03/28/2022
We are firm believers in “If you can do better, you should do better”. We understand that commercial egg production is necessary so that everyone can afford to eat. It’s just hard to see.
If you have the means please consider a local, pasture raised producer of eggs. Their chickens are out every day, the eggs provide higher levels of nutrients and you won’t have to think of what was traded for that $0.99 carton of eggs. 🥚💕
This is one of the realities of getting chickens from cages. These ladies have no muscle tone they've never had to really stand up to eat drink or do anything. I struggled with the idea of posting about them because I understand the necessity of having caged birds economically speaking and I don't want to come across as some sort of rescue or anything. I love that I can give them a chance to be real birds but this is the reality of them coming to me sometimes. They need TLC and supportive care while they learn how to chicken.
This is however another good teaching moment of why my eggs cost more. It costs money to not raise them in warehouses. It takes space and enrichment and a lot of time and care to have chickens who live outside and are not stacked in cages where they are totally fine health wise having food and water, but they have no idea of what it is to move around and flap their wings and be animals.
I will post updates on these birds because it's the thing that I do with my business that makes me feel the best.
