Organic or not???

[peeps and quacks are me]

What determines whether or not the chicken and the egg are organic? I have several people wanting "organic eggs", I want to be sure I am accurate when I sell them.

 

[LittleChickenRacingTeam]

In CANADA the requirements are basically...


Livestock must be fed 100% organic food;
No use of chemical pesticides, herbicides, fungicides, and fertilizers in the growing of the animals’ feed;
No use of genetically modified organisms;
No use of growth hormones;
No use of drugs (such as antibiotics);
No use of animal by-products for feed;
Treating animals humanely (i.e. they have outside access at all times);
Inspections by an independent certification body occur on a regular basis;
All certified products records are kept for 5 years;
Strict Canadian and International standards are met

 

[peeps and quacks are me]

The chick starter feed I use has medication so the babies don't get sick. I will check back @ 3:00. I have to picl up kids from school.

 

[ravenfeathers]

organic guidelines are available on the USDA website. i would question your potential customers about what they mean when they say organic. it might not be the same as certified organic. i have a coworker who sells his eggs as "almost organic" (at $3.50/doz. for very small eggs!) because he feeds an organic grain, but the kitchen scraps they get are not organic.