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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 1:30:56 PM
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garsyt
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I never asked if we could have a chicken coop when we bought the property. My guess would be no as they no longer allow it.
I do know that the guy down the street got rid of his chickens last summer and the family in town with the horses moved a long time ago.
We go through A LOT of eggs in this house! IF I have time and am in the neighborhood, I will always stop and get farm fresh eggs from an area farmer, but his farm is just not on my regular routes anymore.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 1:31:06 PM
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Krislynx
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We have been buying organic free-range for a while but recently switched to pastured, organic fed from a local farm.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 1:56:51 PM
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Any one raise chickens??
Yes.
My Granny lived next door and the children in the our family helped her raise chickens for chicks, eggs and meat. I sold her goods in the family market stall.
Living in the city, I buy organic eggs and poultry from a Kosher shop.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 1:59:36 PM
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I have two hens, Bounty and Saffron, but both are going through a moult and not laying at all.
I am so reluctant to actually buy eggs where I don't know how old they are and what the hens have been fed on, so I might just wait till either or both of ours come into lay again.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 2:03:38 PM
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agapetos
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My mother had chickens when we were teens. She got some more a few years back but is giving them to a friend because she feels she can't take care of them properly because of her health. I tend to buy eggs from the local health shop because they're free range and/or organic and cheaper than any of the supermarkets I use. The owner of the shop goes on an 'egg run' whenever they need more.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 8:51:50 PM
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Krislynx
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Actually, free range is now a marketing ploy (in supermarkets etc). It just means the animal can move around and have some access to fresh air. Pastured means they actually get to spend most of their time out in the air and on real ground, not concrete etc. At least that is what the farmers in our area will tell you if you refer to their pastured poultry as "free range". Seriously, the get offended!
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Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 10:21:25 PM
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I buy ours from a local farmer.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/2/2009 10:26:10 PM
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Krislynx
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We can definitely see (that nice orange yolk) and taste a difference between the eggs we buy and the generic ones my Mom gets at the supermarket. I have been told that the yolk of the pastured/true free range eggs changes from season to season. Has anyone who raises their own noticed this? And it must be really cute to see those little chicks running around!
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/3/2009 9:08:22 AM
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Krislynx
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I thought it was the fun summer stuff that mad the egg yolks darker. We have noticed them yellowing (still richer than grocery store ones) over the last month. But fall has definitely hit here! I have heard something similar about beef. That being fed on grass etc. instead of corn (feed lot style) keeps the omega-3 (good) in a much better ratio to the omega-6(bad) fats. We have recently switched to buying almost all of our meat, dairy and produce from local farms. It is more expensive but we feel it is worth it in so many ways.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/3/2009 12:37:53 PM
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That being fed on grass etc. instead of corn (feed lot style) keeps the omega-3 (good) in a much better ratio to the omega-6(bad) fats.
Is that the same thing as conjugated linoleic acid? It comes from non-grained milk and beef and is better for you.
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We have recently switched to buying almost all of our meat, dairy and produce from local farms. It is more expensive but we feel it is worth it in so many ways.
True, Kris.
Can you go partners with someone who can raise beef but maybe can't afford the getting-in price? You know, has fenced pasture, a barn/shelter and time to bottle feed but no money to buy calves and supplies? Of course, you'll need to find out first if it's legal to raise your own food where you are.
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/3/2009 12:46:20 PM
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agapetos
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We have recently switched to buying almost all of our meat, dairy and produce from local farms. It is more expensive but we feel it is worth it in so many ways. I've bought some food that is produced locally (and sold via supermarkets). It's hard for me to get to farms in my area though (I'm reliant on public transport). I've started buying cheaper cuts of meat that many would turn their noses up at ~ I like doing it though because it's cheaper and also free-range (from my understanding the US and UK definition of 'free-range' is very different ~ especially when it comes to eggs).
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RE: Eggs anyone - 10/3/2009 1:29:45 PM
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For anyone who is interested, here are the EU minimum conditions for Free Range egg farming:
(from Wikipedia - Free Range))
How do they compare with US regulations?
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hens have continuous daytime access to open-air runs, except in the case of temporary restrictions imposed by veterinary authorities,
the open-air runs to which hens have access is mainly covered with vegetation and not used for other purposes except for orchards, woodland and livestock grazing if the latter is authorised by the competent authorities,
the open-air runs must at least satisfy the conditions specified in Article 4(1)(3)(b)(ii) of Directive 1999/74/EC whereby the maximum stocking density is not greater than 2 500 hens per hectare of ground available to the hens or one hen per 4m2 at all times and the runs are not extending beyond a radius of 150 m from the nearest pophole of the building; an extension of up to 350 m from the nearest pophole of the building is permissible provided that a sufficient number of shelters and drinking troughs within the meaning of that provision are evenly distributed throughout the whole open-air run with at least four shelters per hectare.
Otherwise, egg farming in EU is classified into 4 categories: Organic (ecological), Free range, Barn, and Cages. The mandatory labelling on the egg shells attributes a number (which is the first digit on the label) to each of these categories: 0 for Organic, 1 for Free range, 2 for Barn and 3 for Cages.
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