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Organic is better and this is a fact.
Now having said that you have a tough choice on which way to go. Organic is expensive. We raise and sell organic eggs, poultry and meat. There has to be a market to sell your products. If not you will suffer a slow economic death.
We have been selling our products for over 10 years. Having said that, we have made all of the mistakes. First off..... simple math boils down to this.... you can expect anything with the organic label to cost twice as much. From feed to the final product. Now, if you have a few chickens and want to have organic feed then your best bet is to buy bulk. Split a ton with others in your area. Or buy from someone who mixes their own. We have progressed to the point that we mix our own. This isn't cheap either. Ingedients,Mill,Trucking in Organic corn and other ingedients. You can also give your birds Sprouts...Boss,Wheat,Oats. Remember that if you are using a free range system you can't use any chemicals on your property. This takes alot of work and $$$$$. Monsanto is awsome on killing weeds. But what else does it kill? That debate will rage on. Fortuently for us we have more customers than product. So our direction is clear.
Just my.02
Good Luck
Now having said that you have a tough choice on which way to go. Organic is expensive. We raise and sell organic eggs, poultry and meat. There has to be a market to sell your products. If not you will suffer a slow economic death.
We have been selling our products for over 10 years. Having said that, we have made all of the mistakes. First off..... simple math boils down to this.... you can expect anything with the organic label to cost twice as much. From feed to the final product. Now, if you have a few chickens and want to have organic feed then your best bet is to buy bulk. Split a ton with others in your area. Or buy from someone who mixes their own. We have progressed to the point that we mix our own. This isn't cheap either. Ingedients,Mill,Trucking in Organic corn and other ingedients. You can also give your birds Sprouts...Boss,Wheat,Oats. Remember that if you are using a free range system you can't use any chemicals on your property. This takes alot of work and $$$$$. Monsanto is awsome on killing weeds. But what else does it kill? That debate will rage on. Fortuently for us we have more customers than product. So our direction is clear.
Just my.02
Good Luck