By: Debbie | 2010-10-06 | Pets The cute baby chicks that you ordered a few months ago have grown and by now are almost full sized pullets that are getting ready to begin laying their first eggs. Once they are egg laying hens, what do you need to do to ensure that they remain healthy and happy so they will continue to lay eggs? read more
By: Debbie | 2010-10-06 | Pets Do you have backyard hens and are wondering "why have my egg laying hens stopped laying eggs? You are not alone! But don't panic because egg laying can stop or slow down for a number of reasons. read more
By: Debbie | 2010-10-11 | Pets Chicken egg laying problems can be very upsetting for families that depend on their eggs. There are a number of things that can cause chicken egg laying problems. read more
By: Tom Dewey | 2011-04-15 | Pets Eggs are great sources of protein, and when raised organically can be lower in cholesterol than regular eggs available. Many people are choosing to raise flocks for this reason, but few stop to ask, “How many eggs does a chicken lay?” The answer is simple: chickens never lay more than one egg a day. read more
By: Jo Carthew | 2010-04-02 | Pets Keeping a friendly flock of hens to amuse you and add life to your garden and provide a fresh supply of free-range eggs is becoming more and more common. The desire to re home battery hens is also growing in popularity. read more
By: Sam Ashburts | 2010-04-02 | Pets The Single Comb White Leghorn is currently dominating the egg production industry. It has a small built but can efficiently utilize feeds. It is also capable of easily adapting to various climate changes and lays large-sized white eggs. Most livestock raisers prefer the white leghorn because it matures early and white eggs are favored by most consumers. read more
By: Gene Maryushenko | 2010-03-31 | Food & Beverage You might not think about it, but the eggs you buy in the store are actually inferior to the eggs you may be able get on your own. It has become increasingly easier to grow your own chicks and enjoy organic eggs by purchasing chicken coop blueprints online and creating your very own unique coop. read more
By: Edgar Roger | 2011-04-04 | Pets Many people than any other time are thinking about new ways to lessen their own shopping bills and also come to be even more autonomous such as obtaining their very own backyards not to mention taking... read more
By: Percy Flower | 2010-06-11 | Pets Many people asked the way to raise their chickens to lay more eggs. And my answer is "build a chicken coop"! Hen houses are no longer a secret they are proven to produce far more eggs, as much as 300 percent more! read more
By: Ken Lawless | 2010-11-20 | Pets Animals that give birth to live young are called viviparous animals. And birds do not fall into this group for a very good reason. read more
By: Dominnick | 2010-10-27 | Organizational Poultry-keeping is changing into more and more popular as individuals become increasingly attentive to the importance of good, nutritious food, and unwilling to shop for eggs that may have come from battery-farmed hens, routinely dosed with antibiotics and alternative chemicals. read more
By: PDS | 2011-08-08 | Environment There are different varieties of poultry eggs. The most common reared are chicken, ducks, quails, gooses and ostriches. Eggs produced by the above mentioned birds vary in size, taste and color. read more
By: Jackson Sabin | 2011-04-20 | Food & Beverage On first thought it would seem as if there is very little to guide the housewife in the selection of eggs, it being extremely difficult to tell from their external appearance whether or not they are fresh or stale. As a rule, she must trust largely to the honesty of the person from whom she buys eggs. Still read more
By: Chris Jacken | 2011-04-06 | Health & Fitness Egg is one among the most favorite food used by human. It has good taste, easy to digest and also can be eaten by any people from infants to the elderly. Eggs can also be processed in to many different delicious dishes. Egg can meet the nutritional needs required by human body because it is one of the best sources of protein. Eating eggs can actually lower the risk of blood clots, stroke and heart attacks and help raise cholesterol levels as well. You may know very well that egg is a cheap source of nutrients which are very helpful to human body. However, there are many other interesting facts about eggs that you may not know. Let’s discover them through some photos as below: read more