You Can Extend Your Hens’ Laying Season—Here’s How
October 12, 2022If you want year-round eggs, a few simple things can maximize your hens’ output. Here are some tried-and-true tricks for extending the laying season.
5 Funky Eggs You Can Still Eat
January 18, 2016Courtesy .brioso./Flickr Odd eggs are par for the course in the world of backyard chicken-keeping and are usually still fine for the frying pan, as well as a little laugh. On the whole, egg abnormalities should usually not cause any concern. Sometimes, though, bizarre eggs may indicate a deficiency in vitamins or a hereditary anomaly […]
California Farmers Scrambling Over Egg Law
January 6, 2015California’s mandate for larger hen crates means management changes for egg farmers and higher prices for consumers.
How to Care for Molting Chickens
December 30, 2013A reader’s young laying hens are losing their feathers and laying less eggs. She’s worried about her hens but she needn’t be. They’re probably going through their first molt.
Egg Producers Push for Layer-hen Regs
March 19, 2012A House bill would increase living-condition standards for layer hens on large-scale farms, though many agriculture organizations argue it’s not enough.
Using Laying Hens for Meat
July 11, 2011When your hen’s egg-producing days are done, send her off humanely with one last meal.
