RE: All Eggs Are Not Created Equal - How To Know Which Eggs Are The Best Eggs To Eat
Once my wife and I realized the horrific manner commercial laying hens were treated, we started raising our own organically. It has been about six years since we started, and we are on our 2nd batch of hens. Thirteen Black sex link hens have only about 1/4 acre to roam and have defoliated every weed and blade of grass in their area. So we supplement the feed every morning with kale, pulled grass, and any leftover vegetables. We also raise meal worms for them. They love bread. We let them do bug control in the gardens in the late winter/early spring prior to planting.
I find it interesting that my wife sold some eggs to a friend, and she would not eat them because the yolks were too orange. She was used to the pale yellow of conventional store bought.
Thanks for the article.
Thanks for your comments. It is terrible what they do to those poor hens in those factories. Creepy, they look like prisons. My hens love kale and sunflowers which I grow for them along with all our kitchen scraps and fallen fruit. It's apple picking time right now so they're loving all the pumice from pressing apple cider. I thinkk they get a little drunk from it. Drunken Chicken, sounds like a good recipe. I also have encountered people that prefer store bought eggs and some people don't like real food, preferring processed food they grew up on. Strange, but most people rave about the food we grow. Good for you form raising hens. I'll never go back
We will never go back either. We also raise rabbits and meat birds. We try to do the best we can, with what we have. I am preparing a Meat Bird post, and should post in the next week. Thanks for the reply.
Great! We raise rabbits and chickens too. I'll look for your post
We just received our newest batch of chickens today. :) https://steemit.com/gardening/@specreman/raise-and-eat-your-own-meat-in-just-8-short-weeks
Awesome! You're going love those eggs. Good post