…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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Chicks or Hatching Eggs? What’s the Difference?
…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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…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…
Continue ReadingHow 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…
Continue Reading15 Functional Properties of Eggs in Recipes
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…
Continue ReadingHow to Candle Eggs for Hatching or Eating
…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…
Continue Reading15 Chicken Breeds that Lay Large Eggs
…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…
Continue ReadingWhat Causes 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…
Continue ReadingGoose Eggs Are Delicious
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…
Continue ReadingHow 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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