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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You cn take them to local butchers to carve them up when they stop laying. 
They can die easily from disease, so don't get super attached. 
If you want high omega eggs you need to let them eat lots of insects and worms. [/quote]

I assume you can't take a live chicken into the butcher's, unless you live in some rural area, i.e. not in DC.  Plus, I doubt the butcher is going to pluck it for you, unless for an astronomical hourly ratel. So what would be the point of having the butcher do the carving after you've already done the difficult parts?[/quote]

I grew up on a farm and never knew anyone who took a chicken to the butcher.  We took cows and hogs to the slaughterhouse and that's where they were killed and butchered.  Chickens don't need to be cut up.  Also, there are machines that do the plucking http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNvdWcEDpJ0&feature=related (it seems some of these machines are DIY but I don't remember where ours came from).

Finally, there are a lot of ways to increase omega fatty acids in eggs but it's typically done by adding flax or other oils to the feed.  It's unlikely a suburban chicken could get enough food from foraging and shortages of food have a direct link on egg production.  I also am not fond of the meat from a chicken which is unable to lay eggs any more.  I find it tough and stringy.  Unless you're going to kill/pluck it yourself, it's probably cheaper to buy chicken at the store.[/quote]

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