Raising hens in an urban environment will ensure they have higher lead content then elsewhere. You'd be surprised how much lead is in the backyard soil of a typical home near the urban core.
That said, how much lead are we talking here? 40x more of virtually nothing could be a very safe amount unless you're eating tons and tons of eggs.
Australian based article. Not specific to where I live in the US.
However, I can presume that this will make it here.
Raising laying hens in the woods for 15 years now. Not in an urban environment.
Raising hens in an urban environment will ensure they have higher lead content then elsewhere. You'd be surprised how much lead is in the backyard soil of a typical home near the urban core.
That said, how much lead are we talking here? 40x more of virtually nothing could be a very safe amount unless you're eating tons and tons of eggs.