We feed very few table scraps and we have not changed their feeds. Nothing is different at all. It’s such a mystery. And and expensive one at that. I can’t sell their eggs and we get about a dozen a day. Hopefully someone else will see this and have the answer….one could hope

we have had our hens for 2 years. They are free-range most of the day, but we lock them in at night to keep them safe from predators. As of the last few weeks some of the egg yolks are tasting strange…almost a slight chemical type flavor. We trade our eggs for milk at a local market and I don’t dare take any in right now because of the strange flavor. Any ideas?

I know what you mean about knowing exactly what goes into the food you eat. I got so many chickens thinking we would eventually eat a few. There is no way a store bought chicken would cost as much as we’ve put into these chickens! But there’s also no way a store bought chicken could be fed as well and cared for as much as these. As it turns out, these chickens are safe. I’m just too attached to them. Darnit! They know they’ve got me wrapped around their beaks.

As for our pigs, I do not think it was more economical to raise them ourselves. However, we have heard that the meat is far superior and we know exactly what went into them and that they had a wonderful life while here on earth. That was our sole purpose and as soon as hubby comes home we will be doing it again.

Nicole - thanks for the nice post. It was incredibly sweet (your check is in the mail). I’m just having a hard time grasping that you are not interested in whether my hubby wears purple underwear. You were kidding, right? And the chicks are indeed snuggly. I’m not sure they like it, but they are way too tiny to get away with not being snuggly. Or kissable. They get lots of snuggles and kisses.