Carl Brooke

Thats the point of my studies Andrew. Obesity may be connected to a change in your DNA as a result of what you consume. Not just that you consume.
CX have an amazing conversion ratio of intake to growth. As we consume these birds do we change too? Do we also adapt this ability to better convert our foods to growth (fat).  
According to a few studies on the genetic level we are seeing changes to DNA based of the foods consumed and the growth of traits of the food consumed.
Consider the growth of Humans over the past 1000 years. On average we have grown about 5 inches. Why? Most likely reason was the abundance of foods.  
Now consider the mutations of our foods over the last decade. We have developed these giant Chickens, Turkeys, Pigs and cows all through domestication and selective breeding.
Which is all great. Lots more food for everyone. The problem is out bodies are now also growing just as we have bred our animals to. We are what we eat!

Agreed. I am not saying this is the exclusive causation. Just a contributing cause that requires more research. Still I have uncovered enough to make me change my mind about raising "Meat" birds.

Nick, I feel for you.
I have raised thousands of "Meat" birds over the years. I have grown them commercially in Montana and in Alaska. I will never grow another. From now on it is White rocks. A good size bird that will grow to the same size, but in a natural 4-5 months. Not 8-10 weeks. Not only could the CX change your dna (as per recent publications from Oxford university) making you obese, they also may pass on their behavior and health issues. I cant speak for you, but I will not feed that to my family. Go old school. Grow a slow growing bird that will save you feed by free ranging. One that will get just as big but a bit tougher bird as it actually goes out to forage. You can soften up the bird just as our past generations did. Brine the bird for a week before cooking it. Try one and see. They have better flavor.

Here is an excerpt from an article about "We are what we eat"

"Our physical and mental well-being is directly linked to what we eat and drink. The nutritional content of what we eat determines the composition of our cell membranes, bone marrow, blood, hormones, tissue, organs, skin, and hair. Our bodies are replacing billions of cells every day — and using the foods we consume as the source. Researchers at the University of Oxford have demonstrated that the diets of organisms can even affect the composition of their genes. Since organisms construct their DNA using building blocks they get from food, Dr. Steven Kelly, of Oxford’s Department of Plant Sciences, and his colleagues hypothesized that the composition of food could alter an organism’s DNA. The results revealed a previously hidden relationship between cellular metabolism and evolution, and provided new insights into how DNA sequences can be influenced by adaptation to different diets. The team also found it is possible to predict the diets of related organisms by analyzing the DNA sequence of their genes".

Note: We are currently researching the impact of consuming proteins and how they change your DNA as a result. This field of study needs a lot more funding and development.



Picture is my brooder in Alaska with 500 chicks in it.

Selective breeding is a form of modifying an organism. Just slower and without the lab work. This is not a GMO issue.

It is a choice issue about "we are what we eat". In a nut shell,  you eat oversized fat animals, you will become oversized and fat. Not only is there evidence that eating these birds directly changes our own bodies. It also carries over all the negative issues like, Heart, liver and other organ issues, structure issues and overall behavior issues like sitting near the food dish (fridge) and not going out and free ranging to get our food. I would argue that by developing these birds we have in fact sentenced our selves to this existence.

Interesting how much of a correlation there is between the chickens of 60 years ago and the BMI index on humans vs today! A perfect matching scale.

Adam, I am doing some research for my YouTube channel. I am looking at the effect of eating Genetically modified chickens. ie Jumbo cornish crosses and also Broad Breasted Turkeys. We are what we eat and a recent article out of Oxford university says that by eating these modified birds we will modify our own dna to become more like the food we eat. There is a direct correlation between these jumbo poultry and the obesity rates in humans.  I would like to know your thoughts on this?
Carl