I'll agree with that. I buy fresh eggs from a coworker and they are much tastier than those you get at the store.Like Shibumiseeker said it depends on the breed. Leghorns are the most common laying breed because they usually lay more than about any other breed. We have Araucanas because my wife likes the eggs and the birds are larger and better for meat. They don't lay as much as leghorns. I think we have 25 hens now. In the cold weather the egg production drops off. In winter to keep them laying you will have to have lights on timers so they get about 16 to 18 hours of light a day and keep them in a warm enough house that the temperature stays at least in the 30 deg or higher range. We have eggs for ourselves, our daughters families and a few friends buy some from us. When we have any extra we donate them to a local food pantry. After trying fresh eggs most people don't want the stale ones they get at the grocery store.
Sweet!!!!!! I didn't we know we had chicken farmers on INGO!!!!!! I'll probably have some questions for those of you who have done this for a while.......[snip]
I will post some pics of my progress later!!!!
Im so jealous. I have been wanting chickens forever. Even brought home a order catalog. Hubby thinks coyotes will be a huge problem.
So? You get chickens and he gets a new AR! Win-win.