Have you ever pulled an egg out of the fridge and wondered how fresh is it? What’s inside? Is it fertilized? How can I tell if it’s okay to use? We certainly have, so we’re here to share several ways to test eggs for freshness, fertility, and surprises. Let’s take a look at some of …
Have you been enchanted by a picture of a basket of colorful eggs and wondered, can those be real? Can eggs come in colors like pink, blue, green, and dark chocolate brown? You may be thinking, is it a magic chicken? Do they feed them a specific type of feed? Are they dyed? The answer …
As a flock owner, several situations are unusual within a flock of chickens but none more than the hens eating their eggs. It can be so frustrating to enter your coop and find the eggs consumed in the nests and yellow yolk on the beaks of your hens. What makes them do that? How do …
Do you head to the store at Easter time to get the packaged dye to color your eggs? Have you ever thought about dyeing your Easter eggs with all-natural dyes or household items to make your basket of eggs genuinely unique? Two Methods There are two schools of thought about the best way to dye your eggs …
If you’ve got a large flock of hens, you have been through the feast and famine of your chicken’s egg-laying. Is there a way to preserve chicken eggs so that you can keep the bounty of Summer into the winter months? We’re going to take a peek at six methods to preserve eggs. 6 Ways …
Did your hens stop laying? Get the reasons your hens aren’t laying eggs and find out how to help! Have you headed out to your coop with your trusty egg basket only to find that there are just a few eggs to gather? You’re probably wondering what is going on. Throughout the seasons of the …