it's definitely a complex market, as a producer it is tough to balance my standards against market demands for lower pricing. Pasture Raised birds being a niche themselves, further niching down to soy free, organic, whole grain, etc greatly increases costs in my region and has pushed me out of the market in the past.

I've settled on ducks rather than chickens and what I call "conventional organic" feed, ie certified organic but still contains soy and is sold in crumbles. if I were to upgrade feed I'd either have to grow my market by 15-30x current size and maintain razor thin margins or greatly increase prices and lose what little market I've got.