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[Susan Trickett <gmasue AT inbox.com>]

Thank you for all your replies. You've given me a lot to think about and 
pointed me in the right direction to learn more. It was interesting to read 
what others sell their eggs for.

                      Sue

> -----Original Message-----
> From: waltonrp AT gmail.com
> Sent: Sat, 3 Jan 2009 14:18:21 -0500
> To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [Homestead] Chicken Feed Quest.
> 
> Organic and free range means little. Farm eggs or pastured or range
> eggs whatever you want to call them have better nutrition if the hens
> are eating a natural diet. Bugs, grass, clover, weeds, grubs, etc. The
> ratio of omega 3 to 6 is healthy and they taste good.
> 
> Here are some interesting links:
> http://www.motherearthnews.com/eggs.aspx
> http://www.motherearthnews.com/Real-Food/2007-10-01/Tests-Reveal-Healthier-Eggs.aspx
> 
> I'm happy to say that I have not eaten a refrigerated egg in 3 years.
> I don't want to eat an egg unless it can hatch a chick.
> 
> But, if you are in the city, you have few options. I think that those
> omega 3 whatever eggs in the store probably are the best bet. You
> really don't know how the chickens were treated or what they ate with
> organic, regular or free range eggs. At least in those eggs they are
> trying to artificially manipulate the hens eats to make an egg that
> has a decent ratio of omega 3 to 6.
> 
> For a person with hens on a small place like the Sue, I like James'
> suggestion. Bring the feast to the hens.
> 
> Rob -Va
> 
> 
> On Sat, Jan 3, 2009 at 10:44 AM, bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Usually at the market they are close to $2.00 dz, here.  But, the market
>> has them regularly, on sale, for 99 cents per dz. Because I know (I wish
>> I didn't) how chickens are raised, today, in big ag; I don't mind paying
>> more for healthier eggs, but I just don't trust the market 'organic'
>> eggs to be much different than the others.  Roxanne said her tests
>> showed they were similar.  They taste the same.  When I bought free
>> range eggs, the yolks were more 'orange' like someone mentioned, but the
>> market eggs all seem the same except for the carton and the
>> price...............
>> 
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