These chickens fetch top prices (even though they’re raised in sheds)

“It shows in the final product how much love and care has gone into raising Aurum’s birds,” says chef David Dellai of Melbourne restaurant Il Bacaro.

Necia WildenContributor

Jun 13, 2023 – 5.00am

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Peter Wray is holding a chicken in his arms. One hand is tucked under its belly; the other is gently stroking the bird’s feet. “See how soft they are?” the farmer asks, inviting us to repeat the exercise to find out for ourselves just how remarkably smooth and unscaly a chicken foot can be.

“Soft feet are very important.”