His 5-year-old daughter had gone off toward the barn, to feed the chickens, the child's grandfather told CNN affiliates KSAT and KPRC.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

His young daughter had gone off toward the barn, to feed the chickens, the child's grandfather -- who isn't being named, to protect the identity of his granddaughter -- told CNN affiliates KSAT and KPRC.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Grain and soya are the company's biggest costs in terms of feed for the chickens.

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It seems that the use of (heavily subsidized) corn as a cheap universal feed for chickens, for cows, and even for fish, not to mention the corn products that seep into candy, soft drinks, cheese, and almost everything else, has made that particular package of starch nearly inescapable.

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Ms. CINDY ADAMS (Gossip columnist, NBC's The Today Show): I used to lay on the floor and hand-feed them with kosher chickens from La Cirque.

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The Perdue chickens that produce the magic ingredient for Organic Choice soil don't eat organic feed.

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Expensive corn means expensive food in the U.S. because corn is also used to feed chickens, pork and on some ranches even cattle.

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