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Coles RSPCA Approved Fresh Whole Chicken (Medium or Extra Large) $4/kg @ Coles

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Coles RSPCA Approved Fresh Whole Chicken (Medium or Extra Large) $4/kg @ Coles
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WatchNerd on 12/06/2024 - 20:29 coles.com.au (704 clicks)
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The whole chicken compromises of 2 breast fillets, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings and 2 thighs. A perfect roast for winter and can easily be stuffed with stuffing or when butterflied ideal for the barbecue. Great value choice to feed the whole family. All Coles Brand fresh chicken is RSPCA approved and 100% Australian grown. Chickens have access to perches for perching and good quality litter for dust bathing, as well as lower stocking densities compared to conventional systems, so the birds have more room to move
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NOTE: deal end date changed to 25 June, based on the end date printed on the special tickets in-store.

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  • bargainpersona on 12/06/2024 - 20:34
    +11

    You should neg your own deal since they are $3.99 at Aldi.

    • WatchNerd on 12/06/2024 - 20:35

      They are always small at Aldi, never seen one at 2kg.

      • bargainpersona on 12/06/2024 - 20:36

        Details.

      • The Magic Pudding on 12/06/2024 - 20:57
        +8

        I'd prefer two 1.2s than one 2.4.

        • pennypincher98 on 12/06/2024 - 20:59
          +3

          But that's more bones and bums? I'm assuming you're cooking them to have together not separate.

          • MomentOfTruss on 12/06/2024 - 22:14
            +6

            @pennypincher98: But is it more meat? And even if that's the case you can use the bones so they're aren't useless.

            Update:
            Found the answer on a forum.

            Big chickens (2kg) yield 42% meat, smaller chicken (1kg) yield 43% meat.

            Also smaller chickens taste better?

            • pennypincher98 on 13/06/2024 - 06:32

              @MomentOfTruss: I can't believe I just went down this rabbit hole at like 6am lol, but at least people were self admittedly sad enough to investigate this (think we might've ended up same place).

              Definitely higher quality chicken in smaller one, plus more pieces etc to keep more happy. You could also get more stock out of two small chickens than one big.

              The main thing with big chickens then is convenience and cooking. It's easier to cook one chicken than two.

              • tonydav on 13/06/2024 - 10:16
                +2

                @pennypincher98: I butcher my chickens and fillet out the bones. Hence prefer the large ones as takes just as long to fillet a large chicken as a small one.

                Once you learn how to do it (and have a good filleting knife) it's a big money saver.

                Carcuses go to the dogs generally or stock if I'm doing that.

            • capslock janitor on 15/06/2024 - 00:50

              @MomentOfTruss: source link

        • spackbace on 12/06/2024 - 21:04
          +8

          Enough about your bedroom life, what about chickens?

  • easternculture on 12/06/2024 - 20:39
    +1

    Not bad

  • BuyoTheCat on 12/06/2024 - 20:43
    +3

    you forgot chicken bum x 1

  • mick01 on 12/06/2024 - 20:52
    +6

    …chicken compromises of 2 breast fillets, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings and 2 thighs
    …stuffed with stuffing
    …perches for perching

    Thanks Coles for stating the obvious.

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 12/06/2024 - 20:53
      +4

      This day and age gotta spell everything out to avoid complaints

    • linkindan on 12/06/2024 - 20:55
      +2

      Not even accurate - also includes 2 tenderloins and 4 oysters

    • pennypincher98 on 12/06/2024 - 20:55
      +2

      "stuffed with stuffing"

      Please someone get Coles a thesaurus, it sounds like it's just trying to hit a minimum word count lol.

      • MomentOfTruss on 13/06/2024 - 14:18
        +1

        No! Then they'll know their hot chicken is "seasoned with seasoning", and "marinated with marinade".

  • Gdsamp on 12/06/2024 - 21:18
    -4

    takes me too long to cut it into individual components for cooking… plus only enjoyem chicken breast

    • easternculture on 12/06/2024 - 21:22
      +2

      Takes me less than a minute to debone or cut a chicken to 8 pieces

      • Pinchy on 12/06/2024 - 21:40
        +5

        Really? What’s your method? That seems pretty fast to remove all bones.

