Nevadans?

[2seth2]

haha i abruey i was telling a storie of when i was sickk i am not sick now

 

[Peep_Show]

What about the ones that say, "Feed 100% vegetarian diet"? Most of the non-conventional eggs on the shelf said that. I like the argument that our eggs are better because they not only get to go outside, but have access to a natural diet.

My read on this would be that whatever chicken kibble they are being fed is vegetable and grain based and there is no animal fats or ground animal protein or bone-made calcium therein and probably contains a soy protein. It would be impossible IMHO to have a 100% guaranteed vegetarian diet unless they were caged and not pecking each other or consuming feathers. Free range chickens as 100% vegetarians? Nope.

So that begs the question that if vegans knew their egg-makers were in reality battery birds, would they still eat the eggs? It seems so counter-intuitive to the peace, love and happy living doctrines.

 

[2seth2]

littlekatzz

sorry i am late

 

[aubreynoramarie]

My read on this would be that whatever chicken kibble they are being fed is vegetable and grain based and there is no animal fats or ground animal protein or bone-made calcium therein and probably contains a soy protein. It would be impossible IMHO to have a 100% guaranteed vegetarian diet unless they were caged and not pecking each other or consuming feathers. Free range chickens as 100% vegetarians? Nope.

So that begs the question that if vegans knew their egg-makers were in reality battery birds, would they still eat the eggs? It seems so counter-intuitive to the peace, love and happy living doctrines.

i agree, vegetarians want to know that the birds are not eating ground up horse.

Vegans dont eat eggs and mot vegetarians will do their research to ensure their egg and milk products come from free range farms

 

[aubreynoramarie]

btw sheryl your owl story is top notch! LOL!

 

[2seth2]

my gramma works for an egg company she might know what a vegaterian diet egg is

 

[laceynoelle]

DId I tell you? I had a lady once think white eggs were pasturized and brown eggs were natural, and got upset I sold her mixed ("pasturized and non") eggs. ^^

 

[2seth2]

 

[americanvalkyrie]

DId I tell you? I had a lady once think white eggs were pasturized and brown eggs were natural, and got upset I sold her mixed ("pasturized and non") eggs. ^^

I heard about that from someone else on the thread. I think it's absolutely hilarious! We make it a point to know what we're eating... that's a big survival tactic of my family's health issues. So I find it so funny when people depend on fads or commercials as their education, without learning the truth behind their foods.


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My read on this would be that whatever chicken kibble they are being fed is vegetable and grain based and there is no animal fats or ground animal protein or bone-made calcium therein and probably contains a soy protein. It would be impossible IMHO to have a 100% guaranteed vegetarian diet unless they were caged and not pecking each other or consuming feathers. Free range chickens as 100% vegetarians? Nope.

So that begs the question that if vegans knew their egg-makers were in reality battery birds, would they still eat the eggs? It seems so counter-intuitive to the peace, love and happy living doctrines.

Exactly. So many people insist on hormone-free chicken, even though it's been illegal since the mid-70s to use hormones in poultry or pork. But people will still pay an extra $1 per pound because it has the "hormone free" label on it. Or when they think "free range" means the chickens are dancing in the sun, when all it legally means is that they have some access to the outdoors, but there are no specifications on how much, how long, or the quality of the conditions. I tell people that, if they really want healthy and humane eggs, to research the facility. Someone (or an organization) that raises the birds in the right way will gladly show pictures, videos, or tours of their facilities. But they're going to be smaller companies, because it's hard to mass-produce a product and still do it humanely.


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i agree, vegetarians want to know that the birds are not eating ground up horse.

Vegans dont eat eggs and mot vegetarians will do their research to ensure their egg and milk products come from free range farms

Bingo. I have a very good friend who learned about factory farming and decided that she only wanted to eat cruelty-free meat. But she had such a hard time knowing what meats really were cruelty-free that she gave up and just went vegetarian. She's fine with eating the eggs from an omnivorous animal, though. But I know some vegetarians who would really, truly flip out if they knew that their eggs came from a creature that ate another living creature. I'm not saying I agree with them... just that I know them. Then there is that sub-set of people that want to feel more virtuous in what they eat, so maybe they read the "vegetarian diet" and buy those eggs so they feel better about their social responsibility. Whole Foods makes a killing on that group! Even though there may be other choices that they choose not to make... like sustainable palm oil or fair trade imports.

So what label would we put on our eggs, then? If they have an open run, get a wide and varied diet, access to all their natural habits, and often get to run around the yard and eat grass outside the coop? Free-range? Pastured?

 

[sherylreno]

We get Happy Eggs from Happy Chickens!