We purchased four 1 1/2 year old layers on Sunday. (We needed a few more layers to support our egg needs) Two Leghorns and two Australorps. We treat our chickens very well. Don't get me wrong. They have plenty of quality layer pellets, fresh water, garden and kitchen scrap treats, a large enough coop and large run. But where we got them from...my goodness!! Chicken heaven! The man had a huge chicken tractor and a large fenced area that he would move every 10 days or so. The pasture that they were on was so lush. Long green, thick, thick, thick grass. He is a produce farmer and they got fresh yellow and red peppers everyday. Eggplant, squash, tomatoes, greens, you name it. What they were eating for snacks in their pen was better looking produce then most people eat!
Then, we took them home.
No more lush green pasture.
The two leghorns each laid and egg that seriously are almost the size of two golfballs together. Jumbo-jumbo eggs.
Have any of you ever felt like by bringing chickens back to your house, they were missing out?
Then, we took them home.


Have any of you ever felt like by bringing chickens back to your house, they were missing out?