What does organic and free range mean for my milk and egg products?
Alice asked:
I was wondering, because I know some cows are milked by uncomfortable machines daily and some egg laying chickens live cramped lives. Do organic and free range mean they’re treated humanely and have a comfortable, happy life?
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I was wondering, because I know some cows are milked by uncomfortable machines daily and some egg laying chickens live cramped lives. Do organic and free range mean they’re treated humanely and have a comfortable, happy life?
Also, if I owned my own chickens and cows, would I be able to obtain milk and eggs from them without making them uncomfortable?
Intelligent answers only, please. Don’t be rude.
March 30th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
No, they live the same lives almost, just arent given artificial steroids and things.
Fresh farm-layed eggs taste soooo much better than store bought ones, and are easy to obtain from the chicken. Milk, however, will be more difficult as you would have to constantly breed your cow. They only produce milk for up to 6 months after giving birth. Also, cows aren’t just born letting a human milk it, you would have to train it to allow you to do so. But the chickens are a lot more easy and lower maintanance and the eggs will taste amazing.
April 1st, 2009 at 8:32 am
It means that the chicken and cow were hippies
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:41 am
It means that vegans will lie and complain about the treatment of animals no matter what the milk and egg industry tries to do to make things better.
Free range and organic means that the food you are buying is high quality and from happy animals that are treated like kings.
April 4th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
generally speaking free range is much better eggs because the chickens get exercise in the yard and also get sunshine
this shows in the color of the yolk
as for your own chickens and cows the comfort of the animal is not the issue personally i am not going under that chicken after the egg.
and the comfort of the cow depends on your comfort being beside the cow pulling the milk out of her.
also with raising them you have to not be lazy they have to be feed daily and loved. they also have to be milked daily and the eggs put in the refrigerator after washing so that you do not get barnyard germs but the job is honorable and if not as lazy as myself that part is wonderful
one last thing what do you do with the chicken when thay quite laying eggs and as for the cow after 5 + years what is the potential of not getting mad cows disease if not killed for meat before then?
April 6th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
“Also, if I owned my own chickens and cows, would I be able to obtain milk and eggs from them without making them uncomfortable?”
YES!!!!
Make a chicken coop, chickens are a joy to have! I love mine, I have silkies, barred rocks, buff orpingtons, and a few mixes that all lay extremely well. They don’t mind you taking their eggs unless one of them has a clutch and are sitting on them. Then just wear a glove if they start to get mad.
My dad also raises angus cows for meat which really sucks because they are really sweet. I have a cow named princess which is my “pet” and she is awesome. Cows are pretty easy to maintain, you just kinda stick them in a pasture and let them do their own thing and milking them does not hurt them at all, once they get used to it they will actually come up to you as if asking to be milked to relieve some of the pressure. (assuming you get actual dairy cows that have the larger udders)
Organic and free range and humane are commonly confused, all organic means is that they are not given any chemicals and are fed natural stuff, they are still treated bad. Free range means that they have to have access to the outside, it isn’t usually much and they are still cramped, just on the ground instead of cages.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!