In the multi billion dollar industry of eggs you have a variety of choices.
Farm fresh eggs vs free range eggs.
When it comes to the eggs there is a difference between our farm fresh free range eggs and store bought eggs.
This is largely due to the extra expenses involved in meeting organic certification requirements.
It is true that homegrown eggs and supermarket eggs might not have a noticeable difference in taste but the satisfaction in collecting your own eggs gives them a certain zest and although the flavors may be the same an egg fresh from the farm will always be more nutritional and healthy for the consumer.
Organic eggs can cost up to 4 dozen roughly double the cost of commercial eggs.
As much as i love my hens to be truly free range sometimes they do cause problems.
The good the bad sometimes our chickens just become a bit too cozy around our place.
So if your birds are doing what they naturally do which is pecking the ground foraging for food eating lots of leafy greens and getting natural proteins from bugs then you are probably going to have a better tasting egg.
The list goes on and on and can be confusing.
These hens produce eggs that are labeled free range.
Free range does not tell the consumer about other inputs of feed or pharmaceuticals.
Before we get started as to what each label means here are the labels to ignore at all times.
They may still be confined to keep them safe from predators.
Brown eggs white eggs grade a farm fresh free range organic etc.
A huge difference between free range and store bought eggs is the quality of the nutrients in the eggs because of the quality of the nutrients going into the chickens.
Are organic eggs affordable.