Quote: For us when a chicken tries to attack it does not go for the arms but instead the face or the hair. It sounds more like a scared hen as described above. My children are better at catching our chickens than I am. It is possible that your child got the chicken faster than you might expect.
I was looking at the Meyer hatchery catalog at the smaller chickens. They did not describe any of their bantam breeds as wonderful layers. Most of their smaller versions were described as fair or even poor. Is there a great laying bantam chicken that lays close to a medium egg?
Brahmas, Rock and Orps lay the largest egg in the Bantam size.
We have a friend that has lost egg sales lately because a neighbor is selling her eggs claiming their "cholesterol free", I think this lady has Americana's or EE's. I know no chicken egg is cholesterol free but are there differences in breeds?
when AM's became popular it was told the eggs were cholesterol free..it was a sales tactic. It is not true. It is not breed specific, it is environment specific.
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2 pounds Gypsom or Calium Sulfate (Food grade)
1/2 cup oyster shell
1 lb Kelp
1 lb salt
1 cup grit
3 doz egg shells crushed microwave for 5 minutes
1 cup charcoal from a wood fire
2 cups seeds
1 cup pee
1 1/2 cup water
Mix this fast and have containers ready, medium sized pail lined in plastic wrap.. If you want to bolt them or twist tie them to cage make sure you push a bolt in while mix is wet. After it is set, smack the container to release it.
Quote: Thanks, I read Mother Earth & others saying freerange eggs could have as much as 1/3 less cholesterol.
I like mother earth news too