egg-colors
Unexpected Eggshell Color Variance
What causes odd eggshell color? Discover how eggs are formed inside the hen to shed light on why we get unexpected eggshell colors.
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Eggs as a Business
Whether you are a backyard chicken keeper looking to expand your flock into a business or a total newbie to chickens hoping to create a livestock business, there are a lot of factors to consider when selling eggs in the retail market.
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16 Fascinating Egg Facts
Add to Favorites No matter how you cook them — scrambled, poached, fried or baked — eggs are chock full of healthy nutrients. Even if you eat eggs all the …
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How Genetics Determine Duck Egg Color
Leghorns lay white eggs and Marans lay dark brown eggs. But duck egg color doesn’t follow these specific rules. Why can some ducks, of the same breed, lay blue eggs while the others lay white?
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How a Chicken Lays an Egg Inside of an Egg
Add to Favorites When raising chickens for eggs, expect the unexpected. Though quite rare, it is well-known that occasionally a hen will lay an egg inside of an egg. The cause …
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Belgian D’Uccles: A True Bantam Chicken Breed
Add to Favorites I started raising Belgian d’Uccles, a true bantam chicken breed, about five years ago and it was quite by accident. I had bought a few mixed bantam chicks …
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Ten Things Every New Chicken Owner Should Know
Chickens gain popularity every year, and for a good reason! They provide us with breakfast, entertainment, and so much more.
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The First Two Weeks of a Chicken’s Life
Add to Favorites By Romie Holl, Wisconsin I have wanted chickens for a while now for the eggs and meat. They provide the added benefit of eating bugs and ticks …
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Top 10 Best Chickens for Eggs
If you’re in the business of selling eggs, it’s important to have the best chickens for eggs. Whether they’re green, brown or white, those eggs are the commodity you’re selling so they’ve got to be top-notch and plentiful.
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The Magical Chickens of Martin Silverudd
Add to Favorites By Paul Bradshaw Every nation seems to have its share of backyard scientists who are compelled to tinker with the chicken genome in order to create a …
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