Every healthy chick that shows up at your door starts long before the egg hatches In this Teaching Tuesday with Jon Alden, the Breeding Flock Manager at Hoover’s Hatchery pulls back the curtain on how breeder flocks are raised, managed, and cared for so that backyard flock owners get strong, vigorous birds If you have ever wondered where your laying hens really come from, understanding how breeding farms work is the best place to start The short answer is that good chicks begin with healthy parent flocks, careful selection, and a lot of day-to-day attention
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Tips for Cleaning Eggs
You’ve successfully raised your fluffy, sweet chicks into beautiful hens Your hens have started to lay and you can’t wait to crack open your first home raised egg When you go out to the coop to collect eggs, you might be surprised to see that your eggs aren’t always clean and perfect There are many things online about the do’s and don’t of cleaning eggs What’s the best and safest way to clean your farm eggs?
Should you wash fresh eggs?
You may be surprised to learn that the United States is one of the few countries that sells refrigerated eggs