Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Ponypoor]

Eggs at the store in California. $5.99 dozen.
I was only charging $6.00 dozen (if I had enough to sell)
Seems that there’s a shortage of laying hens due to new cage free regulations, scare of avian flu. Farmers are cutting their number of layers down. Is this true anywhere else?

Haven't heard anything here on shortage of eggs, but prices are up for sure!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Clever Hooligans!
One of my Hooligans gets a scholar award today - I found Lulu drinking from the nipple waterer in the Chicken Palace. I make no attempt to teach them how to use the nipples, they either figure it out or they don't - there are plenty of other water options.
Lulu is top of her class!

I think we need to watch out for this newest class of hooligans. They are too smart for their own good. We may find world domination on their agenda.

 

[Ponypoor]

When I was younger, and parents had little money, we ate hamburger for a week.
Now if we eat hamburger for a week, we’re broke!
Okay no more rny jokes!

It's a sad state of affairs tho isn't it?

 

[Ponypoor]

I would have robbed the meat market, but the stakes were too high!

Hahahaha

Which is what we are having tonight! Hiway robbery steaks, BBQ'ed....

 

[Ponypoor]

Alex what's up with Xzit - I scanned through here but don't see anything... ?

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Eggs at the store in California. $5.99 dozen.
I was only charging $6.00 dozen (if I had enough to sell)
Seems that there’s a shortage of laying hens due to new cage free regulations, scare of avian flu. Farmers are cutting their number of layers down. Is this true anywhere else?

Egg prices in the store average about 2.99 a dozen here. Normal eggs, not the fancy free range or organic eggs, those start out at 4.99 plus. I charge 3.00 per dozen and have no problem selling them. I am also giving away for free eggs to my grandpa, sister, 2 of my neighbors, and now to my brothers long term girlfriend to take to her grandma. I cannot in good conscious charge my neighbors even though they offer to pay. They both arm themselves with treats *raisins no less when I'm out* and their kids feed the chickens. The kids also love to hold the chickens and help me collect eggs when they see me outside messing with them. I also dare you to charge their parents for eggs when a 3 year old looks you right in the eye and tells you "Your eggs are the best I've tasted." Nope, cannot do it, here take a dozen home. I am swimming in egg cartons thanks to everyone I give eggs to. And it is a excuse to have more chickens. The neighborhood kids up the road love the silkies and "claim" them as their favorite chickens. The kids on the other end of the block think my Marans are the best chickens ever and claim them as theirs. If we were to throw them into the ever evolving chicken math equations, I really only own 1 chicken, Momma Hen.

 

[Ponypoor]

Egg prices in the store average about 2.99 a dozen here. Normal eggs, not the fancy free range or organic eggs, those start out at 4.99 plus. I charge 3.00 per dozen and have no problem selling them. I am also giving away for free eggs to my grandpa, sister, 2 of my neighbors, and now to my brothers long term girlfriend to take to her grandma. I cannot in good conscious charge my neighbors even though they offer to pay. They both arm themselves with treats *raisins no less when I'm out* and their kids feed the chickens. The kids also love to hold the chickens and help me collect eggs when they see me outside messing with them. I also dare you to charge their parents for eggs when a 3 year old looks you right in the eye and tells you "Your eggs are the best I've tasted." Nope, cannot do it, here take a dozen home. I am swimming in egg cartons thanks to everyone I give eggs to. And it is a excuse to have more chickens. The neighborhood kids up the road love the silkies and "claim" them as their favorite chickens. The kids on the other end of the block think my Marans are the best chickens ever and claim them as theirs. If we were to throw them into the ever evolving chicken math equations, I really only own 1 chicken, Momma Hen.

I would have no problem giving my eggs away either to those that appreciate them.

I wouldn't mind getting 2 or 3 more hens but with my work situation up in the air it is not fair to my mum or any chickens to get more . If I had to drop everything and haul my butt to BC or Alberta for 6 months, it would be enough for me to just move horses out to board, I don't want my mum to worry about chickens!

But Oh how I wish I could stuff eggs under Misty I bet she would be an awesome mama

 

[RoyalChick]

Eggs at the store in California. $5.99 dozen.
I was only charging $6.00 dozen (if I had enough to sell)
Seems that there’s a shortage of laying hens due to new cage free regulations, scare of avian flu. Farmers are cutting their number of layers down. Is this true anywhere else?

Yes. I have read about that, but I don’t shop for eggs often enough to know the situation here.

 

[RoyalChick]

I think we need to watch out for this newest class of hooligans. They are too smart for their own good. We may find world domination on their agenda.

I am in no doubt at all that you are right. Sometimes they look at me and I just feel they are deciding what role I have in their new world order. If any!

 

[RoyalChick]

Egg prices in the store average about 2.99 a dozen here. Normal eggs, not the fancy free range or organic eggs, those start out at 4.99 plus. I charge 3.00 per dozen and have no problem selling them. I am also giving away for free eggs to my grandpa, sister, 2 of my neighbors, and now to my brothers long term girlfriend to take to her grandma. I cannot in good conscious charge my neighbors even though they offer to pay. They both arm themselves with treats *raisins no less when I'm out* and their kids feed the chickens. The kids also love to hold the chickens and help me collect eggs when they see me outside messing with them. I also dare you to charge their parents for eggs when a 3 year old looks you right in the eye and tells you "Your eggs are the best I've tasted." Nope, cannot do it, here take a dozen home. I am swimming in egg cartons thanks to everyone I give eggs to. And it is a excuse to have more chickens. The neighborhood kids up the road love the silkies and "claim" them as their favorite chickens. The kids on the other end of the block think my Marans are the best chickens ever and claim them as theirs. If we were to throw them into the ever evolving chicken math equations, I really only own 1 chicken, Momma Hen.

You are a good person and sounds like you have lovely neighbors.