Just what is considered organic?

[momto2]

My hens are fed Blue Seal Layer pellets. What feed do they need to be considered organic egg layers?

 

[HenniePennie]

Organic feed, no antibiotics in food or water, organic treats, they can be free range but no chemicals of any kind on anything they can get to and eat.

 

[CovenantCreek]

There's more to it than just feeding them organic feed. If they haven't been raised according to the rules from their 2nd day out of the shell they technically don't qualify. However, if you don't actually call them organic -- just say they eat organic feed -- you're not gonna get in trouble with the government guys who lurk about trying to catch people misusing "official" terminology.