This is a very good question and i am glad you posted it. I currently give my chickens organic feed, however I am going through some internal dissension as to whether i should switch to the regular stuff because of the cost. I Try to eat organic as much as possible but a 50lb bag here in south texas costs $30 a bag opposed to the $12 acco layer feed. I sell my eggs for $4 a dozen to just help pay for feed but I am finding that most people care more about cost over them being organic. I have an uncle who has raised chickens his entire life and he tells me that it doesn't matter. He gives his chickens scratch, cracked corn, and food scraps and says the eggs are huge and tasty. So needless to say after reading all of the posts here and by others as well as what i hear from my uncle I am having a very difficult time deciding. I think that if I had an easier time selling my eggs I would mind so much, but the vast majority of people who know nothing of egg have a very difficult time paying more than $2 a dozen. A question that I had after reading all of these posts than no body seems to address is: Does feeding organic affect the nutritional quality of the egg? Wouldn't it be worth it to a scientific analysis to determine if there is a nutritional difference in the eggs as well as to determine if there are any pesticide residues or any other unwanted qualities in the eggs. Let us know what you decided and why.
