tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post2433882092819461622..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Sunday Farm Tale: Chickens and EggsFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-32600304144523862072013-05-05T19:06:48.974-05:002013-05-05T19:06:48.974-05:00Why dont you.use the eggs in your recipes and sell...Why dont you.use the eggs in your recipes and sell the stuff at the farmers markets in the big city? Yoi sre missing out on some serious money and it appears you have a commercial kitchen setup!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-77183623594514394842013-05-05T18:57:49.563-05:002013-05-05T18:57:49.563-05:00I had six leghorns anf a roo named Ron. They ate o...I had six leghorns anf a roo named Ron. They ate one bag of feed a month. Someone gave me two brown.hens and theyate a bag a month between just the two. Im sticking w leghorns!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-57828217634913871222013-05-03T18:36:29.341-05:002013-05-03T18:36:29.341-05:00Yeah - that's a scary amount of eggs. So glad ...Yeah - that's a scary amount of eggs. So glad our neighbors have chickens that I can cuddle and get my dose of eggs from. Even though YOU KNOW I'd love to have my own chickens. Bubba says NO. NO WAY. GO PLAY WITH YOUR BEES.<br /><br />He has a point.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-23656336561084103072013-05-02T08:08:36.110-05:002013-05-02T08:08:36.110-05:00Your eggs look gorgeous. I can not believe how che...Your eggs look gorgeous. I can not believe how cheap your eggs are! Where I live, in BC Canada, at the grocery store organic eggs are $7.00 a dozen. At farm stands they sell for $5-6.00 a dozen. Wish I lived near you!Inahttp://glutenfreedelightfullydelicious.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60052791925404068552013-04-30T08:28:43.409-05:002013-04-30T08:28:43.409-05:00I like having fresh eggs and eggs to give away to ...I like having fresh eggs and eggs to give away to friends - never kept a rooster until this year when we also ordered hens only and got two roosters - gave away one and other is about to either be given or butchered - he is far too rough on the hens and SO noisy. He has learned the hens' "song" after they lay eggs and sings that at top of his lungs when he isn't crowing all day! I'll buy new chicks every couple of years rather than put up with the rooster (who eats more than twice as much as a hen)as you've said - feed has gotten SO pricey - my "free" eggs to friends really means they are getting a heck of a gift every couple of weeks!LindaSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01684545110832413808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74752950814252854032013-04-30T07:16:22.181-05:002013-04-30T07:16:22.181-05:00Great post, Susan. You know, I almost always lear...Great post, Susan. You know, I almost always learn something when I read your postings and it's always something very interesting. For example, I had no idea that eggs had a coating on them that would let you store them for up to a month at room temp - and that's just one of several things I learned here.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks so much for sharing this info and I have to say that those birds are really beautiful!Barbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09379928851501159312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-23736991708164867902013-04-29T16:27:43.416-05:002013-04-29T16:27:43.416-05:00Eggs are selling for $3.50 to $4.00 a dozen at the...Eggs are selling for $3.50 to $4.00 a dozen at the Farmer's Markets here, when they sell. It seems everybody and their brother keeps chickens now and a LOT of them give their eggs away. If they only thought about how much it cost to feed them...<br />One of my Buffs was broody and I was going to let her hatch out 4 or 5 chicks but after only four days sitting, there was a broken egg under her. I'm not sure if she did it on purpose because she was hungry but I evicted her nonetheless. I'm hoping to try again if another hen goes broody.Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-87085209361521300492013-04-29T11:56:05.872-05:002013-04-29T11:56:05.872-05:00It's great that you still have chicks hatching...It's great that you still have chicks hatching the natural way. I didn't know that 95% of American chickens won't go broody, but it doesn't surprise me. My guess is that well over 95% of the chickens in this country are hatched in incubators. <br /><br />We have two hens sitting on clutches right now. Hoping for lots of new chicks over the next two weeks. :)Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640663629610290592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-58230820879671992432013-04-29T11:08:52.683-05:002013-04-29T11:08:52.683-05:00Too bad you don't live closer to Bernice from ...Too bad you don't live closer to Bernice from a Place to Bark. She comes up here to Naperville all the time now. She could take on another job at our Saturday Farmers market :) I know I'd pay $4 a dozen for some of your eggs. SusanNapervillenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-74410037872425038342013-04-29T10:48:07.744-05:002013-04-29T10:48:07.744-05:00We have the same issue with too many eggs! Thankfu...We have the same issue with too many eggs! Thankfully I have a chest freezer and since we only had the 3 babies this year (too early to tell gender yet!) we won't have a lot of eggs this winter ... i have been freezing eggs like crazy. I recommend it :)caitlinvbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14367643903708813393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-77897535243729160822013-04-29T10:30:01.825-05:002013-04-29T10:30:01.825-05:00I bought 3 chickies 6 weeks ago and we just moved ...I bought 3 