How do you stop the rising cost of eggs?
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Brilliant and true!
backyard chickens works for me
Healthier for you, too.
Me too. And the neighbors appreciate them, as well.
Just give them BirdQuil
Actually, I'm pretty sure a shot of ivermectin will work just fine.
And on the question of how to stop the rising cost of eggs, I just saw a piece today about some city that gave out 6000 chickens to the resident. Everyone that wanted some got three chickens. They fed them the scraps off their tables, and the cost of the land fill went down due to the decrease in volume being disposed, and the people had eggs. The piece stated that if every city did this the need for egg producers would be almost zero.
i saw the same thing - if every third household had chickens, the egg industry would be non-viable
We have backyard chickens. Eggs everyday They keep insects to a minimum = no pesticides. Plus: No weed killer needed. No fertilizer required. They till the soil. Just chicken feed. Starting a mealworm and earthworm farm to supplement feed.
I've tended flocks of 300 layers, washed thousands of eggs per week, and raised hundreds of broilers. Local breweries donated spent grain, the hens loved that. If you have chicken questions, fire away.
how many years should chickens produce eggs? I had 3 layers (rhode island reds) i got at about 5 months old. All 3 quit laying after only 2 1/2 years of egg production.
2.5 years sounds about right. They are born with a fixed quantity of eggs. Easter is a good time to let them have some chicks. When they quit laying, they're good dinner - even though layers are light birds that you may think aren't worth the effort to butcher, they are superior quality to any store bought meat, stewing one in a pot with vegetables is easy. For small time butchering, my tool of choice is a good pair of office scissors, like with the orange plastic handle, they perform all necessary tasks safely.
Thx for the info. My mother told me how they butchered chickens when she was growing up. I suppose I could give it a go.
I really don't care if birds get the flu.
People who care about their health and local farms have been paying up to 7 bucks a dozen for years now, before bird flu. Free range, humanely raised, organic feed costs money, support your local farms and save in other areas, like your tobacco and alcohol. I just love listening to a person reeking of cigarettes complaining about the high cost of decent food.
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