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[Ange1]

Have you heard?!

 

I heard on the radio this morning that since March Sainsbury have noticed a noticeble increase in theft of Chickens from their stores!!

 

So they have started to be security tags on them to deter theifs.

 

As Terry Wogan said, I'd like to see someone trying to sneak out a chicken up their jumper!

 

What's even more amazing is it appears to be the frozen ones! Brrr!

[chili pepper]

When I worked in a supermarket there was a lady who used to steal frozen chickens by carrying them on her head under a big hat

[McChook]

there was a lady who used to steal frozen chickens by carrying them on her head under a big hat

 

Hilarious!

 

I heard they were only stealing free range ones - I hope it's true, but I wish they would steal them from Tesco instead!

[Ange1]

Must have been a big hat! Maybe a top hat?

[Guest]

what's to stop them snipping the tags off?

[Guest]

what's to stop them snipping the tags off?

 

Sssshh!

 

Who has a criminal mind then?

 

[Mutrix Farmers]

Just goes to show what a valuable commodity a free range chicken is.

 

Should we tag our chickens in case of theft?

[Ange1]

Mutrix wrote:

 

 

I had to laugh at this!

 

I can just imagine my girls clanking around the garden with one of those tag like you get on a bottle of whiskey around their ankles!

'Bok bok, clunk clunk, bok bok!'

[Ange1]

Hmm that quote didn't work?

 

[should we tag our chickens in case of theft?]

 

Any better?

[bokbokbok]

On that point: has anyone actually ever microchipped their chooks? Or is that going a step too far?

[Egluntyne]

On that point: has anyone actually ever microchipped their chooks? Or is that going a step too far?

 

Well, they are often stolen, especially rare breeds, so it will happen. I'm sure.

[kannie]

Our local Tescos has stopped stocking all free range / organic meat because of theft I've complained but I doubt it will make any difference.

[Tessa the Duchess]

Our local Tescos has stopped stocking all free range / organic meat because of theft I've complained but I doubt it will make any difference.

 

Isn't that just typical of Tescos Any excuse to increase the sale of their cheap cruelly reared meat

 

Tessa

[Ain't Nobody Here]

TBH you'd be better stealing a pack of 4 organic, freerange chicken breasts (they'd fit up your jumper ) . Last week I ended up buying a whole chicken for about £8 because the breasts were between £8 and £12 .

[redhotchick]

Have you heard?!

 

I heard on the radio this morning that since March Sainsbury have noticed a noticeble increase in theft of Chickens from their stores!!

 

So they have started to be security tags on them to deter theifs.

 

As Terry Wogan said, I'd like to see someone trying to sneak out a chicken up their jumper!

 

What's even more amazing is it appears to be the frozen ones! Brrr!

 

That's just plain weird! It makes me wonder, is this because people are starting to notice the increasing price of food?

[Cooks]

seriously a cracked up world where we have to tag chickens in supermarkets.

 

maybe people are putting them down their bra's?? instant boob enhancement.. maybe a tad chilly but hey it's cheaper!

[Guest]

I saw someone steal meat from Morrisons once, couldn't quite believe what I was seeing. This guy stuffed a ham joint and some bacon inside his coat and ran off. I told one of the staff who didn't seem bothered and said "I'll go and tell someone" by which time the thief was probably clean across the other side of town.