Barn, organic, free or cage?

[joeydaone]

So in a egg shell I guess I raise barn chickens. There for I have barn eggs? I have not been able to find a diffinitive answer on this. Maybe I am not looking hard enough?
My flock has a large run(most the organic material has been eaten however they do get seasonal organics plus our scrap greens ext...) and a large coop with two large nesting boxes. I supplement there feed with hormone free layer feed. So to the best of my understanding I raise barn eggs. Can't be free range cause they are in a run. Can't be organic because I do not use pure organic feed. Obviously not cage do to the absence of a cage. SO must be barn. Anyone think different?

Ty, Joe.

Ps. Thank you Lord for heat lamps!

 

[digitS']

How high do you raise those hen eggs, Joeydaone? I seldom get the chickens above shoulder height, myself.

The eggs are on the bottom shelf in the refrigerator and I checked table and skillet on the stove - not over 36 inches at my place

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Welcome to BYC!!

Steve

 

[Mac in Wisco]

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Are you looking for a marketing hook? How about Cage-Cree? Or Eggs from Happy Hens Down on the Farm...

I take it you are looking to charge a premium for your eggs and want the customer to feel they are getting something extra. Was your feed actually sold to you as "Hormone Free"? I hope you didn't pay extra for it....

 

[joeydaone]

I'm not to worried about marketing I have plenty of folks wanting eggs especially tis time of year. More or less just want to answer the questions some of my friends have as honest as possible.

 

[Mac in Wisco]

Just tell them that what you've told us, that they have a large coop and run and get good food and garden scraps. You don't need a two word description...

 

[digitS']

If they are fresh and local - I don't think you can get much better than that

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"Organic" has a lot of strings attached. "Natural" doesn't mean much of anything.

"Farm Fresh" sounds good to me!

Steve

 

[joeydaone]

Thank you. Sounds fine with me.

 

[greyfields]

Do they have access to outside of the barn onto grass? If so, you could use a couple other marketing terms.

As you've explained it, your eggs are natural, fresh and cage-free. Cage-free sells in my parts.

 

[ams3651]

mine have access to their outdoor run but do not free range. they have more than enough room and get greens and corn in addition to regular feed. I call mine cage free, hand raised chickens.

 

[greyfields]

You can probably use "free range" under those circumstances. Most people would say "pasture raised" these days, though, so free range was historically misused.