On Friday, Nov 25, 2005, at 07:24 US/Pacific, Adrienne Smith wrote:

> I've been buying organic eggs for years -- various brands -- I decided
> to
> check into what the chicken feed consists of since virtually all
> organic
> eggs are touted as High Omega 3 these days.   I found that the fees is
> corn, soybeans and linseed (Pete and Gerry's eggs are one such brand.
> Does
> anyone know 1) what the normal diet of chickens should be; and 2) any
> good
> egg brands available in nyc?
>
>

Well, I'd certainly say that all of the above are NOT natural:) I feed
my chickens a combination of some grain, no soy, lots of seeds, like
millet, rape, sunflower, safflower - I give them a blend of pigeon mix
and wild bird mix. In addition, they get tons of produce trim, green
grass and clover, bugs and worms, lots of snails and slugs - and raw
meat. This is the best I can do, living in town where I cannot
free-range them openly. They are in a large pen, on dirt, and dig and
move it around endlessly, foraging.

I have never seen a brand of eggs anywhere that feeds what I would
consider a prototypical chicken diet. I know they are certainly not
vegetarians!

ginny



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