KFC - Premature Birds?

Maybe they aren't using hormone-pumped birds anymore?
Have you ever looked at the difference between 'organic' sized chicken parts and regular store brand? The regular store brand are huge when you put them beside the 'organic' and grain fed options.

Not saying this is the explanation, but maybe KFC is starting to care about the product they serve?

The last time I was at KFC there was a notice on the counter explaining that they are cutting their chickens in a different way. I can't remember the reason given but there were 2 pictures, one of the old way and one of the new way.

corrie fan said:

The last time I was at KFC there was a notice on the counter explaining that they are cutting their chickens in a different way. I can't remember the reason given but there were 2 pictures, one of the old way and one of the new way.

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What used to be 9 pieces is now 12 pieces.
Smaller pieces @ the same price = price hike.
https://www.kfc.ca/differentpieces

KFC pieces are really small, I have found Popeye's to be better. They're sprouting all over the place together with A&W 24 hours...

Ref said:

KFC is claiming that the chickens are bigger - Which is a lie. They are smaller and are now cut up in more pieces. Thus the old 4 piece meal now is actually a 2.5 piece from before...and smaller to boot!

I would like to say I am boycotting them but I have been avoiding them for the last few years because it is not really good food. I may still have the odd piece, however, if there is another chicken joint in the area I will give them my business.

The Col. must be rolling in his grave as to what has happened to his once proud family business.

If I still had my Col. Sanders piggy bank I would punch it in the nose.

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Sounds like Kathleen Wynn spin to me.

If you eat KFC's slop you are the architect of your own indigestion.

Most people don't know nor care where their animal products come from. Factory raised chicken live and die horribly. The tastiest chickens are those that are allowed to forage. They are excellent pest control agents, they will gobble up any insects that they can find. They prefer worms most of all. Their guano makes excellent fertilizer but it reeks really bad.

If I want chicken I'll buy the roasted Longo's birds or from a Portuguese place. Making fried chicken at home can be very messy, peanut oil works best for frying.

Galseigin said:

KFC pieces are really small, I have found Popeye's to be better.

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I prefer Popeye's.

The White Brick Kitchen at 641 Bloor St West.
Ranked the best fried chicken in Toronto by Mark McEwen. I agree.

Funny this thread should pop up now. I just went for KFC yesterday for the first time in years, and was surprised at how small the chicken was.
After some digging, it appears to be two things:

1) They stopped using chickens injected with hormones
2) They started chopping the chicken up into more pieces.

Their argument for #1 is health related. Their argument for #2 is bullshit apparently. They are claiming farmers are growing larger chickens and charging more for them, so instead of raising their menu prices to accommodate they decided to keep their pricing the same and simply make more pieces from the larger chickens. And apparently that was supposed to balance out to roughly the same value. When you compare KFC pricing to other chicken chains, they do indeed tend to be cheaper. But once you factor in how much less chicken you get for the price, the value doesn't appear to be there. Not to mention there's a perception problem for the public. Think they made the wrong call.

you mess with a man's bird, you mess with the whole flock. I tend to lean more toward's Pops or Mary Browns