        • easternculture on 12/06/2024 - 22:12
          -2

          Cut chicken in the middle. Break all the bones at the joints, make little cuts and pull the bones out. It's not rocket science

    • linkindan on 12/06/2024 - 21:26
      +4

      5 minutes to completely break down into wings, oysters, drumsticks, tenderloins, and boneless breasts and thighs, and the bones can be used for 1L of stock

      Pressure cooker breaks down the drums into shredded chicken in 15 minutes, sous vide turns the thighs into juicy, meaty steaks in 4 hours at 60°C

    • maso on 12/06/2024 - 21:33
      +3

      obligatory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfY0lrdXar8

  • jv on 12/06/2024 - 21:45
    -7

    Is there a list of hormones that they give these chickens?

    • easternculture on 12/06/2024 - 22:10

      Test, anavar,

    • wavesgreen on 12/06/2024 - 22:24
      +1

      Chickens haven't been given hormones in Australia for over 50 years.

      • jv on 12/06/2024 - 22:38
        -7

        'given'

    • Saywhatold on 12/06/2024 - 22:54
      +1

      Neither hormones directly, nor hormone additives in feed, may legally be used in domestic poultry production. It is highly regulated and audited by state government authorities.

      State governments periodically undertake further routine product sampling to test for residues in food. Any positive detections would result in strict regulatory sanctions.

      Hormones have not been used in decades.

      HGPs are used in the beef industry though.

      • jv on 12/06/2024 - 22:55
        -5

        'legally'

        • Saywhatold on 12/06/2024 - 22:59
          +2

          Please read what I said. Food sold within Australia is audited and tested by several federal and state health agencies.

          There are many NGOs, including universities, who also conduct their own independent residue sampling programmes.

          The poultry farms in question are multi million dollar operations. It is not in their interest to try and cheat regulators on hormone usage. The regulatory penalities outweigh the commerical return.

          It was discovered decades ago that investing in animal genetics for poultry yielded far better commerical returns than HGPs.

          I'm not sure why you're so invested in such a false narrative that has no basis in fact. You are welcome to contact your state government regulator, or FSANZ, to query the topic further if you require more assurance.

          • jv on 12/06/2024 - 23:00
            -4

            @Saywhatold:

            is audited and tested

            '$$$$$$$'

            • Saywhatold on 12/06/2024 - 23:02
              +6

              @jv: You're a genuine Muppet aren't you. If you've evidence of corruption within state government then present a case to one of the state independent corruption commissions.

              I take it though you're just intentionally baiting responses for some sort of personal satisfaction.

              • jv on 12/06/2024 - 23:03
                -2

                @Saywhatold:

                If you've evidence of corruption within state government then present a case to one of the state independent corruption commissions.

                You don't need to be a rocket scientist to see this…

                • Saywhatold on 12/06/2024 - 23:07

                  @jv: Please share your case with the rest of us. I'd gladly love to see this information you have.

                  If you honestly think a broiler farm has the money to bribe; state government, NGOs, universities, independent auditors, federal auditors, FSANZ, and an array of commercial parties, including retailers who themselves conduct their own testing programmes, and somehow every single one of these organisations and their staff are somehow keeping quite about it because the $4kg a chicken is making the broiler farm so much money they can hand out these bribes… Then I've a bridge to sell you.

                  • jv on 12/06/2024 - 23:40

                    @Saywhatold:

                    broiler farm has the money

                    Who is broiler farm?

              • bargainpersona on 13/06/2024 - 14:48
                +2

                @Saywhatold:

                I take it though you're just intentionally baiting responses for some sort of personal satisfaction.

                They often ask this kind of question and get appropriate elucidation, yet they continue to keep asking it anyway. So, on the surface, it would appear to be "trolling".

                From the OzBargain Commenting Guidelines:

                “Trolling” is considered unacceptable behaviour on most Internet sites, including Ozbargain.

                Any comment or post that is made to, or appears to be, intended to incite controversy or conflict or cause annoyance or offence is considered “trolling”. The content of a “troll posting” generally falls into several areas. It may consist of an apparently foolish contradiction of common knowledge, a deliberately offensive insult to the readers of the website, or a broad request for trivial follow-up postings.

