My Feathered Girls Have Given Me My First Dozen Eggs!
I have hit a milestone pretty quick with only 2 hens. I now have my first official dozen eggs harvested from the homestead! I have figured out which one gives me more eggs. The older hen gives the lighter color and the younger one is giving me more dark brown eggs. It's been pretty cold recently so it's not surprising the older one is not laying as much. Plus, they have only been here just over a week, so they are still getting used to things.
Anyway, check one for Moss Rock Farms! First dozen is in the fridge, behind the other 2-18 packs that my aunt gave me the day I got the hens, lol. I started boiling some and keep them in the separate container so I can get a quick protein snack for either me, or my old man Chipper dog. Which, I he has been happy eating the shells as a treat, but he needs the full eggs too, so it's great they get to provide for the both of us!
I can't wait to get more soon, because well, chicken math, lol.
Until next time...
Be cool, be real, and always abide!
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Now that's a omelet..
Oh yes, it's truly magical! Yeah, you're really starting to produce your own food, it's just great!
I really need to convince my girlfriend to buy some chickens. How long can a hen produce eggs in her lifetime?
My aunt got some hens a few years ago that were going to the abattoir. She was only able to save 2 of the 15,000 hens. But others were able to save some too.
That said, these hens had been very poorly fed for the first 30 days of their lives, to make them grow quickly before being slaughtered. As a result, when my aunt got them back, they didn't produce many eggs. Then, after 18 months, they stopped breeding altogether.
Most hens will produce for about 5-6 years from what I have been told.