We just sold 16 acres (14 tillable) with three barns including a chickenhouse and a 1880's farmhouse for $140,000 near Kirkersville Ohio. It would have made an excellent chicken farm
You already know about Hertzfelds at Grand Rapids. There are two small farmers at Wauseon and another one in Monclova. Just west of Tecumseh MI in Tipton is another tiny producer. The majority of battery hens are in the Celina to Greenville area in Ohio.
Could DS's allergic reaction be caused by the fact he didnt break out due to local eggs verses eggs that come from another state? People with allergies are told to eat local honey so their body builds up a resistance to the types of plants in the local area. Could the homegrown eggs from free...
Chickens begin to lay at 18 weeks. The egg sizes will start out small or medium and progress up in size over the next year or so. Sometimes a pullet will lay a larger egg because its body hasnt quite figured out what size or how many yolks to drop. Bright eyes being a RIR will grow to lay...
The Hens used in battery cages in commercial flocks in general are a hybrid of the white leghorn. The hens in commercial flocks are a number as they are hybridized. The large combs are genetic and therefore handed down generation to generation.
Born and raised near Pataskala in SW Licking County. Always had chickens and geese in 4-H and FFA. I even took a job somewhat in the poultry industry now only as a Federal Inspector. Currently living in Fredericksburg, Virginia but will get back to Ohio someday. I am a Buckeye though always...
My mother collected chicken items and had a chicken theme in most of her home. She passed away in 2000 and since I work with poultry I inherited the chicken collection. My kitchen cabinets are overloaded with chickens. I have chicken items in storage in a closet as I dont have enough room for...