Saturday, April 21, 2012

Raising Chickens For Eggs and Meat



For a few month we have been getting fresh farm brown eggs from our friends Shannon and Bert. At first I couldnt tell the difference in taste but now I definitely can and I dont think I can ever go back to eating store bought commercial eggs. I also recently read and article in Grit magazine that had this information:
Pasture eggs have 10 percent less fat, 34 percent less cholesterol, 40 percent more vitamin A and four times as much omega-3 compared to the standard values reported by the USDA for commercial eggs

Pasture chickens (with skin on) contain 21 percent less fat, 30 percent less saturated fat and 50 percent more vitamin A than the USDA standard.

After having read this I CANNOT EVER EAT STORE BOUGHT CHICKEN OR EGGS!
Unfortunately our laying chickens are only 6 weeks old and wont lay eggs till they are 4 or 5 months and our broiler chickens are only 3 weeks old and dont plan on eating these until the next batch of babies!

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I am 43, married to a wonderful man, mother of 6 children ages 23 years old to 6 years old and a grandmother of 4. On a daily basis I MUST have coffee in the morning. I'm learning to enjoy some "ME" time. But LOVE my family with all my heart.