Organic feed (confused)

[archerobx]

I sell my eggs to friends to cover food costs. I was asked if they were organic. I said yes, almost 100% sure. My only questions is about feed. I buy layer feed from the tractor supply, chicken grit and sack of calcium, and cracked corn. Non of it says organic but non say medicated.

Could some one set me straight.

thanks

Ryan

 

[Laskaland]

It's not "organic". What you can say is that you have free-range cage free birds, no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic feed is hard to come by and very very expensive. Here in the bread basket of the US, I would have to pay $18 for 50 lbs. When you pay that much for feed there is no cost efficiency
Doesn't have to be "organic" to be great

christina

 

[archerobx]

so feed has to be certified organic, I see said the blind mouse to the deaf cat

thanks

 

[PurpleChicken]

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Ditto that.

There is a higher demand here on the east coast for true organic eggs.
Organic layer is $22 for 50 lbs at my feed store.

 

[Chris09]

And in some states you have to be certified organic by the state to sell organic eggs.

Chris

 

[Young MacDonald]

What you can say is that you have free-range cage free birds, no antibiotics or growth hormones

I would add "pastured" to that: free-range pastured chickens, no antibiotics or growth hormones.

There's a difference between free-range/cage-free and pastured in my opinion. According to the gov., a free-range just needs to have access to the outside. They never have to actually go outside. If your birds are eating grass & scratching for worms, add "pastured" to indicate the higher quality eggs.​

 

[archerobx]

Thanks

 

[mrbstephens]

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Ditto that.

There is a higher demand here on the east coast for true organic eggs.
Organic layer is $22 for 50 lbs at my feed store.

What the heck? I pay $27 for 50lbs of organic feed here on Long Island! I'm being ripped off $%&*#!

 

[beepbeepinajeep]

What about the natural purina feed? I have ours in tractors, so they can get at new grass/bugs/etc every day. Can I call mine natural eggs? Are they still free range? (Some books I have read say that you can call them that if you have them tractored, but I just want to be sure)

Also, at our farmer's market people are selling mixed dozens (different colors/sizes... including bantam sized eggs) for more than someone selling all extra large brown. Is that typical? How do I know what is fair to charge?

 

[ninny]

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Hey if you can get it then why not? Im going to be selling mixed color eggs that say free-range pastured chickens, no antibiotics or growth hormones on it. You have to see what the stores are selling them for. If walmart is selling the same thing you are for 3 bucks be kinda dumb to sell yours for 5. If people have to go out of their way and pay more for it too, not going to sell that much. im going to do punch cards and such. Buy ten dozen eggs get a dozen free or something like that. Got to be different then the million other people selling eggs in the area. Im also going to have pick up times in town. Say tuesday @ 5 meet people at hyvee when thats done use the money for groceries.