chickies 6 weeks ago and we just moved them in to their new digs. We bought a pre-fab coop and put it in our old dog run that the boys don't use anymore. I had to laugh at your story of too many eggs. Right now since it's so new to us, all of our friends are clamoring for eggs when the ladies start laying. I may be naive but we are in the city so it may be easier to unload eggs, although I don't any plans to do so. We are having so much fun with them (and our two year old loved the chickies) I could see us having a few more, but I'll learn from your chicken tale!flyingjenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10160022751157014548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-26918659731443218132013-04-29T07:58:23.747-05:002013-04-29T07:58:23.747-05:00Such a great story! I probably needed that dose of...Such a great story! I probably needed that dose of reality before I go crazy buying too many chicks. A friend of ours always jokes that we really should pay him about $25 for a dozen eggs because that's the true cost :) And I totally noticed that adorable bead board and vintage-style faucet on your utility tub, so so charming!Andrea at Opulent Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00047846276519608281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-39789446907572077342013-04-29T07:57:00.058-05:002013-04-29T07:57:00.058-05:00Great post! Love the engrossing tales of farm lif...Great post! Love the engrossing tales of farm life. Us city folk dream of things like chickens but the nitty gritty details of actually keeping them is a mystery. I admit I laughed when you surmised that Kit Kat was responsible for the disappearance of two chicks. I'm sure my kitty Mao Mao would love some fluff ball "friends" too!Mao Mao Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12510371463317633346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-91466159922142406572013-04-29T06:31:53.810-05:002013-04-29T06:31:53.810-05:00It is really easy to let a chicken habit get out o...It is really easy to let a chicken habit get out of control! I know - been there. We can't let our chickens free range because of the predators around here and our guard dog Winston (a Great Pyreness) who thinks chicken is great (fun and tasty). I have a chicken run built of chicken wire but it has a lid on it because of the hawks that were flying away with my chickens. <br />I'm with you on the grain cost - crazy. I too have downsized and then Winston further downsized me and left me with 4 hens, 3 roosters (1 was supposed to be a hen) and 2 guineas. It is much cheaper and I don't have too many eggs anymore. Tell me why I just ordered 12 more aracaunas then?Kristin Nicholashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09038900681076035087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-2325136483473150922013-04-29T05:21:50.557-05:002013-04-29T05:21:50.557-05:00Thanks for the fabulous rundown on your chicken ad...Thanks for the fabulous rundown on your chicken adventure. I remember when your friend brought you the broody hen and her colored eggs! My oh my, how time flies!!! What an adventure it has been for you too. Last Spring we bought 12 chicks (all supposed to be girls ;)), 6 Buff Orpington, 3 Aracauna and 3 Black Jersey Giants. One crows... My dilemma is selling the eggs. We live on a country road and have a fair amount of passersby, but I am a little bit shy about selling eggs from my house. I've got to get over it soon as there are about 6 dozen in the overflow fridge and I just gave 2 dozen to my neighbor who has lots of kids to feed. Spring has just begun... Eek! :)Caryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15236278932692169950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-44478659052941866502013-04-29T00:02:30.716-05:002013-04-29T00:02:30.716-05:00Another great fun blog post-thank you. My hubby ca...Another great fun blog post-thank you. My hubby came from the kitchen to see what I was laughing at when I got to the "and two of 'em are green" line. I love fresh eggs and have a couple friends with live chickens and bless their hearts they are generous with the layings. I'd love to have a few birds in my own yard but we've been "ordinanced" out of live chickens here in our community so close to the big City of San Francisco.<br /><br />Asparagus has come into the markets and I can smell a Hollandaise sauce in my immediate future... can you ?~!<br /><br />Thanks for the fab pics.Lynda Halliger Otvos (Lynda M O)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08938791116446859160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-61578243203890993652013-04-28T22:20:48.350-05:002013-04-28T22:20:48.350-05:00I totally understand. We have eight hens, and thre...I totally understand. We have eight hens, and three female ducks, and we can hardly give the eggs away. (I sometimes think they lay more than their allotted one per day.) The ironic part is that we don't eat eggs! I just like chickens (and ducks).jjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888046542540624921noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-85156447718464947122013-04-28T22:07:00.887-05:002013-04-28T22:07:00.887-05:00quail!!!!!! im a convert. i still have chickens bu...quail!!!!!! im a convert. i still have chickens but only 8 hens in 2 chicken tractors in the veg garden that i move around my raised beds. and i turned the coop and fenced area over to the quail. they dont kill my plants, they eat bugs like crazy, they barely eat any feed, they reproduce fast, they start laying at 5-8 weeks, and they taste delicious. im also a convert to giant chinchilla rabbits. im foraging them and they seem to be doing fantastic. i so love your blog and hope you get lots of good rain this summer. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com