[Homestead] Chicken Feed Quest.

Jeanne Driese jeanne13 at earthlink.net
Sat Jan 3 06:19:12 EST 2009


Bob,
It is not the taste as much as what is in them.  Organic labels are not worth much in the market these days, BUT, I know my local farmers and they grow and feed their chickens responsibly.  
Since it has been years since I ate a store bought egg, when I do go to a local restaurant for breakfast I can tell the difference in taste.
Jeanne
tnhillwoman
North East TN zone 6
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: bobf 
  To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org 
  Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2009 4:52 AM
  Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chicken Feed Quest.


  Sage, I am curious.  Do you get that price simply because they are "organic" eggs, or is it part that, and part that people know how you treat and handle your animals.

  The reason I ask, is that I have bought "organic" in the market.  I don't trust the label, they don't taste any different, so I don't pay the premium.  I use to pay extra for an old man that let his chickens free range in his back yard, but lost touch with him.

  I really don't trust those 'organic' labels in the market.

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  --- On Fri, 1/2/09, Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka at hctc.net> wrote:

  > From: Sage Austin | Eureka! Design <eureka at hctc.net>
  > Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chicken Feed Quest.
  > To: homestead at lists.ibiblio.org
  > Date: Friday, January 2, 2009, 10:03 PM
  > We costed out our feed, bedding, etc. and feel we break even
  > by selling 
  > our eggs at $3.50/dozen. We have no trouble getting that
  > price and most 
  > of our immediate neighbors are customers. The main product
  > we get, 
  > besides superior eggs, is chicken manure that we compost
  > for our garden.
  > 
  > Harvey Ussery is the expert on making your own chicken
  > feed, and has 
  > published many good articles in Backyard Poultry and
  > elsewhere about it.
  > 
  > What price do the rest of you get for your eggs?
  > 
  > --Sage
  > 
  > 
  > Susan Trickett wrote:
  > > Hi,
  > >      Chicken feed is expensive:-) I sold some eggs
  > today and hope to find another 6 or 7 buyers for my extra
  > eggs in order to buy feed. This way I get my eggs for free.
  > I live in a small town and although my lot is a good size I
  > don't think it's big enough to grow grains for the
  > chickens, especially since I want to grow as much food as
  > possible for us this year. Does anyone have any suggestions
  > as to fast growing plants that I can feed to the chickens,
  > either green or dried that won't take much room? I was
  > thinking some sort of ground cover/crop cover? The chicken
  > pen is all dirt now and we are going to build some
  > lightweight chicken tractors so we can move them around the
  > yard but I'm hoping to only have a little, if any grass
  > areas by next fall. Also, since the chicken's outdoor
  > area is dirt and that's where their food and water is
  > too, do I need to make grit available to them? They are
  > about 7 months old and laying nicely.
  > >
  > >            Sue in Aberdeen WA
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