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Posted on March 9, 2023 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

At What Age Do Hens Start Laying Eggs?

chick surrounded by eggs in nest

…150 medium to large brown-shell eggs per year. Cochin — 110 to 160 medium to large brown-shell eggs per year. Marans — 150 to 200 large eggs per year with…

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Category: Chicken Eggs
Tags: At What Age Do Hens Start Laying Eggs?, Eggs, hens laying eggs
Posted on April 18, 2023July 10, 2023 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

Chicks or Hatching Eggs? What’s the Difference?

baby chicks

…you start with eggs versus chicks? Starting with Eggs When you start with eggs that you plan to hatch, the first thing you need is fertile eggs of your chosen…

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Category: Raising Chickens
Tags: Chicks, Chicks or Hatching Eggs? What’s the Difference?, Hatching Eggs
Posted on May 11, 2022 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

How to Store Eggs in Water Glass

eggs in a basket

…of the shell, but does not penetrate the shell. How to Use Water Glass Water glass only fresh eggs, the same day they are laid. Candle the eggs to eliminate…

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Category: Chicken Eggs
Tags: How to Store Eggs in Water Glass, storing eggs, water glass
Posted on June 18, 2020 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

How the Eggs of Chickens, Turkeys, Ducks, and Geese Compare

When we refer to eggs, we’re usually thinking of chicken eggs. But other types of poultry lay eggs that are just as tasty.   Every egg contains a yolk surrounded…

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Category: Eggs
Tags: Chicken Eggs, Duck Eggs, Goose Eggs, Turkey Eggs
Posted on February 12, 2021March 29, 2021 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

15 Functional Properties of Eggs in Recipes

Eggs as Ingredients

Perhaps the greatest tribute to eggs is the vast number of ways they are incorporated into recipes around the world. Many recipes call for eggs as a functional ingredient, used…

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Category: Eggs
Tags: Egg Dishes, Foods Using Eggs, Recipes with Eggs
Posted on June 18, 2021 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

How to Candle Eggs for Hatching or Eating

Egg Candling

…eggs from hens that have heritable traits that cause egg defects. During incubation, developing eggs are candled after one week to weed out those that are infertile, at two weeks…

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Category: Chicken Eggs
Tags: Candle Eggs, Chicken Eggs, Egg Candling, Egg Defects
Posted on July 9, 2021July 16, 2021 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

15 Chicken Breeds that Lay Large Eggs

Jersey Giant Hen

…small or medium size eggs, while most baking recipes call for large eggs. Chicken keepers who do a lot of baking therefore prefer chicken breeds that lay large eggs. Egg…

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Tags: Chicken Breeds, Large Egg Layers, Large Eggs
Posted on June 25, 2021July 16, 2021 by Gail Damerow — 1 Comment

What Causes Double Yolk Eggs?

Double Yolk Eggs

…those rare double yolk eggs? And what causes double yolk eggs in the first place? Causes of Double Yolkers A double yolk egg occurs while the egg is developing inside…

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Category: Eggs
Tags: Double Yolk, Egg Yolks, Hatching Eggs
Posted on June 20, 2018 by Gail Damerow — Leave a comment

Goose Eggs Are Delicious

Goose Egg versus chicken egg size

Goose eggs are delicious! Just one egg makes a formidable omelet, although goose eggs are less often used for culinary purposes than for hatching or — because of their large…

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Categories: Eggs, Waterfowl
Tags: Climate Conditions, Cooking With Eggs, Goose Breeds, Goose Eggs
Posted on February 9, 2016 by Gail Damerow — 5 Comments

How to Get Your Hens to Lay Eggs in a Nest, Not on the Floor

How to Get Your Hens to Lay Eggs in a Nest, Not on the Floor

Floor eggs are the eggs your hens lay on the chicken coop floor, rather than in the nice cozy nests you provide. Floor eggs are undesirable because they easily get…

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Tags: Floor Eggs, Nest Eggs, Nesting Boxes, Pullets

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