HENS IN BAD CONDITIONS!!!!

[frustratedearthmother]

Well, hang around more, lol!

 

[NH Homesteader]

Lol you're fine. I couldn't add a link (darn cell phone), just said it was happening. Thanks for adding one!

We live in a semi-rural area but eggs sell for $4/dozen at the farmer's market.

 

[NH Homesteader]

I also don't have daily layers. My Dominiques lay 3x/week on average, dorkings will lay less. The rest, we'll see but should be slightly more. Eggs are worth more to us when we don't get as many!

Those are decent pullet prices!

 

[Swede]

Well, things are slowly changing…

Egg makers are freaked out by the cage-free future - CNBC.com

EU Passes Law that Says: The Chicken Comes First - Triple Pundit

Most U.S. Egg Producers Are Now Choosing Cage-Free Houses : The ...

http://www.triplepundit.com/2012/01/eu-passes-law-chicken-comes-first/
Um.. that was made in 2012

 

[Swede]

Back in Braintree, they had a lovely free range egg farm. I used to pet the cute chickens and laugh at the turkeys. God bless the person who made that

 

[Swede]

The male chick culling may be ending...
(Article from last year)

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/p...20--male-chicks-could-avoid-death-by-grinder/

Good

 

[Swede]

I went and spoke to a big supermarket's manager a few years ago about the eggs they are selling (battery farm eggs only). A rival supermarket sold free range eggs as well, at exactly double the price I sold mine at. Long story short, I talked the supermarket into stocking free range eggs and at a reasonable price. I told the manager if I can make a 100% profit on my eggs by selling them at half the price their competitors do… A few weeks later they were selling free range eggs at a much lower price than the competing supermarket, though still more than I charged, it was a good start.

Great work sumi! :