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 All stunts performed without a net!