So I'm currently level 44 and I'm at the point where I have to farm mobs to try and loot the distress beacon for the Feralas chicken escort quest. This part of the guide seems to be a very stark contrast between the rest of what I've done so far.

I've been farming for the random drop for around a half hour now. I understand the XP reward for the chicken quest is pretty nice, but it seems like the grinding time could have been easily used getting other quests done.