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Chicken and Duck Eggs For Sale

Blog: Home On The Range Family Farm   -   Wednesday February 01, 2012   -   By Michael & Denise

Our chickens and ducks are still going strong, laying about 3 dozen per day! We will soon be setting up the breeding pens.

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Duck eggs vs Chicken eggs

Blog: Evergreen Acres Goat Farm   -   Sunday January 29, 2012   -   By Goat Lady

Duck Eggs are an Alkaline producing food - Anti cancer food - much better Farm Fresh eggs with a rich smooth orange yolk whether Chicken eggs or Duck eggs will surprise you if you have only experienced the colorless and flavorless supermarket...

Life Lessons.

Blog: Growing Days   -   Wednesday January 11, 2012   -   By Julie

We lost Salt this weekend. When we decided to add chickens to our menagerie, I knew the risks. We live in a subdivision, but we also live in a forest. A river borders our property. And we've always loved spying wildlife in our backyard. Deer....

Chickens That Lay Colored Eggs

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Thursday January 05, 2012   -   By Suzie OConnor

Many people know about Martha Stewart's Araucana chickens, who laid beautiful pastel blue and green eggs. Purebred Araucanas are from Chile, South America and despite Martha’s endorsement, are quite rare in the USA. Martha’s chickens were rumpless, which...

Rhode Island Red Chickens

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Sunday January 01, 2012   -   By Suzie OConnor

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Largest Egg Yet

Blog: Copper Hill Farm Eggs   -   Thursday December 29, 2011   -   By Pat

Today we received an egg from our chickens that weighed 98 grams or 3.45 ounces. This is HUGE by normal standards which are between 63-73 grams for large eggs.   Ouch!    

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Simmering stock and falling snow!

Blog: Moonstruck Farms   -   Monday December 12, 2011   -   By Rowena

Turkey and beef stock simmering on the wood stove.   Some of my favorite things to do...turn off the outdoor irrigation and use the wood stove to do double duty...heat my home and simmer stock, and boy does it smell good in here!!  Fresh bread...

Day One: Raising Chickens

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Monday November 21, 2011   -   By Suzie OConnor

Have you decided to raise your own chickens? If so, you may be at a complete loss of where to start. Let’s take it from day one, assuming that you’ve already decided to raise your own flock. Day One: Where to start? ...

Molting

Blog: Free Range WNY Chicken Eggs   -   Wednesday November 09, 2011   -   By Brenda

This is our second year raising chickens and for the first time our chickens went into a molt. When chickens molt is means that there feathers fall out and they grow new ones. This primarily happens when the days get shorter and the nights get cold. Most of...

Psst! Have You Seen My Chicken?

Blog: Growing Days   -   Thursday November 03, 2011   -   By Julie

Ten years ago, if someone told me I would one day own chickens, I would have questioned that person's sanity. Five years ago, if a friend called me “earthy,” I would have been seriously offended. Six...

Hatching Chickens As A Hobby

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Sunday October 09, 2011   -   By Suzie OConnor

Are you thinking about raising chickens in the backyard as a hobby? More and more people are interested in doing this. If you are wondering how to begin, there are a number of things you should know in order to get off to a good start to make sure it’s a...

Another worthy Omelette constructed

Blog: Conroe Saturday AM market   -   Monday September 26, 2011   -   By Fred

Today I rushed away from home only to return at 1pm famished. The wife is starting a kitchen remodeling project. She wants to take down the fur-down above the cabinets. I am told our kitchen is dated. When I prepare meals for us I do not believe a modern...

The Truth About Eggs... Part 2

Blog: Rockgate Farm   -   Sunday July 17, 2011   -   By Angela

Part 2:   Are free range, pastured eggs higher in certain Vitamins and Omega 3 Fatty Acids? Welllllll, before I answer that question, clarification of terms is required.  The general public is actively being mis-led by...

The Truth About Eggs.....

Blog: Rockgate Farm   -   Thursday July 14, 2011   -   By Angela

It's time to set the record straight.  Please feel free to research my facts and comments for verification.  I'm not just selling you a bill of goods to promote my products, but hoping to provide some useful information to aid in debunking some of...

Raising Chicken for Food

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Thursday July 14, 2011   -   By Suzie OConnor

If you’ve decided to raise your own chickens for food, here are a few tips to follow. Avoid steroids and other chemicals for your flock. Although these materials may make your chickens larger, it is unhealthy for you. Any unnecessary chemicals can also...

Chicks, hatching eggs and roosters

Blog: Home On The Range Family Farm   -   Sunday July 03, 2011   -   By Michael & Denise

Chicks and hatching eggs, available for purchase. We will have quite a few extra roosters, for anyone who wants to butcher their own birds.

Ducks and more ducks!

Blog: Home On The Range Family Farm   -   Sunday July 03, 2011   -   By Michael & Denise

Lots of people have been asking us for ducks eggs. Well, this year we ordered 30 more ducks, so once the hens start laying, we will be able to fill all the requests.

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2012 CSA full and half shares still available at L...

Blog: M's Organic Sustainable Farm   -   Saturday June 25, 2011   -   By MM

2012 CSA's for Logan Square and Woodstock  LOGAN SQUARE PRICING ONLY: Vegie Share only= $405.00 Vegie plus egg $435.00 Half share $245.00 Half Share plus Eggs $275.00 includes tax and small delivery fee. No refunds on shares. WOODSTOCK PRICING ONLY:Share...

Storing Your Fertile Chicken Eggs

Blog: Fertile Chicken Eggs | Chicken Egg Incubators   -   Thursday June 23, 2011   -   By Suzie OConnor

Here are a few tips for storing Fertile Chicken Eggs . Any cracked or overly dirty eggs should be removed and not stored as these impurities reduce the chance of a healthy chicken hatching. These eggs also increase the chance of spreading infection to...

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