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I have 6 Red Stars and they are egg laying machines. They are very calm and good with children. You will love them. You can't go wrong with Red Stars.
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Welcome aboard. This is my 2nd year and so far I am really enjoying it. Wish I would have done it years ago. The best advice that I can give you is to read read and read some more. I have 6 Red Stars and I get 6 eggs just about every day, they have not missed a beat, even through the...
I have just recently started see wild birds stealing my girls chicken feed, they will fly in the coop and my girls do nothing about it. The only time they fly away is when I come out the door. Do any of you have this problem if so what do you do about it? Don't really won't to feed the whole...
I have 6 RedStars, the temp tonight is going to be around 13-14 degrees. They will be in shelter out of the wind, but with no heat. Should I be worried?
I have 6 Red Stars, 5 of them started laying at 18 weeks, but the other one has yet to lay a egg, we are in week 20, should I be concerned? Or at what point should I worry?
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Thank you, I knew I had read it some where. Sounds very much like the artical that I read. I have also read that some eggs can last up to 1 year if they are coated with lard and kept in a cool place, which keeps out the oxygen. Most of the 3rd world countries will use a method like...
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Are you sure you don't mean "weeks"? From what I've read on here, max time out of the fridge is a couple of weeks. I don't know about everyone else, but I don't keep eggs IN my fridge for more than 5-6 weeks, and certainly wouldn't think of eating one that had been in there for 5...
From what I have read you will be fine. If you bring them inside they will last up to 3 months unrefridgerated and up to 5 months refridgerated if you don't wash the Bloom off. A few days in the coop will not make a difference...Happy eating....