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We all have different priorities. I'm glad you enjoyed the discussion anyway, Davaroo!

Hey, arctichicken, clean out your pm inbox!

You could say "All Natural Country Chicken -- not raised on Heavy Metal!"

That is another way to phrase it. However, I tend to consider "all natural" as an inferior term, because arsenic is found in the natural environment. JMO

There are restrictions at farmer's markets that unless you are certified you cannot say anything about being organic. However, if you are selling by word of mouth, you can tell your customers that you use organic feed and most people will find that sufficient for their needs.

The article I linked above continues . . . The compound also meets the guidelines of the USDA, the agency that monitors food safety, because roxarsone residues in chicken tissue don’t exceed the agency’s safety levels.

Quote: I can't say for sure, but since roxarsone is defined as "an arsenic-containing antibiotic drug," then I think non-medicated feed should be safe.

Roxarsone doesn’t disappear once chickens eat it. Some is distributed throughout the animal’s tissues, including the breasts, thighs and legs—meat that is later eaten by consumers. Any increase in Americans’ levels of arsenic exposure is of great concern: The Environmental Protection Agency...

That's ok, WindyRidge. Good to see you are still hanging around here!

A study by Duquesne University researchers has found that the organic arsenic added to chicken feed is chemically transformed into inorganic arsenic, a known carcinogen, much more quickly than previously thought. From this article .

I read that there is arsenic in conventional feeds. I never did independent research to see if it was true though.