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Category Archives: Laying Chickens
Eggs from the Cookie Cutter
We’re members of the American Pastured Poultry Producer’s Association, and part of the membership is being able to participate in an online discussion forum. A few days ago the question arose, “Where could a person find eggs that had been … Continue reading →
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Tagged blood spot, CAFO, candling, double-yolk, Eggs, liquid egg
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How long do eggs keep?
We get the question all the time, “How long do your eggs keep?” They have an expiration date on them, which we haven’t always done, and actually aren’t required to do, but it does help us to know how old … Continue reading →
Cluck-N-Oink Crew on Pasture
Pasture Management: The Cluck-N-Oink Crew Matt has been experimenting with rotational methods that enhance the health of our pastures but that reduce our labor load in moving the critters regularly. We move our chickens and pigs very frequently and decided … Continue reading →
New Egg-Mobile: The Egg Ark
Check out our latest project, constructing a new nest box facility for our youngest batch of layer chickens. It will provide shade, night protection from predators, mobile feed, nesting space, roosting space, and of course will be totally mobile so … Continue reading →
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Tagged construction, egg-mobile, Eggs, flock, hens, pasture, pastured poultry
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What happened to my dark-yolked eggs?
What happened to my dark-yolked eggs? I have seen lots of conversation online about consumers’ local, pasture-based egg source selling them pale eggs in the summertime—even paler than what is found at the supermarket! Naturally the reaction is, “Why … Continue reading →
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Tagged cage-free, dark yolk, fall, free-range, pale yolk, rotational management, seasonality, spring, summer, winter
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Chick Training
Laying Chick Training Check out our photo essay of transitioning our baby laying chicks to pasture from the brooder house. These chicks are about 6 weeks old and love their new home. Here is a photo essay about how we train … Continue reading →
Bird’s Eye View of The Life of a Chicken
Bird’s Eye View of The Life of a Chicken Among the misunderstandings that abound concerning industrialized products, probably food production has some of the most. Marketing committees have developed clever ways of giving facts and presenting half-truths so that the … Continue reading →
The Price of An Egg
Lots of folks ask us about why our egg prices are so high. We get lots of different responses when we tell them. Sometimes they are offended. Sometimes they lament over how they cannot afford them. Sometimes they are utterly … Continue reading →
How we do Soy-Free Pasture-Raised Eggs
At long last, we finally have a chance to tell you about our new EggMobile, built during the visit of some of our relatives that visit each spring to help us with ongoing work projects. Laying chickens have very specific … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chickens, Eggs, Pasture-Raised, Sustainable Farming
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