens   I'll admit - I'm a redneck, hillbilly, hick,
backwoods, name your label, girl - living a little closer to the
"city" than I want, working in a job that I enjoy, that still
involves a "cube farm". I'm a a hunter, gardener, and grew up
farming. I suppose this is why my palate has matured into
something that the supermarket just can't rise up to. I prefer
my red meat to be venison, my pork to be raised by a local 4-H
kid (though I'm still trying to find a wild pig to harvest), and
I'll prefer my Thanksgiving turkey to be a wild bird that I've
hunted.  Why? It's not because I'm bloodthirsty, a blossoming
serial killer, or a masochist.  It's the flavor. The best
cellophane packed $30/lb steak will still taste like 18 month
old corn fed or grass fed the next one and the next one and the
next one, times a few million.  However, the venison I eat will
taste different for each animal. If it's male it will be have a
more musky flavor, if