Now here is something I did not know until this afternoon. Inside the chicken, eggs are always soft shelled. In fact, although there are nutritional and health problems which can cause an egg to remain soft after it is laid, all chicken eggs come out of the chicken in a soft state. It is the sudden temperature change and contact with atmosphere which cause the shell to become hard. Watch the following video, note how flexible the egg is as it is laid, how shinny it is, and how the color shifts within just a few seconds. Mother Nature is AMAZING!
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In our links / other places section, you’ll see a link to Rose Creek Creations and Rose Creek Cattle Company. One of the owners (Angela) and I met on Craigs List. She was asking for help with a ceramic kiln. I gave what advice I could. Now a days, she gives me a lot more advice than I have to offer in exchange. Yesterday’s advice saves money and buys the Styrofoam incubator at Tractor Supply. She also suggested purchasing the automatic egg turner. I was skeptical at first, but her flocks seem to be health, happy, and growing; so I figured like her other advice it was sound. I just unpacked the Little Giant Air Incubator ($41.99) and the optional automatic egg turner (another $41.99). Read more…
If a year ago you had asked me about eggs, I would have told you I buy them at the grocery store. The only time I can remember being excited about eggs is at 3:00 AM when I find one of the all night breakfast places after a long drive. So when I took to raising chickens, I never imagined being excited about the laying of eggs. I was so wrong. There is something different about eggs that come from the coop. Yes, they are brown and that is a bit different. But the real difference is that I raised these hens from chicks. I know they have been treated humanly. In fact, we’ve even learned they have favorites. Read more…
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