Did you know every egg that is laid is laid with a protective film called a bloom . The bloom helps protect from bacteria from entering the egg through the tiny pores in the shell . This is imperative for food safety as well as when there are is a baby growing in the egg. 🐣 This protective

Can you guess the breed or breeds of these little guys They are not a pure breed and that’s your hint! Please comment what you think they are ! 🐥 #breed #chickens

I’m sorry I didn’t post last night but here are some fun eggs I gathered last night . 1️⃣✨ Egg dock or depends on several factors: 2️⃣✨ Breed of chicken. 3️⃣✨What the chickens eat 4️⃣✨And how old the chickens are. For a lot of hens the tone of the egg is based on how old they are as t

Here are the ten things that just make sense on our little homestead ✨🔟✨ lots and lots of food our chickens use boomgars fancy scratch grains and 16% layer crumble of the same brand we go through 4-6 45 pound bags a week . ✨9️⃣✨raised garden beds are a huge help this year we planted tomatoes a

This is just a fun little post about ducks . I have 5 ducks 1 Cayuga 2 welsh harlequins 1 black Swedish and 1 blue sweedish. Ducks are incredibly fun and cute all though they are a lot more work than chickens are . They have 3 children’s pools and one bigger pool. Ducks are happiest whe

This is Shelbie she hatched in April or March of this year . She was born with cross beak. Cross beak happens for several reasons In the egg it can happen begause of humidity changes and other issues during development. A lot of cross beaks need intense care. Shelbie is about 12 weeks old

When you want to hatch eggs there are two ways, an incubator or using a broody hen . Hens go broody when their hormones tell them it’s time to sit on eggs. During this time they will not want to leave the nest ( don’t panic they leave for about 10-30 minutes to eat and drink) They will also look

#Lemon8Scrapbook one day you’ll want chickens and ducks and chickens and it’s important you get them! #chickens #ducks