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  1. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    one thing i have realized...and prob most of you have already figured this out...we always have had 20-30 of the same kind of laying hens. so, when they get to be 3-4 years old you can’t exactly tell who slows down first. a huge value of a mixed flock...like if you had 6 different egg shell...
  2. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    that was my thought! however, i took over the family farm and my grandpa wants brown eggs. he’s 92 years old and my hero...so as a slight joke i got dominant coppers to try to get the brownest eggs! ;)
  3. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    last night i clipped all their wings because they kept flying over my 4 foot fence...so i banded them at the same time so i can track the 3-4 that are laying on the ground and block them in the nesting box...but in the future when i buy 25 chicks...i will prob get 4-6 different egg shell layers...
  4. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    i grew up on brown eggs but will prob switch to white after this flock.
  5. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    great comments and valid points. mixed flock seems easiest to track eggs. all of my flock are dominant coppers...just clipped their wings and banded them tonight...i don’t think i’ll get all of the same kind next time...but live and learn. growing up we always had 25+ of the same kind. i’ve...
  6. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    i did brown egg layers (dominant coppers) in respect to my grandpa...but next time all white. easier to see imperfections, candle, etc. white shells are easier. my current eggs are from d
  7. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    obviously...white eggs are easier to read. no brainer
  8. Carson213

    What’s the obsession over egg shell color?

    ...don’t they all taste the same? growing up...i am 41...we always had brown eggs and that was “weird” to my friends. they would question eating an egg that had a brown shell...now it’s common place in the grocery store as if it’s better than a white egg. What’s the obsession over egg shell...
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