How quickly things change! Backyard chickens used to be the norm in America but in the 1900’s nearly all laying hens moved into factory farms. One hundred years ago the largest poultry farms had no more than 400 birds and even those were rare. Today 95+% of all layers in…
When the first Raggedy Ann story book came out in 1918, chickens were a backyard affair. The largest poultry operations at the time had no more than 400 birds, and even that was rare. If you wanted eggs, you had your own chickens or purchased eggs from someone who did.
A doubled yolk egg occurs when two yolks are released (ovulated) at about the same time such that they are enclosed in the same shell. This happens about 0.1% of the time across a large flock but may never occur for any one individual hen.
Coming soon! A Little Chicken Secret, the first in the series “Little Farm Secrets”, is a delightful collection of short stories where chickens are the main characters. Each story gives us a glimpse of farm life from the perspective of hens, roosters and chicks. Lessons are learned, adventures are had and heart…
