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Following up on this post about eggs– this is today’s haul of eggs, which are from the older flock of hens. (There are currently two flocks, one 100% ISA Brown and all between 2 and 5 years old, who are set to be culled in the spring, though a few of the younger hens and friendlier roosters are likely to get rehomed. The other flock is all brand-new baby pullets raised from day-old hatchlings on the farm, starting in October, because that’s required for organic certification– the hens can never in their lives have eaten non-organic feed. The new flock is like, 350 ISA Brown chicks, and then like 30 fancy chickens (Rocks, Wyandottes, Homburgs) I bought as hatchlings at the same time. In case anyone missed the beginning of this saga in October.)
They’re all different shades of brown. I think that’s so beautiful! I’d love to get some of the chickens that lay tinted eggs but I imagine it would just be weird to have, like, one green egg in 300… Still, it’d be cool.
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Following up on this post about eggs– this is today’s haul of eggs, which are from the older flock of hens. (There are currently two flocks, one 100% ISA Brown and all between 2 and 5 years old, who are set to be culled in the spring, though a few of the younger hens and friendlier roosters are likely to get rehomed. The other flock is all brand-new baby pullets raised from day-old hatchlings on the farm, starting in October, because that’s required for organic certification– the hens can never in their lives have eaten non-organic feed. The new flock is like, 350 ISA Brown chicks, and then like 30 fancy chickens (Rocks, Wyandottes, Homburgs) I bought as hatchlings at the same time. In case anyone missed the beginning of this saga in October.)
They’re all different shades of brown. I think that’s so beautiful! I’d love to get some of the chickens that lay tinted eggs but I imagine it would just be weird to have, like, one green egg in 300… Still, it’d be cool.
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