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Where do you get GMO-free feed? That stuff seems to expensive I can't imagine making a profit while using it. I guess you could make your own if you have that kind of land.
Dumbest Things People Have Said About Your Chickens/Eggs/Meat
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Where do you get GMO-free feed? That stuff seems to expensive I can't imagine making a profit while using it. I guess you could make your own if you have that kind of land.
@GimmeCakeI buy Hiland Naturals from a local farm who is a dealer for them. It's $23 for layer vs $16.99 conventional at tsc or $13.99 at local mill. It looks better and smells much more fresh than dumor from tsc. I don't mind the added price because I have a problem with the idea of gmo's and am willing to pay it. I'm not trying to make a profit, just trying to feed my family better. I hope that helps! 
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now that made me giggle! We got our first six chickens in April...just wanted a small flock....two month's later and I have 15 Cornish X's and 18 Chicks....hubby told me yesterday we're getting Turkeys too. They will definatley be named Thanksgiving and Christmas.
It would sure be easier on the hens!
I guess you have a much better imagination than I do. Besides, wouldn't that make for a very busy rooster and a "hit or miss" fertilization process? Mother nature typically likes to be more certain with the propagation of the species, and not take those kinds of chances. And, it ruins all the fun for the rooster, too.
I get the feed through a group co-op. We order an entire pallet at cost from Countryside. But, it's still expensive. And, you're correct; I don't make a profit, but I didn't get chickens to sell the eggs, either. When I have extras, which is often, I have some people who want GMO free/organic eggs that buy them from me. I charge $4.00 per dozen which helps to offset the cost of the feed a little. I end up getting enough to pay for one bag a month or so. Considering I'd do it regardless, I'm happy for the small monetary assistance.
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Works for a lot of fish and amphibians.
Not saying that external fertilization makes the most sense for chickens. But there are aspects of their reproduction that don't make the most sense from an evolutionary stand point, mostly because of changes that have occurred over thousands of years of domestication.
I just can't work up a lot of sympathy for fish and frogs having to spawn that way. Roosters, however, are another story. The way they watch over their harems, it would be cruel to think they weren't getting some sort of reward for their efforts.
I was at a gathering today and was talking to a 40ish young man who said he didn't know what GMO was. Never heard of it. He also said there's a law on the books that prevents people from growing their own food and, if the government wanted to, they could come onto your land and get rid of your veggie garden.
My next door neighbor told me that GMO has been going on for hundreds of years; in fact, it happens naturally among plants and animals.
They weren't even drinking anything stronger than iced tea!
I had to come home, lie down with a cold compress on my forehead, close my eyes, and bask in the quiet.
My next door neighbor told me that GMO has been going on for hundreds of years; in fact, it happens naturally among plants and animals.
They weren't even drinking anything stronger than iced tea!
I had to come home, lie down with a cold compress on my forehead, close my eyes, and bask in the quiet.
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