Hey Everyone,
My wife and I (Tucker and Emily) eat 100% organic to avoid GMO products all together. I know that not everyone is concerned about organic but one major food that can make a difference in your health is eggs (any animal product really). The majority of eggs on the shelf are void of nutrients considering they are possibly the product of roided chickens that cant even stand up because the steroids have made their chest so big it caused their legs to break. Even free range... the grain that they feed them is GMO grain. If your not into avoiding these foods, no biggy, to each their own, but anyone who is health conscience should really look into this. I found this post and wished that I lived in Red Deer. I do not know the credibility of the individual but considering the price, it is worth contacting the person and taking a look at a document or two, along with the actual chickens and what he feeds them (make sure the feed is organic). If all is well, this is a great deal. On average organic eggs at cheapest are about 50 cents per egg (6 bucks a dozen at superstore). This person is posting a dozen for 3 dollars DELIVERED! (if you are in the area) anyone in Red Deer could save a decent amount of cash if you enjoy eggs for breakfast...put that saved cash towards other preps! Hope this helps someone. If anyone else knows some local farms (even if it is not organic) please comment for your area to help other preppers save a little. Thanks!
http://alberta.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-health-special-needs-farm-fresh-eggs-W0QQAdIdZ490481759
Regards
Tucker & Emily
That is an excellent deal. I am surprised they even offer to deliver at that cost .
I am growing grass ranged , non medicated chicken in the lower mainland of BC and I find there is no way I can match commercial costs. My cost without real organic feed is more than they sell for at the store but I offer a bigger, healthier and humanely raised bird . In fact I was talking to a fellow with a similar set up in the USA and he said he had to pay $5 a chicken to have them slaughtered at a USDA approved processing plant so I wondered how on earth does their Costco offer a roasted fryer at $5 a bird cooked ?
That is an excellent deal. I am surprised they even offer to deliver at that cost .
I am growing grass ranged , non medicated chicken in the lower mainland of BC and I find there is no way I can match commercial costs. My cost without real organic feed is more than they sell for at the store but I offer a bigger, healthier and humanely raised bird . In fact I was talking to a fellow with a similar set up in the USA and he said he had to pay $5 a chicken to have them slaughtered at a USDA approved processing plant so I wondered how on earth does their Costco offer a roasted fryer at $5 a bird cooked ?
I am happy you said that, because in reality the problem is the system (USDA), not the farmers. The farmers are just trying to make a living. I am happy you vouched for the price, I thought it was really cheap too. If you would like to open yourself to more market share, you could ask whoever you are getting your feed from if it is non-gmo. If they can prove they are non-gmo (doesnt have to be organic, just non-gmo/monsanto fertilizers/seeds) and you do not use anything else that would be GMO it would increase your clientele, especially for BC! I shop 100% organic but I do buy Silk Almond milk because they bluntly state on the back that they are non-GMO and even became certified with the non-gmo project. Some products will just say they are non-gmo in their statement without the certification of non-gmo and I will still trust them... considering lawsuits these days I dont think they would risk it for such a tiny print statement. If you did that yourself I think it could help. The non-gmo march in Calgary, which was not an organized event... just a facebook event by some young guy, had 1000-1500 people come out and march downtown for hours. It is the current growing food trend 🙂
Ask the local farmers what they are growing, at least around me, there is always this crop or that crop being grown for human use that is non-gmo, its surprising because we have this image that that the farmers are growing lots of GMO for us, but point in fact, having talked to them a lot, it tends to be GMO crops of the livestock feed and many non-gmo's for crops and grains that are to be shipped oversea's.
Locally paying the farmer full market price for top end, still works out to be about one third the cost of buying the same grain from the local feedmill.. If you can go direct, do consider doing so..
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Great convo...
has anyone had any luck finding organic or at least natural (no antibiotics, preservatives...) chicken feed???
ive looked @ local feed store, ufa, peavey... the ufa one seems to be pretty natural, but id rather have something that it labelled as such.
Give respect, get respect
What is the average cost of a good chicken feed deal for gmo/non-organic? ($$$/lb)
I have a feeling that changes from place to place 16 to 18, plus tax per 80 pd bag is where I am currently at..
http://livingmydreamlifeonthefarm.wordpress.com/
There's also an organic farm in Viking AB. They have lots of eggs, chickens, turkeys, beef, vegetables & fruit for sale. If anyone's interested, I can find the contact info.
While looking for a better source of eggs myself, I found Fisher Farms (fisherfarms.net). Says their chickens are fed non-GMO and soy free feed. $5.50 per dozen. I usually get eggs from Oxyoke (sold at Community). Not sure if they are GMO free, but they are great people so we like to support them. When we were part of their CSA, we used to buy them for I think $4 when we did our veggie pick up. Not sure of the prices lately, we've been getting free eggs from the guy who sells the potato seed to the farm I'm working at. I can check into whether he sells retail or not, and what he feeds his chickens.