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thanks, appreciate your saying so. I like driving interesting conversations like this one.

Here is a laboratory analysis of eggs produced by free range chickens and caged chickens. The conclusion was that there was no significant advantage to free range chicken eggs. [https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/.../e3001d6a0e78b9e55c6f...]

People are adding different spices and ingredients to the chicken feed to change the taste of the eggs or wondering if these various ingredients will change the taste. But there is another side that does not seem to be considered. If adding spices will have a positive or at least a noticable...

This is not a fact since I am not trained or educated in poultry nutrition, but my understanding is that the organic formulated food in pellets or mash is complete and offers the optimum balance of nutrition needed for health and productivity. The one flaw with this theory might be that...

it also occurs to me that when people say healthier eggs, what they usually mean is more omega 3 or better omega 3 to omega 6 ratios. If eggs are your only source of omega three or antioxidants, you may want to re-examine your own diet. there are much better sources of these nutrients from...

So after reading your responses and others discussing chicken nutrition, I have come to a conclusion. The best premium chicken feeds are evolved to be the most nutritious and healthy formula for laying chickens. Free range is great, but leaves the decision of what to eat up to the chickens. I...

I have been raising chickens for about 8 years. I have 10 hens now about 1.5 years old. They are confined to a partially covered dirt run and very spacious coop. The run is quite large about 90 feet by about 6-8 feet with plenty of perches and ladders for them to move around in and on. I...