Which eggs?

dannahaz

I always buy free range (eggs and meat), and organic if poss - although it's the "free range" bit that is most important for me.

It came to a head when my kittens had upset tummies and had to be fed chicken. We had to decide whether to buy them cheap chicken or whether to buy them free range. We discussed why we bought free range (was it just the taste, or was it to pay for happier chickens). We agreed it was the happier chickens, so the cats had free range too. Cost a small fortune for that fortnight! But clear conscience for us.

nick_b

The farm shop I go to sells them for 50p for 1/2 doz.

ScoobieGirl

ti1980 wrote:

How much do you guys pay for your freerange/organic eggs and organic milk. Trying to work out if its cheaper buying it from my shop or not.

Semi-Skimmed Milk 1pt = £0.45
Free range eggs = £1.32 (can't remember if it's 6 or 12!)

susank

There are two different things here
- Free Range is from a chicken free to roam outside and peck at the ground.
- Organic can mean they are still in a small cage but fed organic food - so the thing you are looking for is at least free range and possibly free range organic when it comes to buying a chicken. I would not buy an organic chicken unless it was also free range.


£1.50 a dozen from a friendly small holder

tee_pee_2

I buy free range eggs even when skint. And I glare at other shoppers if they are picking up value ones.

No one is that poor they can;t spare the extra 40-50p are they?

hazzie123

Oooo You lot are gunna hate me,I buy the cheapo eggs and to be really honest never think of the chicken. To me an egg is an egg! I`d sooner have the extra pennies in my purse.

I think in most shop bought foods what contain egg it`ll be caged hens unless it`s organic?

taplady

I always but free-range and organic if I can especially after reading a book about how miserable a life battery hens live! but have to confess that I dont buy organic chicken as its usually too expensive.

Strepsy

hazzie123 wrote:

Oooo You lot are gunna hate me,I buy the cheapo eggs and to be really honest never think of the chicken. To me an egg is an egg! I`d sooner have the extra pennies in my purse.

I think in most shop bought foods what contain egg it`ll be caged hens unless it`s organic?

Not necessarily.

Marks & Spencer, Waitrose, Selfridges, Harvey Nichols only free range eggs used in own brand products.

The Co-op hope to be battery egg free in own brand products soon.

Asda Extra Special range of own brand products contain free range eggs

Tesco, Sainsburys, Iceland, Morrisons have no intention of banning battery eggs in the near future

Pizza Express and McDonald's also only use free range, so it is possible and things are changing.

ivyleaf

I buy either organic (if available) or free range. One week not long ago Asda, where I happened to be doing the shopping that week, had neither in stock so I bought barn eggs as being the next best thing. Never again - they had no flavour compared to the ones we'd got used to!:rolleyes:

Addiscomber

hazzie123 wrote:

Oooo You lot are gunna hate me,I buy the cheapo eggs and to be really honest never think of the chicken. To me an egg is an egg! I`d sooner have the extra pennies in my purse.

A lot of manufacturers/supermarket own brands are changing to free range eggs in their products because of consumer pressure.

It is entirely your choice as to which eggs you buy, but please have a look here for some pictures of what battery hens look like and ask yourself whether an intelligent living creature should end up like that so that you can save a few pennies a week on eggs http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/hengallery.html
and here http://www.thehenshouse.co.uk/factsandfigures.html for some information.