Nicole_Z
In the Brooder
- Apr 5, 2022
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Hey all,
A few weeks ago a friend shared an article with me about backyard chicken eggs having 40 times more lead than supermarket eggs. I live in Berkeley, CA and I have a four chicken flock in my backyard.
Anyway, after he sent me this article, I figured it'd be worth testing the soil in my chicken coop and run.
Turns out my soil does have lead in it, 198 mg/kg. This is fine for gardening, but according to the article "in order to retain chicken blood Pb below 20 ug/dl, soil Pb needs to be <166 mg/kg.
Needless to say, I will not be eating any more eggs until I come up with a resolution.
Has anyone dealt with this? If so, what did you do?
I'm planning on putting down a layer of sand, and then putting down a new layer of soil. Another I'm thinking about is layinng concrete in the chicken run, and adding soil on top of that.
Would appreciate any and all feedback.
Thank you!
A few weeks ago a friend shared an article with me about backyard chicken eggs having 40 times more lead than supermarket eggs. I live in Berkeley, CA and I have a four chicken flock in my backyard.
Anyway, after he sent me this article, I figured it'd be worth testing the soil in my chicken coop and run.
Turns out my soil does have lead in it, 198 mg/kg. This is fine for gardening, but according to the article "in order to retain chicken blood Pb below 20 ug/dl, soil Pb needs to be <166 mg/kg.
Needless to say, I will not be eating any more eggs until I come up with a resolution.
Has anyone dealt with this? If so, what did you do?
I'm planning on putting down a layer of sand, and then putting down a new layer of soil. Another I'm thinking about is layinng concrete in the chicken run, and adding soil on top of that.
Would appreciate any and all feedback.
Thank you!