February 4, 2014 Success! Peeling Hard-boiled Fresh Eggs Love those fresh eggs but hate that they’re hard to peel? Years ago, when we got the first six hens, we had more eggs…
May 13, 2012 Baked Custard – Using up All Those Eggs People with hens have to be creative to use all the eggs that their hens produce in the spring. This late winter and spring,…
February 29, 2012 Ameraucana (Easter Egger) Laying Shell-less Eggs Have you noticed that Tulip, the Ameraucana (Easter Egger), has not been laying? We tally the number of eggs laid on the white board…
December 31, 2011 Waiting for Eggs After a Molt It’s the last day of the year and I’m up before dawn in anticipation of a visit from my eldest son and his “lady…
February 22, 2011 Whaaat Happened?-Tiny Egg We are getting some beautiful eggs this winter. Daisy and Poppy are laying extra-large eggs nearly every day. I’m not in the egg-selling business…
October 20, 2010 Egg Shells-Calcium for Hens When our sweet Buff Orpington, Daisy, was sick last summer, I was given some very practical advice by Brigitte Kessler-lichtensteiger, a chicken rancher in…
March 5, 2010 Fresh Hard Boiled Eggs-Hard to Peel Peeling a fresh, hard-boiled egg can be a frustrating experience. As most of you know, eggs from farms or backyard hens are exceptionally tasty…
