moxies_chickennuggets
Super Self-Sufficient
I miss my little flock of egg layers 
Selling eggs to morons
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Hinotori
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The silkies are just starting to lay decent. Many of them decided to molt last month...
I'm getting an average of 4 eggs a day from 8 hens. Not bad when five of them are 6-9 years old. There are 3 pullets I have marked on the calendar as starting sometime mid month and the earliest. They do have silkie and ameraucana blood and both start laying sometime around 8 months or more. Them being a fall hatch and coming into lay now should shorten that a bit.
I'm getting an average of 4 eggs a day from 8 hens. Not bad when five of them are 6-9 years old. There are 3 pullets I have marked on the calendar as starting sometime mid month and the earliest. They do have silkie and ameraucana blood and both start laying sometime around 8 months or more. Them being a fall hatch and coming into lay now should shorten that a bit.
SprigOfTheLivingDead
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I have about 20 chickens, so when they're producing we get a good 10-12 a day, which allows me to sell them (the extra ones at least) for $5 a dozen at my job. People happily pay it 
frustratedearthmother
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That's a great price!
SprigOfTheLivingDead
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Helps pay for the feed
Hinotori
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Urgh. I didnt even clarify that the 4 eggs were from the large fowl easter eggers and ameraucana.
I always have some silkie eggs no matter the time of year. I have about 32 of them even though some are also elderly.
I always have some silkie eggs no matter the time of year. I have about 32 of them even though some are also elderly.
