Don Wiss wrote:

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> "Organic" eggs would not include bugs and grubs.  If they are "free
> range" then the range must have a concrete base.  The feed would be
> organic grains.

What's un'organic' about bugs & grubs?

Concrete base 'range' is about 100% unnatural.  gack.

Perhaps we need 'natural' eggs: from chickens that are allowed to
live in natural conditions.  No concrete, free access to bugs &
worms.  I'd allow / encourage some free access roosting enclosure as
looking for eggs under bushes is a bit of a pain.

I had a bunch of truly free running chickens for a while.  Good eggs.
No boughten feed.  They took advantage of an open barn to roost.
Shat on the machinery.  :(

Dick
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