Laura I agree with you the egg's we get from our chickens taste better. After my 7 were killed we've had to go to store bought again and I can tell a big difference. Even in making a cake I can tell there's something not right about the cake, and I know it's the egg's.
As far as is it cheaper to raise then buy, I guess it depends on how many eggs your family goes through. For us we buy a carton a week. I don't know, but I'd think it's cheaper in the long run to have your own hens. Yes you have to buy feed, but depending on how many hens you have that might not be bad. And you might just be saving in the long run to have your own hens.
Just a thought.
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----- Original Message -----
From: Laura A. Roberts
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2012 2:28 PM
Subject: RE: [CHICKENS-101] Re: Egg consistency? How to adjust?
USDA reports that FREE RANGED chicken eggs have less cholesterol and it makes sense. They are eating greens...vegetative matter and bugs, not just layer pellets and mash. (corn corn corn)
I don't know if fresher eggs are more nutritious, but they taste better!
My incentive for having chickens was twofold....I wanted to know what kind of life they lived. I only wanted eggs from happy hens living as good a life as possible. I also wanted to know they hadn't been injected with any growth hormones and automatically fed antibiotics. My chickens are healthy because they are healthy, not because they are injected with antibiotics. They grow because they eat quality food and free range everyday, all day.
I am quite sure our eggs are not costing us less then grocery store eggs. Probably more, but not sure-never calculated it. The enjoyment I get from them offsets any overpayment. Selling eggs helps us offset some of the expenses, but we'd have to sell an awful lot of eggs to pay for the barns, food, etc.
Laura
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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