Your number (10) and your realistic assessment of the problems involved seem sound, but 1000 tainted chickens on the market can do a lot of damage.
For God’s sake people get a grip!
What exactly do you think these chickens are going to be “tainted” with any way? These farmers are selling live chickens to the slaughter house; they are not selling slaughtered chickens at the grocery store. Furthermore, exactly how much good is some government inspector going to do on a small scale chicken farm anyway?
I think the chances are that a small farmer is likely to raise his chickens in a much better environment than a huge factory farm.
What ever happened to personal responsibility? Don’t you inspect your chicken before you cook it, don’t you cook your chicken all the way? If you don’t you deserve to be poised by “tainted” chicken!