The joys of having farm fresh eggs means
that sonmetimes those eggs will have some imperfections that
are totallų normal AND harmless.
You see the eggss that you buy in the grocery store go through a
pretty rigorous process of washing and being analyzed. Each
egg is candled by a special machine that detects any
imperfections or defects such as a "meat spot" so it would be
Very rare to find a grocery store egg with a meat spot.
Having said that, that doesn't mean you have to freak out
about eating farm fresh eggs. Meat spots are totally normal
and is so something to worry about. You just simply pick it out
and then continue on.
What is a meat spot?
Basically a meat spot is just a brown discoloration within the
egg that typically occurs when a blood vessel ruptures while
the egg is forming. It may not look very appetizing but is
something not to be concerned about.
Have you ever had a meat sppt in one of your farm fresh eggs?
Did you eat the egg or toss it?!
chicken essentials guide.
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#growyourownfood
The joys of having farm fresh eggs means
that sonmetimes those eggs will have some imperfections that
are totallų normal AND harmless.
You see the eggss that you buy in the grocery store go through a
pretty rigorous process of washing and being analyzed. Each
egg is candled by a special machine that detects any
imperfections or defects such as a "meat spot" so it would be
Very rare to find a grocery store egg with a meat spot.
Having said that, that doesn't mean you have to freak out
about eating farm fresh eggs. Meat spots are totally normal
and is so something to worry about. You just simply pick it out
and then continue on.
What is a meat spot?
Basically a meat spot is just a brown discoloration within the
egg that typically occurs when a blood vessel ruptures while
the egg is forming. It may not look very appetizing but is
something not to be concerned about.
Have you ever had a meat sppt in one of your farm fresh eggs?
Did you eat the egg or toss it?!
chicken essentials guide.
#chickenladyproblems #chickensoninstagram #chickensofig
#ilovemychickens #farmfresheggs #fresheggs #layinghens
#chickenfarmer #homesteadlife #pasturedeggs
#growyourownfood
💡⁉️Should you put an artificial light in your coop this winter?
This seems to be one of the big chicken keeping debates. Some people say you should and some people say you shouldn’t.
❌✅I don’t necessarily think there is a right or a wrong. But there are definitely pros and cons when giving a light and it’s helpful to understand them.
First off, let’s understand the science behind light and the laying cycle of a hen⬇️
💡Chickens needs a certain amount of daylight hours to be able to lay. Light triggers egg production and stimulates the pituitary gland which is needed for consistent egg laying.
💡Chickens need between 14-16 hours of daylight hours to be able lay. When the days get shorter and less daylight hours, your chickens will start laying less and may take a break completely until spring!
Basically supplementing an artificial light just tricks your chickens into thinking there are more daylight hours even when during the shorter days and winter months.
Now here are the pros and the cons…..
✅The biggest pro to putting a light in your coop is that you will STILL get eggs through the winter months. You won’t have a flock of free loading chickens for a few months 😉
❌A big con to giving a light to your chickens and making them lay through the months with shorter days, is that you will shorten their egg laying life. Chickens are born with the amount of eggs they will lay. So if you have your chickens lay year round they will just run out of eggs faster.
In the past I have always allowed my chickens to take a break through the winter months as that is what they would naturally do as the days get shorter. However, I do miss my chickens paying me rent throughout those months 😉
What do you do?? Do you give a light or not? Maybe this year I’ll switch it up.
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💡⁉️Should you put an artificial light in your coop this winter?
This seems to be one of the big chicken keeping debates. Some people say you should and some people say you shouldn’t.
❌✅I don’t necessarily think there is a right or a wrong. But there are definitely pros and cons when giving a light and it’s helpful to understand them.
First off, let’s understand the science behind light and the laying cycle of a hen⬇️
💡Chickens needs a certain amount of daylight hours to be able to lay. Light triggers egg production and stimulates the pituitary gland which is needed for consistent egg laying.
💡Chickens need between 14-16 hours of daylight hours to be able lay. When the days get shorter and less daylight hours, your chickens will start laying less and may take a break completely until spring!
Basically supplementing an artificial light just tricks your chickens into thinking there are more daylight hours even when during the shorter days and winter months.
Now here are the pros and the cons…..
✅The biggest pro to putting a light in your coop is that you will STILL get eggs through the winter months. You won’t have a flock of free loading chickens for a few months 😉
❌A big con to giving a light to your chickens and making them lay through the months with shorter days, is that you will shorten their egg laying life. Chickens are born with the amount of eggs they will lay. So if you have your chickens lay year round they will just run out of eggs faster.
In the past I have always allowed my chickens to take a break through the winter months as that is what they would naturally do as the days get shorter. However, I do miss my chickens paying me rent throughout those months 😉
What do you do?? Do you give a light or not? Maybe this year I’ll switch it up.
#chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #ilovemychickens #farmfresheggs #freerangeflock #pasturedeggs #happychickens #homesteadlife #farmtoplate #chickenkeep
Chicken math is real 🤣
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Are you dealing with egg eaters??
Do you feel like you want to pull your hair out because your eggs are disappearing and the eggs left are covered in egg yolk from pecked open eggs?! 😱
Here’s what to do!! ⬇️
➡️Get some ceramic eggs.
This will be able to first help you pinpoint who the culprit(s) is. And second hopefully try to curb that terrible habit!
You can find ceramic eggs at most feed stores or online. You can use gold balls but I prefer to do ceramic eggs as they perfectly resemble real eggs.
I will throw a couple ceramic eggs down on the ground. In my experience this will expose the culprits as they’ll come running and instantly peck the eggs.
✅Next I will put multiple ceramic eggs in the nesting boxes. Over a few days this typically curbs the bad habit as the chicken will peck the ceramic eggs over and over without any reward of getting into it and eating the yummy insides!
🥚Plus pecking ceramic eggs typically doesn’t feel great on their beaks so consequently they will associate pecking eggs with a sore beak.
‼️Another tip with helping stop egg eaters is to make sure to collect real eggs as often as possible so the ceramic eggs are typically the only ones left in the nest box.
Have you dealt with egg eaters?! What solutions have you tried??
#chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #ilovemychickens #chickensareawesome #farmfresheggs #freerangeflock #eggeater #chickenkeepingtips #homesteadlife #raisingchickens #chickenkeepingjoys #chickencoop #poultryofinstagram
Are you dealing with egg eaters??
Do you feel like you want to pull your hair out because your eggs are disappearing and the eggs left are covered in egg yolk from pecked open eggs?! 😱
Here’s what to do!! ⬇️
➡️Get some ceramic eggs.
This will be able to first help you pinpoint who the culprit(s) is. And second hopefully try to curb that terrible habit!
You can find ceramic eggs at most feed stores or online. You can use gold balls but I prefer to do ceramic eggs as they perfectly resemble real eggs.
I will throw a couple ceramic eggs down on the ground. In my experience this will expose the culprits as they’ll come running and instantly peck the eggs.
✅Next I will put multiple ceramic eggs in the nesting boxes. Over a few days this typically curbs the bad habit as the chicken will peck the ceramic eggs over and over without any reward of getting into it and eating the yummy insides!
🥚Plus pecking ceramic eggs typically doesn’t feel great on their beaks so consequently they will associate pecking eggs with a sore beak.
‼️Another tip with helping stop egg eaters is to make sure to collect real eggs as often as possible so the ceramic eggs are typically the only ones left in the nest box.
Have you dealt with egg eaters?! What solutions have you tried??
#chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #ilovemychickens #chickensareawesome #farmfresheggs #freerangeflock #eggeater #chickenkeepingtips #homesteadlife #raisingchickens #chickenkeepingjoys #chickencoop #poultryofinstagram
The feeling of collecting a full basket of
eggs just never gets old!
Dur ladies typicallų take a little beak through the winter, once
Longer daylight hours arrive and warmer weather gets here it's
always fun to have egg production in full swing again!
Anyone else do a happy dance when their chickens are paying
rent?!
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#pasturedeggs #ilovemychickens #chickenmath
#homesteadlife #happyhens #colorfuleggs
Anyone else had a chicken limit been put on them?! Definitely guiltily of exceeding the “husband chicken limit” 😂😂
Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s possible to not end up adding more chickens to the flock.
Anyone out there staying within their typically comics limit??
#chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #chickenmath #ilovemychickens #happyhens #chickensofig #chickensaspets #farmfresheggs
Anyone else had a chicken limit been put on them?! Definitely guiltily of exceeding the “husband chicken limit” 😂😂
Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think it’s possible to not end up adding more chickens to the flock.
Anyone out there staying within their typically comics limit??
#chickensofinstagram #backyardchickens #chickenmath #ilovemychickens #happyhens #chickensofig #chickensaspets #farmfresheggs
The difference between these two chickens is that one is designed to grow fast with a lot of meat on those bones and the other is not.
After we processed our 70+ Cornish cross meat chickens we decided to process a few roosters from my parents laying flock too. Well the comparison is crazy!!! Roosters are SO lean. There is literally no meat on them. This rooster was a pretty young so he hadn’t had too long to mature but it was neat to compare the two.
🐓Cornish cross are known for its fast rate of growth and we were averaging dressed whole birds at 5.5lbs!
Maybe next year we’ll try a heritage breed like the Red Ranger but over the last 3 years of raising Cornish cross they definitely have grown well.
Have you ever had farm raised, homegrown chicken before?
Also, if you have raised your own meat chickens what’s your go-to breed?!
One last question….. have you ever processed a rooster? Were you surprised on the size once those feathers are off?!
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