Recent content by Joe Indiana

Quote: White leghorn I assume. OK - Thanks - I guess that is where the white eggs came from.

That is a great looking dozen eggs. What is a WL?

OP - Check this link. 8 cubic feet for $6 at tractor supply. http://www.tractorsupply.com/tractor-supply-company-reg-flake-premium-pine-shavings-covers-8-cu-ft--5027706 You need about 36 cubic feet - 6' x 12' x .5' so 4 or 5 bags at $6 = $24 - $30 I would suggest that you buy 2 or 3...

I find that most people are very interested in learning something new. I have had a lot of people tell me I won't get eggs without a rooster. When I tell them that you don't need a rooster to get eggs most people just say "I never knew that". Of course, we all run into people that think they...

I mark dates on our eggs with a rubber stamp. The stamp has bands so you can change the date. I have an ink pad that I have loaded with food grade ink. It is the kind of ink that is used to print on meat and cheese. I have never hatched any eggs so I don't know about that but I eat the eggs...

I put sand in our chicken run and I love it. It is a coarse sand and you can see all sorts of pebbles in it. I believe the guys at the the supplier refer to it as #23 sand. This sand is what our chickens use for grit. It costs 9 or 10 dollars per ton.

We had placed fake eggs in our 3 nest boxes. These fake eggs looked quite real and even though I knew they were there I was momentarily tricked into thinking we got our first egg a couple of times. Then one day I was checking the boxes and saw two eggs in one box. One of them was actually a...

I have 6 pullets and got 130 eggs from them in February. I am not looking forward to my next cholesterol check.

I have 6 pullets and got 114 eggs in January. Two of the pullets just started toward the end of January so I think that is a pretty good amount of eggs. I don't have any lights in the coop and it has been COLD. This is my first post but I have been lurking here for a long time. I would like...