WHO FEEDS ONLY ORGANIC FOODS TO CHICKENS?

[Lori C]

Hi Lori! Ours are not organic bit try so hard to so stay non GMO.
As far as the egg sales, it took time to build a reputation and customer following. Also taking them to farm swaps and flea markets if the inventory starts to grow to big.
The sales pay for the feed for the birds and goats. The hardest part for us these days is cartons. We refuse to buy new ones. Sometimes we have no choice.
As well educate your buyers that they are not USDA Inspected or factory graded.
We try hard as well to keep the nesting boxes clean.. Super clean. So we don't have to wash off the BLOOM. Unwashed eggs will last longer with the coating the hen naturally deposits on them. If we have to wash them, we call them grade B, and sell them separate from our grade A's. It is our grading system not the industry standard.
Some people want them unrefrigerated, we won't do that.
Our clients buy 10 or more at a time and share them with friends and family.
After awhile, it will be hard to keep them in stock but that takes time.
Once you get to the level you want.. DON'T CHANGE YOUR HEN'S DIET! If we deviate from diet, OUR PRODUCTION DROPS! Then we go on back order and our impatient customers start shopping somewhere else.
The feed store lady laughs when we pay for all of our feed in 1 dollar bills. She says I must of had a good night stripping at the strip club last night.

Good luck Lori. Hope the best for your inspirations!

My Gosh what wonderful information. Thank you so much. Tks

 

[Cindy in PA]

Farmer Connie. Where in the world do you get non GMO feed that is not organic? Even wheat is a no longer good in my book, because even though it is not GMO, it is harvested with Round up in many places. Very hard to get feed with no GMOs

 

[Lazy Farmer]

Farmer Connie. Where in the world do you get non GMO feed that is not organic? Even wheat is a no longer good in my book, because even though it is not GMO, it is harvested with Round up in many places. Very hard to get feed with no GMOs

Said we try.. Almost impossible. Last year we planted soy beans. Wow.. A lot of beans! It is a chore but in our barn we have 6 crock pots. Use them almost daily. Also a turkey frier to soften them up. Rice from a fellow farmer. A local food distribution center sells damaged 50# bags of soy, black beans, pinto, kidney, navy etc. Also about twenty miles from us is a feed store that sells soy beans and soy mash. I have a friend whom owns a craft brewery and gives us the grain when they are done with it. As far as non GMO I don' t know. Just we try hard but not always successful of course. I know our garden veggies are not poisoned or altered. We by heirloom seeds.