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[bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>]

That is the reason I asked the question the way I did.  I know how Sage 
treats animals.  I knew that the old man who free-ranged here, treated his 
chickens well, even though it was a city back yeard (it was a good size yard 
with a lot of vegetation and he said he used no pesticides), he just had 3 or 
4 chikens. 

 In the market, I'm not sure if they are not just taking the same eggs and 
putting them in more expensive egg cartons, or, even, just what 'organic' 
might mean , here, as opposed to somewhere else.  I eat a lot of eggs, so, it 
is a staple worth paying extra for just for knowing it is healthy, if I 
really knew that, but I really don't trust the big ag corp. any more than I 
trust any other big outfit.

If my stupid dog didn't enjoy killing birds so much, I'd have my own chickens.

p.s.  I saw the reply you put to the post about the trains.  My only question 
was to the price, it's just so much money

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--- On Sat, 1/3/09, Jeanne Driese <jeanne13 AT earthlink.net> wrote:


> 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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