                Given the mods do not take action against these occurrences, one can only assume that the mods know them to be genuinely mentally incapable of learning or have some other fundamental issue to take pity on.

                As they are apparently unable to properly take on new information, it is best not to bother engaging with this complete waste of time.

                • Saywhatold on 13/06/2024 - 17:49

                  @bargainpersona: You'd think given my age I'd have learned by now. Don't poke the trolls. But also, if I can provide a rational reply hopefully it helps educate anyone else that thinks a similar misinformed view…

      • outlander on 13/06/2024 - 00:37

        HGPs are used in the beef industry though.

        God damn it. I thought they only pulled that shit in America.
        This pisses me off

        • Saywhatold on 13/06/2024 - 11:00
          +1

          I don't have an exact percentage, but it's probably around 40% of the domestic herd is routinely treated with HGPs.

          To the best of my knowledge, only the UK, the EU, and China, have banned HGPs in beef.

          You can buy HGP free beef in Australia easily enough as there is a large demand for it. I believe Woolworths "Macro" brand is HGP free, as are organic branded products.

          I believe Coles call their HGP free product the "Graze" brand.

          Always check the label in the shop. Labels are regulated by the government. If a label claims the product is HGP free, it is. Both government and retailers sample and audit suppliers to verify compliance.

  • figarow on 12/06/2024 - 21:55
    +3

    The whole chicken compromises of 2 breast fillets, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings and 2 thighs

    Thanks KFC is not going to like this

  • Jigram on 12/06/2024 - 22:09

    When you factor in energy I swear it’s cheaper to just buy a bbq chook

  • GenghisGun on 12/06/2024 - 22:17
    +1

    How is it possible to ethically raise and produce chicken this cheaply? Does the RSPCA stamp carry any weight at all?

    • fantombloo on 12/06/2024 - 22:26
      +1

      The rspca is just part of the furniture. They represent community ideals, not animal interests.

      If you're concerned about ethics then the logical end is to not exploit and kill other sentient beings for dinner when there are plenty of alternatives. Don't need any BS stamp for that.

    • wavesgreen on 12/06/2024 - 22:26
      +2

      I mean you can choose your level of "ethically", there are also Free Range products available. But at the end of the day the cheapest products are farmed intensively, inside pens with not a lot of quality of life or light for that matter.

  • [Deactivated] on 12/06/2024 - 22:27

    $4 per KG plus the Lane’s or other brands sauces/marinades/rubs to give it any kind of taste that’s more than bland chicken and broccoli weight lifters food. I went through a stage of buying Coles and Woolies whole uncooked chickens because they were cheap, and to be honest it was a pretty miserable experience (not even cooking them on my Weber Genesis BBQ, Kamado Joe BBQ, or in the oven in a Römertopf, could make these chicken taste good without adding additional flavours beyond salt and pepper). Coles and Woolies charge approximately $10-$12 more for smaller chickens with a bit of flavour on them, perhaps they should focus on lowering the prices of their marinaded chicken ranges instead.

  • Mondorock on 12/06/2024 - 22:40
    +1

    "the birds have more room to move" - good to know the chickens are treated well before their heads are cut off

    • jv on 12/06/2024 - 22:53
      +3

      before their heads are cut off

      and their feet, so they can't run away…

      • 9hundred on 13/06/2024 - 01:09

        chicken feet so yum

  • rayray78 on 13/06/2024 - 06:44
    +2

    Costco roast chicken is around $6 and quite big. Save on cooking

  • cloudy on 13/06/2024 - 06:48

    Who was it that said regular sale prices aren’t a deal… hmm

  • assarabbiya on 13/06/2024 - 07:49
    +1

    Avian flu victims?

  • FareEvader on 13/06/2024 - 10:10

    Is this chicken pasture-raised or just 'free range'? Do we what the diet of the chicken was? (corn vs worms)

    • wavesgreen on 13/06/2024 - 11:18
      +1

      It is not free range. Expect them to be mass raised in sheds with limited outside access.

  • capslock janitor on 15/06/2024 - 01:18

    xtra large showing >Currently unavailable :\

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