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    What do you do with all those eggs?

    I get 7-11 eggs a day. I donate my excess eggs to my local food bank. They are very happy to get them.
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    Removing/trimming rooster spurs

    I want to thank those who advocated the twist and pull off method of removing rooster spurs. I have a Rhode Island Red Rooster who lost an eye early in his life in a fight with another rooster. He has lived in a cage every since. His spurs had gotten quite long. Like over 4". I had experienced a...
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    Egg Yolk color

    Hi, Raymond, I have had hens for about 15 years now. They have the run of 2 acres around our house. I feed them cracked corn and laying pellets and then they eat all the seeds, grass and bugs they can find. Their yokes are bright orange/yellow and taste like cream. I have Rhode Island Reds...
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    New Member from East Texas

    Hi, everyone. I have been raising chickens (and geese) for about 14 years now. We live on 3 acres and by day my 30 hens and 3 roosters have the run of the place. At night every one is locked up tight. I have experienced foxes, possums, raccoons, hawks and wild and domestic dogs. Every thing...
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