Deborah Birkett <[log in to unmask]> posted:
>>." I would love to be able to get poultry meat and eggs from animals that are
fed only vegetable matter, and no grain, if indeed that's a feasible diet
for chickens.

My reply:
Not only is it feasible, the chickens are healthier and have a better fatty
acid profile when they don't get any grain or beans.  I suggest that you
visit <www.eatwild.com> and check to see if their is someone within a few
hours of you who raises pastured-fed poultry.  We found a great source near
us; we can only get the poultry in the summer and fall and the grass fed
beef and lamb in the winter.  In the absence of grain and corn feed, the
animals are only available at certainn times. We stock our freezer when we
can.  When we don't get grass fed meats, we buy hormone and antibiotic-free,
locally raised chicken, turkey, and beef.

There may be someone who will deliver if you order enough, or you may want
to take a trip to the farm, with a cooler, or two, or three to get the best
meat.  Pasture raised meats often cost only 10 to 20% more than grain fed
and sometimes cost less than organically raised (grain-fattened) meats.  The
pasture raised poultry we get from a farmer 2 hours away costs $2 per pound.
It's well worth it and utterly delicious.

Bon apetit!

Rachel
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