Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure pasture or supplemented with grain 'n such? thanks, oliver... Re: egg fasting town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many people with their own yard birds. Belinda > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in MA too. > > Chris > -- > The Truth About Cholesterol > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Guess that's why some farmers bring their stuff down from TN to Florida. Allyn _____ From: [mailto: ] On Behalf Of olivergriswold@... Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:38 PM Subject: Re: Re: egg fasting how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure pasture or supplemented with grain 'n such? thanks, oliver... Re: egg fasting town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many people with their own yard birds. Belinda > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in MA too. > > Chris > -- > The Truth About Cholesterol > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > http://www.choleste <http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com> rol-and-health.com > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 There are probably about 150 out there in various stages. Some have just come in to lay, others are going out and some are just about 3 months old. They'd not survive on pure free range and no grain. They get a scratch feed which consists of grain, no pellets. We also feed them household scraps. Why? Belinda > > how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure pasture or supplemented with grain 'n such? > > thanks, > > oliver... > > Re: egg fasting > > > town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My > gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the > fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls > are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for > the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many > people with their own yard birds. > > Belinda > > > > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in MA too. > > > > Chris > > -- > > The Truth About Cholesterol > > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 Have to have a lot to sell to make it worth the drive. Belinda > > Guess that's why some farmers bring their stuff down from TN to Florida. > > Allyn > > > > > > _____ > > From: > [mailto: ] On Behalf Of > olivergriswold@... > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2007 9:38 PM > > Subject: Re: Re: egg fasting > > > > how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure pasture or > supplemented with grain 'n such? > > thanks, > > oliver... > > Re: egg fasting > > town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My > gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the > fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls > are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for > the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many > people with their own yard birds. > > Belinda > > > > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in MA too. > > > > Chris > > -- > > The Truth About Cholesterol > > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > > http://www.choleste <http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com> > rol-and-health.com > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2007 Report Share Posted March 29, 2007 I'm pretty new to all this stuff and don't know much about chickens and egg laying. I think I heard earlier on this board that chickens are a pretty old species and as such survived without man's assistance. so, curious as to whether or not folks are managing to have hens laying eggs on a pure pasture diet as opposed to being supplemented by us. thanks, oliver... Re: egg fasting > > > town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My > gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the > fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls > are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for > the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many > people with their own yard birds. > > Belinda > > > > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in MA too. > > > > Chris > > -- > > The Truth About Cholesterol > > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 belinda have you tried a local farmer's market? i pay $3 for them there and $5 when i got to the health food store. eep! i am in alberta, canada. monique Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 The official answer I've always gotten is that they need some supplemental feed, and there are times of year when they certainly do. I have a hen who likes to raise baby chicks and the ones she raised, who learned from day 1 where to look for food and what to eat don't seem to need much grain and one pair she raised went all summer without eating what I put out for them. But during winter or a drought they need some and most of my hens act like they're starving if I don't feed them in the morning, although maybe they're just spoiled. There is a huge difference in how much they want to be fed from one time of year to the next though. In the winter I was feeding the 10 hens and large turkey around 6 cups of grain a day, in the summer I get away with feeding them just 2 (for the whole flock). Squirrels and wild birds eat some too, but that's how much it takes spread through the day to keep them from pecking at the back door for my attention. I've got them all on close to an acre, partly wooded, so it's ideal, and I think they're at maximum density for foraging as it is. If you want pastured eggs from birds who are more " free rangers " you might want to try duck eggs. Ducks are much more plant eaters, so the official version is that they can get 50% of their food from pasture while the official version for chickens is they get 10% of their food from pasture. Ducks are raised in other places for their eggs just like chickens are here and are actually better layers than hens. Just go to the place and see if there's grass where the ducks are kept. > > > > how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure > pasture or supplemented with grain 'n such? > > > > thanks, > > > > oliver... > > > > Re: egg fasting > > > > > > town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My > > gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the > > fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls > > are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for > > the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many > > people with their own yard birds. > > > > Belinda > > > > > > > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in > MA too. > > > > > > Chris > > > -- > > > The Truth About Cholesterol > > > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > > > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 Ahhh I see. Let me tell you about the woman who bought some laying hens from us. The woman was a bit upset with production, said they were eating their eggs, pecking holes in them and eating them! I asked her what she'd fed them and she gave me the " are you nuts! " look and told me they were free range chickens, she hadn't fed them at all. I gave her a look back and said, " Well honey, they are free ranging. Either you feed them or they will eat what they can find, even if it is their own eggs. " I figure the birds did rather well as they had survived a winter without being fed. So you see it really works out well to provide a bit of nourishment if you want something in return. Belinda in TN > > > > how many hens do you have to lay 70 a day? are they on pure > pasture or supplemented with grain 'n such? > > > > thanks, > > > > oliver... > > > > Re: egg fasting > > > > > > town, TN. Folks here want free range eggs for $1 a dozen. My > > gang has a fenced in area of about an acre but they regularly hop the > > fence to roam. Be nice if I could get $4 a dozen. Right now the girls > > are laying about 70 eggs a day and I'm going to have to boil them for > > the chicks. There just aren't that many buyers around here. Too many > > people with their own yard birds. > > > > Belinda > > > > > > > > Where do you live again? Pastured eggs go for about $4/dozen in > MA too. > > > > > > Chris > > > -- > > > The Truth About Cholesterol > > > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > > > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 30, 2007 Report Share Posted March 30, 2007 I have a booth at the local flea market. Goats, roosters, chicks, rabbits and eggs sell well but not for a huge amount. We are in a rather depressed area, not depressing tho. :-) There is no farmer's market nearby (closest would be about a 2-3 hour drive) that will let me sell as I am not a resident of their county. This makes no sense to me as they will allow the sale of produce from FL if the person has a farm and lives in the county. I've been thinking of doing a road trip to visit some friends up north. Might just fund the trip by bringing " stuff " to sell. Belinda in TN > > belinda > > have you tried a local farmer's market? i pay $3 for them there and $5 > when i got to the health food store. eep! i am in alberta, canada. > > monique > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 1, 2007 Report Share Posted April 1, 2007 Belinda, Do you buy Organic scratch grain, or grow your own organically? Jan > > There are probably about 150 out there in various stages. Some have > just come in to lay, others are going out and some are just about 3 > months old. > > They'd not survive on pure free range and no grain. They get a scratch > feed which consists of grain, no pellets. We also feed them household > scraps. > > Why? > > Belinda > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 2, 2007 Report Share Posted April 2, 2007 Haven't found organic feed locally, we feed what is available nearby. Belinda > > Belinda, > Do you buy Organic scratch grain, or grow your own organically? > Jan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2007 Report Share Posted July 12, 2007 Any new news to report on this topic? Thanks! > > Oh man, I blend all of my shakes for 30 seconds to mix bananas with the raw > > milk. That's not the way to go? > > Like I said I'm only half-sure about this. Cystine dipeptides are > vulnerable to " heat and mechanical stress " but survive digestion. If > they get broken, the cysteine generated isn't bioavailable. I'm not > sure how damaging blending is. It could be minimal, or could be > substantial. I'll post about it if I figure it out. > > Chris > -- > The Truth About Cholesterol > Find Out What Your Doctor Isn't Telling You: > http://www.cholesterol-and-health.com > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Don't pick lemons. > See all the new 2007 cars at Autos. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 14, 2007 Report Share Posted July 14, 2007 On 7/12/07, <jcdambrosio@...> wrote: > Any new news to report on this topic [heat/mechanical sensitivity of cystine dipeptides]? Not yet, , sorry. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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