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Raising Chickens for Eggs

August 12, 2005

Mother Earth News has done testing on free range chicken eggs vs. the normal store bought eggs and the differences are remarkable. Their new chicken and egg page has test results and information on raising chickens. Basically free range chickens are chickens that are allowed to walk around, peck, eat grass, weeds and insects plus chicken feed as opposed to those that spend their lives in a tiny pen.

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How many of you out there have your own chickens?

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August 13, 20050 found this helpful

It makes sense and very interesting. I don't have chickens, merely eat them, but this is very fascinating.

 
By Jan (Guest Post)
August 13, 20050 found this helpful

I use to raise a lot of poultry,chickens ,ducks,pheasants,once a few geese.My chickens had the run of the farm.Raised both laying hens and broilers.

 
July 5, 20100 found this helpful

Had a coop when I was a child living on some land. Now a suburbanite and have a handful of pullets. Lots of cheap fun.

Two RIRs and two EEs.

 
 
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May 11, 2009

We raise our chickens and are getting 8 eggs a day now. It is nothing short of wonderful to know there are plenty of eggs on hand and we are raising some new chicks.

 
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May 18, 2010

Can I raise two Black Bottom hens together in a cage rather than letting them free-range roam?

 
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June 17, 2010

Do you break-even raising chickens for eggs? What are the important things I need to know? My partner wants to also eat them for meat, but I know I will fall in love with them.

 
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September 20, 2013

This page is about predator proofing a chicken coop. Making sure your birds are safe from uninvited visitors will keep your hen house secure.

Chicken Coop

March 2, 2014

This is a page about caring for chickens. When growing poultry for meat or eggs in your own backyard, you want to make it an enjoyable experience for your birds and your family.

Couple Caring for Their Chickens

September 11, 2014

Every week, people usually spend $3 on eggs. Now that may not sound like much but it adds up! So, my family and I have decided that we are going to get chickens.

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Chicken feed costs $15 for a fifty pound bag.

 
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April 28, 2017

Hens do not lay eggs year around, there are breaks during the colder months. Older girls also eventually stop laying. If none of these apply, you may want to check with a vet to make sure your hen is not ill or egg bound. This is a page about hen not laying eggs.

A proud hen strutting outside.

May 23, 2017

Prior to bringing home your new chicks you will want to get all of your supplies and set out their brooder box. Then the fun begins. This is a page about getting ready to raise chicks.

chick feeder

June 17, 2017

This page documents the growth and development of backyard pet chickens over a six week period. This is a page about chicks week-by-week (weeks 1-6).

week 1 no 1

April 6, 2019

Giving your brooder chicks the opportunity to roost will give them a head start for life in the chicken coop. This is a page about how to build a brooder box perch for chicks.

chick on perch


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May 9, 2019

Last year was a devastating year for our family. We lost all 6 of our chickens to raccoons over the course of a few months. Two of them were almost 6 years old and another was more like a pet dog than a chicken to us.

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After a lot of contemplation we decided to try again, after extensive fortification of our coop. These are our 5 new girls, exploring outside for the first time!

Our New Girls - flock of young backyard hens

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May 14, 2020

Backyard chickens can lay a variety of colored eggs depending on their breed. The colors are fun to see, but can also alert you to a health issue such as exposure to too much heat. Even before your hen has heat stroke she may begin to lay eggs of a different color.

A chicken sitting near her eggs.

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