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I don't know who your friend talked to but this person was very misinformed...
1. If they were given "drugs" the eggs would more than likely be unsafe for human consumption.... Just like last year I was saying something about my son being allergic to store bought eggs and not farm fresh, I thought the hormones and antibiotics given the chickens caused his allergy to the store bought. Well I was corrected by another member who said the commercial egg companies are no longer allowed to give chickens hormones or antibiotics(can't remember now which it was), when I checked the info(can't remember the site now, slept since then), all the shots commercial layers got were the standard vaccines.
2. The same site(gonna have to find it again) also showed that during the laying cycle the chickens have 16 1/2 hrs of daylight and 7 1/2 of dark.
3. True the eggs are put through pasturization as is most other dairy products.
I've also read before somewhere that the eggs are 3 wks old by the time they hit the store shelves and that leaves only a couple weeks to eat them. ugh! Rather have fresh eggs less than 3 weeks old, although farm eggs can last up to a month or longer in the fridge. Always do the freshness check.
In reality farm eggs have a thicker shell and are a little tougher to crack than store bought. Also tougher to peel than store bought.
The whites are firmer and not watery like a store bought.
The yolks are not only darker but are also firmer and richer than store bought.
And you can add more Omega 3s by feeding the chickens foods rich in Omegas. In other words you control what goes in your girls so you know whats coming out.
Your birds are so much healthier and cleaner because their environment is better taken care of which gives you the peace of mind that there will be way less chance of Salmonella than the store bought.
ETA: here is one of the sites I found info on: http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/poultry/publication/commegg/
I don't know who your friend talked to but this person was very misinformed...
1. If they were given "drugs" the eggs would more than likely be unsafe for human consumption.... Just like last year I was saying something about my son being allergic to store bought eggs and not farm fresh, I thought the hormones and antibiotics given the chickens caused his allergy to the store bought. Well I was corrected by another member who said the commercial egg companies are no longer allowed to give chickens hormones or antibiotics(can't remember now which it was), when I checked the info(can't remember the site now, slept since then), all the shots commercial layers got were the standard vaccines.
2. The same site(gonna have to find it again) also showed that during the laying cycle the chickens have 16 1/2 hrs of daylight and 7 1/2 of dark.
3. True the eggs are put through pasturization as is most other dairy products.
I've also read before somewhere that the eggs are 3 wks old by the time they hit the store shelves and that leaves only a couple weeks to eat them. ugh! Rather have fresh eggs less than 3 weeks old, although farm eggs can last up to a month or longer in the fridge. Always do the freshness check.
In reality farm eggs have a thicker shell and are a little tougher to crack than store bought. Also tougher to peel than store bought.
The whites are firmer and not watery like a store bought.
The yolks are not only darker but are also firmer and richer than store bought.
And you can add more Omega 3s by feeding the chickens foods rich in Omegas. In other words you control what goes in your girls so you know whats coming out.
Your birds are so much healthier and cleaner because their environment is better taken care of which gives you the peace of mind that there will be way less chance of Salmonella than the store bought.
ETA: here is one of the sites I found info on: http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/poultry/publication/commegg/
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