So, for lunch on Sunday, when we made scrambled eggs for brunch, our one little egg got added to the others bought from the store. Here is a photo of it on the right, next to a store bought on the left. You can see it is quite a bit smaller as they are when the chickens first start laying. You may also notice that the yolk is darker. That is because our chickens eat much better than caged chickens. They eat greenery from our yard as well as lots of leftover fruits and veggies from our kitchen.
Since the first one was found we have found three more so our girls are finally starting to figure it out. As far as we can tell, all the eggs have been laid by different chickens. All 4 eggs are different sizes and colors-the first was brown with dark brown specks, the second was a light tan, the next was a pure dark brown and the next was a lighter tan than the second. We aren't sure who's laying but are excited to see some results from our efforts.
I recently ordered a book called "The $64 Tomato." It is about a man who starts a garden and figures his tomato cost him about that much to grow. WE have been joking about the cost of our eggs and are excited that with each egg that appears our cost per egg goes down. Right now with all expenses including set up, the building and fence and feed and other supplies I'm thinking each of our 4 eggs(so far) cost about $100 each! Keep laying ladies!
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Oooooh, so eggciting! Ours are about the same age, so any day now. We have lights set up so none of them decide to skip laying all winter and start in the spring, as can sometimes happen with spring chicks. I read that book too, and got a kick out of that guy's foibles even while thinking he's not the brightest tool in the shed. It seemed like about 90% of the stuff he spent money on was avoidable, and really, did he have to go so overboard on everything? At least he was honest. On the other hand, it made me realize that there are a lot of predators we don't have to worry about in the city, like woodchucks and deer. For us, the permit ($30/year) cuts into our savings quite a bit, but I'm pretty sure we'll come out ahead even so. We did used to buy organic eggs, so I'm comparing to that--they're at least $3 a dozen. We also pulled many, many pounds of produce out of our little city yard this year, at a considerable savings to our grocery bill, "enriched", of course, by chicken poop. Congratulations on your eggs! I'd love to see more pictures of your set-up.
Congratulations! I'm sure it's exciting for all of you to see the payoff from your investment. I think what's interesting is all the different colors of eggs....I'd be excited to go out in the morning just to see what color egg I would find. How many chickens do you have now? And do you still have the rooster? Take care.....love, Donna
LOL That is hysterical! I hope the eggs taste good enough for the price!
I would love to have a farm and grow and raise our own food. The kids would love it, too.
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