Crossfit Norwest, Raw strength and conditioning and Barefoot Evolution Discussion Forum

[Dan]

http://www.elevatingfitness.com/article ... g-03152010

Nearly everyone knows I have a few chickens, 1 is laying at the moment.

The above article details why.

Vitamin A:
* Conventional: 487 IU
* Pastured avg: 792 IU

Vitamin D:
* Conventional: 34 IU
* Pastured avg: 136 - 204 IU

Vitamin E:
* Conventional: 0.97 mg
* Pastured avg: 3.73 mg

Beta-carotene:
* Conventional: 10 mcg
* Pastured avg: 79 mcg

Omega-3 fatty acids:
* Conventional: 0.22 g
* Pastured avg: 0.66 g

I try and let them out to run around the yard as much as i can but the dog had a chomp of one the other day, so they now just have a bit of a run caged off, in the sun, of about 5sqm.

Bought the pen from ebay for under $200. Food is barely anything, I reckon $10 a month for 3 chooks, which cost $16 each. Then if they stop laying eggs, you can soup them.

[Tom]

On average how many eggs do these chickens yield a week?

[adrian]

I've been buying omega 3 enriched eggs that allege, per 100g: EPA 60g, DHA 140g, ALA 870g, but its gotta be a misprint - i think its mg. I've tried to ring them but they've gone home for the day.

[Dan]

lol awesome misprint, 1 kilo of goodness into a 100gram egg.....

at the moment i only have 1 chicken laying, and it lays once a day, so 3 should lay 3 a day. they are young birds, should start laying in the next 2 weeks or so, the one laying now is laying early.

they are running around outside as i write this, with the dog tied up

[Ben M]

For all the good reasons, i can picture you in a few years time on acreage being all self suffecient and everything...

Farmer Dan....

[Lawrence.McDonell]

For all the good reasons, i can picture you in a few years time on acreage being all self suffecient and everything...

Farmer Dan....

.... with a small following (cult) of devoted self sufficient crossfitters whose weekend WOD's include chasing goats.

[Dan]

To both of you, hell yes!
Definitely want to be on acres soon, and chasing goats for time is an awesome wod!