Just a Quickie!

jcr16

i'm sure they are. every time we have had them , i'm sure the labels said free range. i always thought they were. i love the oakham chickens. totally gorgeous.

ginnyknit

Apparently its the greens you give your chickens that make the eggs yellow - corn makes the flesh yellow. My girls have lots of greens but not a lot of corn as its like sweeties to them then they won't eat their real food - well they are like children really:)

Poly,put_the_kettle_on

ginnyknit wrote: »

Apparently its the greens you give your chickens that make the eggs yellow - corn makes the flesh yellow. My girls have lots of greens but not a lot of corn as its like sweeties to them then they won't eat their real food - well they are like children really:)

Sorry to butt in, but what greens are you giving them? Ours just don't seem to like veg scraps. :cool:

Psykicpup

Managed to find this http://www.dogsey.com/showthread.php?t=77536&page=4 - seems they are barn reared not free range

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I brought some fresh free range farm eggs from the local farm near to where we were staying on holiday and my son -in-law couldn't get enough of them My DD said he normally isn't bothered about what he eats but these eggs were beauties and had a deep dark yellow yolk. I brought half a dozen home with me for breakfasts this week and they certainly won't be going into any cakes but will be used up with 'soldiers ' :):)There is a great saying that you gets what you pays for and this is especially true when it comes to meat and poultry.I would rather pay a bit more for quality and have less meat to eat than eat the insipid supermarket stuff

zippychick

Hi Jackie

As this is about marks and spencers chickens, i have moved it to the shopping and groceries board. I always thought they were fre range - now I am totally confused!

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jackieglasgow

Cheers Zippity

Well, I have been and seen and done. They are not marked Free Range anywhere on them. Unfortunately, there wasn't any free range chicken in the shop I was in, to compare the labelling. But at least I know now.