tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717225623038732631.post3637378301936619545..comments2023-10-08T02:46:12.928-07:00Comments on Food For Fitness: Free Range? Grass-Fed? Pastured? What Are These?Terry Bargahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14288194057058281842noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717225623038732631.post-20577986485329752742009-05-19T18:24:16.527-07:002009-05-19T18:24:16.527-07:00Thanks for the comments! Tim, it is hard to obtain...Thanks for the comments! Tim, it is hard to obtain pastured poultry but so worth it.<br /><br />Jo, I appreciate your essays and thank you for eatwild.com! I appreciate you stopping by and reading here at terrybarga.comTerry Bargahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14288194057058281842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717225623038732631.post-9803105985592823002009-05-19T13:44:00.000-07:002009-05-19T13:44:00.000-07:00Terry, your comments are right on, I'll just ampli...Terry, your comments are right on, I'll just amplify a bit. Chicken can survive without any supplementation provided they are on good pasture and have access to insects, worms, etc. That's their "wild" diet. But few pastured poultry owners go this route because the chickens take a longer time to grow and are quite lean. It's very difficult for layer hens to get adequate nutrition from grass and insects alone because we've bred them to lay more than 200 eggs a year. (A wild chicken would lay only one or two clutches a year, so a wild diet was sufficient.)<br /><br />Many pastured poultry owners raise their chickens inside movable electrical netting called "feather netting." The net is relocated when the chickens need fresh pasture. I have used this method for my home flock. The chicken are not caged and can roam around in a circle about 100 feet in diameter. The main problem is that they can be picked off by birds of prey. I watched an eagle carry off one of my hens. There's always a trade-off, no matter which method you use. <br /><br />You can find local suppliers of pastured poultry at www.eatwild.com, the website I've maintained since 2000. Go to "http://www.eatwild.com/products/ and find your state on the Gold Map. Click, and you'll find all the pasture-based farm in your area. In addition to pastured poultry, you will find local producers who sell meat and dairy from pastured cows,as well as lamb, pork,and bison.<br /><br />Jo Robinson<br />Founder www.eatwild.comJo Robinsonhttp://www.eatwild.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-717225623038732631.post-11290068230433288232009-05-19T08:40:00.000-07:002009-05-19T08:40:00.000-07:00Excellent article! I wish it wasn't so difficult t...Excellent article! I wish it wasn't so difficult to obtain pastured poultry... I have found some local farmers that have it that will deliver it but then it becomes so expensive. "Free-range" does get thrown around an awful lot... I guess we just dealTimhttp://www.whattodoabout.comnoreply@blogger.com