On Nov 15, 12:24*pm, zxcvbob > wrote:
> Where does one find eggs that are not produced in battery cages if you
> don't personally know someone with a flock of yard chickens? *I don't
> eat all that many eggs, so if they cost, say $3 per dozen instead of
> 99¢, that doesn't really affect my food budget at all. *But I don't want
> to pay extra just for a marketing ploy that really doesn't mean what is
> says.
>
> To be honest, I haven't looked for them yet. *And I just bought a dozen
> eggs this morning at the convenience store that were so cheap there were
> probably produced in triple-decker cages by chickens fed a diet of
> garbage and roadkill.
>
> I don't want necessarily to pay $1 apiece for Amish™ heirloom-chicken
> Organic™ eggs (What does even that mean? *I bet those chickens aren't
> even Amish at all)
>
> Just free-roaming in a crowded barn with nest boxes, roosts, and a dirt
> corner for "dust baths", even if the chooks never go outside or eat a
> bug would be a huge improvement if not totally cruelty-free.
>
> Bob

Are you able to have any chickens where you live? I have 3, and have
more eggs than I can use. There are some great designs for chicken
tractors that don't take up a lot of room. They are really fun pets,
and you get free fertilizer with your eggs!