Well that would make sense as to why my eggs aren't as dark because the grass and dandelions were basically non existent because of the drought this year. Thank you all for the responses .
My yolks are orange but they aren't a real dark orange like they used to be. I think you might be right about the free ranging. This year with the drought the grass was all dried up and there didn't seem to be as many bugs or worms.
Hello, yes they do but not as much as the last flock. The hawks and coyote's seem to be more prevalent these days so I only let them out when I get home from work. So they free range anywhere from 1 to 4 hours during the week an a little more on the weekends.
Hi all. In 2011 I had 40 chickens or so. Everyone use to comment on how dark orange the yolks were in my eggs that I used to sell. Back then I was feeding Nutrena I believe. Now I have started another flock and have 52 laying hens. I decided to go all organic this time and am feeding them what I...
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