Eggs are going to be from cage free chickens starting Jan. 1st. Zoom in to read the signs.
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Everyone should raise their own (for eggs) for 2 years before they can have a truly informed opinion...
There are certain realities... and many of them aren't pretty even under the best conditions.
The truth is (and this in NO WAY leans towards animal cruelty or lack of compassion) - they're one step up from dinosaurs. They're little bastards that will literally peck each other to death if permitted to - for no other reason than chicken social pecking order or they're bored that day...then break skin, cause bleeding and like sharks - they peck at the blood. They're little bastards...
Whatever bullshit they're selling in stores as "eggs" are bullshit... because they're not ANYTHING like you get from raising your own. Taste alone is a whole other world. When you see those fresh yolks stand up proud in the pan, with their deep orangy/yellow color, you KNOW you're getting something real.
It's not a mistake that eggs, a super food, are cucked out lame diet Coke version of what the Creator designed...
Let "the world" eat the bullshit eggs and you do you.
To "do it right" - meaning, humanely, with proper nutrition, space, protection, clean unfrozen water, year round is both more labor intensive and expensive than you'd think. You gotta either love chickens or eggs or both - because it's simply NOT economically feasible to do commercially, unless you want to spend $16-20+ a dozen.... and you need a lot of birds to really make it even worth doing. I've got 60 right now...(And they molt...or get old or it's dead of winter and nature isn't laying eggs because chicks could never survive...etc) Southern States are easier because of weather...
Like I said...you gotta really WANT your own eggs and understand why commercial does what it does. There are reasons... and it's not necessarily a conspiracy. Not everything can be neatly automated large scale for food production while simultaneously ticking the humane and affordable boxes...
I have about 20 hens who give us more eggs than we can use, and I sell the extras to a few coworkers for cheap. It's not cheap, though, to keep chickens as the birds need food and care and protection from predators, but it gives me satisfaction to know that a) I'm getting quality, natural eggs and b) my chickens are happy and healthy and c) my chickens spend most of their lives doing what chickens do. They forage, eat bugs and lizards, and enjoy the grass. And I enjoy them. They are, for the most part, highly entertaining animals and very social. They're also not stupid like many people believe.
But, yes, many people aren't prepared for farm animal reality. Chickens can be mean. Cruel. My chickens killed one of my guinea fowl a few weeks ago. She had a small injury, and while we were at work, they pecked her to death. It was brutal. I cried because I felt so guilty for not being there to remove the guinea. But it's ingrained in chickens to kill the weak ones to protect the flock. They will kill their own chicks at times. They are mini-dinos. And if they get sick, sometimes you have to play vet and get up close and VERY personal with a hen, and if that doesn't work, you have to ease their suffering. And there are very few vets who will see chickens. Oh, and the government has banned places like Tractor Supply from selling antibiotics anymore, so you're very limited in how you can treat a sick bird. But there are natural methods that often work.
I highly recommend raising backyard chickens, but only if you can handle all of the above. Some people can't and it's too heartbreaking and too much work. In that case, find someone local who will sell eggs to you.
1000x THIS
True. https://chickenjournal.com/pinless-peepers/
100% agree. I have a flock of my own (smaller than yours) and the amount of work and money that goes in to getting our own eggs is surprising. I joke all the time they are still several thousand eggs shy of breaking even. But damn do they produce! And the eggs are truly miles ahead of store-bought. And do you think those little shits appreciate me? Nope. I have to wear full boots to my knees to stop them from drawing blood...because it's fun for them to peck at everything.