tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4320139944313203814..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Why do we have so many chickens?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-61714946183700233322014-10-03T22:34:52.849+10:002014-10-03T22:34:52.849+10:00We have 9 hens and one rooster. We do not sell ou...We have 9 hens and one rooster. We do not sell our extra eggs we just supply our two grown children's families and a neighbor with fresh eggs every week. I am sure we could make a little extra by selling them, but I get so much satisfaction being able to share them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16476409037259312047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-57146833827479269362014-10-01T06:48:58.008+10:002014-10-01T06:48:58.008+10:00Thanks for all your comments, I love hearing about...Thanks for all your comments, I love hearing about other people's chickens and eggs!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-84436189446451292002014-10-01T06:48:10.095+10:002014-10-01T06:48:10.095+10:00I'm really not sure on either question! I thi...I'm really not sure on either question! I think our eggs taste great (and I get the same feedback from other people), but I'm not sure exactly why, I suspect it is more to do with the genuine free-ranging.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-56980105621641711072014-09-27T15:32:28.817+10:002014-09-27T15:32:28.817+10:00Hi .. I sell my eggs for $5 too and I think that i...Hi .. I sell my eggs for $5 too and I think that is pretty reasonable. I would love to get some more birds - I have 12 chooks and a strapping rooster called Colin. Handsome lad ... We had a real dearth of eggs this past winter, so I'll definitely be hatching some more chicks this coming summer. Yay!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-38284269979861100802014-09-27T08:28:07.362+10:002014-09-27T08:28:07.362+10:00We always seem to end up with more eggs than we ne...We always seem to end up with more eggs than we need. Every now and then we have a determined chook lay a batch of eggs and hatch them behind our backs! I'm often amazed at how many hens we can have without receiving eggs. We tend to eat LOTS of egg meals in spring/summer and occasionally give away or swap some. That's good that you get some return for your excess.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975556587020883049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-70099308704497901642014-09-26T13:31:03.921+10:002014-09-26T13:31:03.921+10:00We have about 16 hens at the moment and one rooste...We have about 16 hens at the moment and one rooster. There are always broody girls and chickens, so our flock is growing. We had a few chooks taken by foxes over winter, in the middle of the day! I have learned not to let them out if it is a dark drizzly day as foxes are around. The girls are laying between 7-10 eggs a day, and we sell our excess for $3 a carton. As well as our regular buyers, there are always people dropping in to see if we have eggs, and hubby has been talking about raising the price to cover our expenses. I don't refrigerate unless I have an abundance of eggs.<br /><br />xTaniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-63000061542878289112014-09-26T12:03:17.248+10:002014-09-26T12:03:17.248+10:00I have just put our egg price up from $4 to $5 thi...I have just put our egg price up from $4 to $5 this week too. Food cost is expensive when the girls are off lay. I also refridgerate mine as we now have a rooster. We have 19 girls at the moment and getting about 9 - 14 eggs a day.lizzie {Strayed Table}https://www.blogger.com/profile/02780078173100461193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-78092430645660085422014-09-26T10:56:30.107+10:002014-09-26T10:56:30.107+10:00We do the same thing, except I don't have roos...We do the same thing, except I don't have rooster, so I buy in point of lay pullets each year. I built up to this number and after a decade have reached the point where I have about 15 hens. I buy 3 each year - and about three die of old age each year, which means we have plenty of eggs all year round, especially now there's just the two of us at home. I'm vegetarian, so our old girls are just left to die of old age - they eat so much less once they stop laying, that I figure I can reward them with a retirement home. (But if I liked meat, I'd eat them: I'm not an 'ethical vegetarian.')Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365519986239394807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-57033121557297927852014-09-26T08:31:29.472+10:002014-09-26T08:31:29.472+10:00All good information. Regards Kathy A,BrisbaneAll good information. Regards Kathy A,BrisbaneKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13278810299840471966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-77729888420169785722014-09-26T08:04:36.282+10:002014-09-26T08:04:36.282+10:00Oh I bet your eggs are tasty, and it is good that ...Oh I bet your eggs are tasty, and it is good that you have an outlet for the excess. Do fertile eggs taste different? do they have more nutrition? africanaussiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16660727599623626163noreply@blogger.com