Should I stock pile eggs?

[rosemarythyme]

My point was if the small flock owner isn't willing to use proper animal husbandry practices

I hope it didn't come across as me complaining, that was not my intent. I do miss having eggs but I'm actually looking forward to my flock production declining as I want a larger flock but don't eat enough eggs (or sell them) to justify it. Obviously that's not a typical mindset, but eggs are just a side benefit for me.

 

[FarmerTony]

Hens will happily lay eggs right through the winter as long as they have enough feed to offset their increased needs in winter. During the cold weather, if you raise outdoor chickens like I do, their feed requirements will increase up to 3 times.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

In the dark, dim past every Summer and Fall entrepreneurs called egg brokers bought up all the surplus eggs while the supply was high and of course the price was low. These eggs were coated to keep out bacteria. Then these eggs were warehoused in caves or cold storage rooms. With the holidays coming and egg production decreasing the price of eggs skyrocketed. This is when the egg broker cashed out his egg bonanza.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

Hens will happily lay eggs right through the winter as long as they have enough feed to offset their increased needs in winter. During the cold weather, if you raise outdoor chickens like I do, their feed requirements will increase up to 3 times.

I know I am off topic, so please excuse me, cause I couldn't help myself when I saw @FarmerTony 's avatar. We have plenty of possum we would like to get rid of if you wish to can it!

 

[TomZilla43]

I have yet to buy eggs since May although someone does cause she hates having to contend with peeling super fresh hard boiled eggs.

You can hard boil eggs in a pressure cooker if you have one and the eggs are easy peasy to peel

 

[Kenny_]

Waterglassing.

 

[chickengeorgeto]

.... Frost free refrigerators are frost free because they lower the humidity to the point frost can't form. I stored some eggs in a 'modern' fridge for 4 weeks and I might as well have put them in a dehydrator!

Frost free fridges have a heating element that heats up several times a day and melts the frost that forms in the freezer compartment, then the small amount of liquid water drains into the fridge's machinery bay where the motor heat helps evaporate the water. All refrigerator/freezers make frost, which is a result of humidity plus cold or more realistically humidity and the absence of heat. The natural and normal dehumidifying action of any deep freezer results in freezer burn.

 

[rookhomestead]

I get a kick out of questions about chickens. Not being rude. But it seems as though, the general consensus is, there isn't one There's more than one way to skin a possum heck, look at how many people build a chicken coop that works great, and yet it seems no 2 are the same.

 

[Ursuline Chick]

I get a kick out of questions about chickens. Not being rude. But it seems as though, the general consensus is, there isn't one There's more than one way to skin a possum heck, look at how many people build a chicken coop that works great, and yet it seems no 2 are the same.

You can come skin possums at my house anytime you want!
Seriously, I totally agree with you, we must all make decisions that are best for our family and flock. And as you state so perfectly "no 2 are the same". Thank you
There are so many great things to learn on this site.

 

[Mrs HenCluck]

I have read that if you add cracked corn to their diet the egg production will keep up. We added it to ours and our chickens are still laying steadily.

I have heard a lot of people say that but mu girls won't eat it