tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post8506216613297057287..comments2023-11-02T05:18:38.925-05:00Comments on Antiquity Oaks: New chicksDeborah Niemannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-50765023798371066672008-03-13T14:17:00.000-05:002008-03-13T14:17:00.000-05:00I LOVE the green eggs and ham idea! I just might h...I LOVE the green eggs and ham idea! I just might have to get Americaunas someday.<BR/><BR/>That is WAY too funny about the guy who thought the brown eggs were healthier.Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-40534935877018636922008-03-12T19:50:00.000-05:002008-03-12T19:50:00.000-05:00I forgot to mention the "heated" discussions that ...I forgot to mention the "heated" discussions that I used to have with a college friend about the nutritional value of "White eggs" vs "Brown eggs" -he maintained that "brown eggs" were better for you! - I finally told him the only way he was going to get more nutrition out of a brown egg was if he was going to eat the shell too - LOL - I had forgotten all about those conversations - still makes me laugh! <BR/><BR/>I went to a fund raiser auction one time where the person had donated "green eggs and ham" - a dozen beautiful green Americauna eggs and a big old ham. That item went really fast and for a lot of money too, if I remember right <BR/>:-) T.Tina T-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054132355737998706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-69711497016429844402008-03-10T19:47:00.000-05:002008-03-10T19:47:00.000-05:00Hi Deborah - it was nice to have you stop by and s...Hi Deborah - it was nice to have you stop by and say "hi" - Yes, my husband (aka The Shepherd) says I run a home for ancient chickens - they are happy girls and like I said - with only the three of them last summer, I was getting about a dozen eggs a week. (two Americanunas and a gold laced wyandott (sp) I love chicks - and really have to restrain myself when I go to the feed store this time of the year - but my knees are so bad that I can't get out to the barn on a regular basis anymore - John would kill me if I brought home chicks! <BR/><BR/>Cute little baby goats - I admire you being able to harvest that liver - I don't think I would be able to do it - I have a name for your piggy - how about "Saucy" - as in "saucy-age" LOL -<BR/><BR/>Nice to read your blog - I'll be back to see what you've been up to :-) T.Tina T-Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13054132355737998706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-44377585319230614372008-03-10T18:45:00.000-05:002008-03-10T18:45:00.000-05:00Thanks for sharing that blog post, Michelle. I hav...Thanks for sharing that blog post, Michelle. I have never heard anyone say that a chicken THAT old would still lay eggs. Very interesting! I think your analogy with the dairy cows is probably accurate. Their life is about 1/5 as long as a cow that lives a natural, normal life.Deborah Niemannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10754242197245805551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-70141977190231574912008-03-10T17:46:00.000-05:002008-03-10T17:46:00.000-05:00Athough it's an example of few numbers, you might ...Athough it's an example of few numbers, you might want check out this blog post: http://ablipontheradar.blogspot.com/2008/03/first-of-season.html<BR/><BR/>Tina's OLD hens still lay plenty, it sounds like. Maybe it's similar to all the homesteading milk cows that produce for FAR more years than commercial milk cows do. A commercial animal, like the hens you referred to, has a short, brutally hard life.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21054991.post-82417597275142552962008-03-10T17:42:00.000-05:002008-03-10T17:42:00.000-05:00Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! WE ha...Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! WE have been raising them for several years, after a suggestion by my (then) 7-year old, and boy am I glad.<BR/><BR/>Very good strategy you have on the egg color/age of the hens. If you don't add artificial light to lengthen the day, you might just be surprised. We have girls that are approaching 3 years old and still give us at least an egg a week. Since we free-range them as much as possible, I figure they are paying for themselves still...<BR/><BR/>We have brown leghorns in our flock, and they are very nice birds. My daughter has used them for show (4-H) and even when they molt they don't look ragged. Of course I can recommend the Ameracaunas (green egg layers). Very hardy, come in lots of colors, friendly, and then there's the fun of green eggs...<BR/><BR/>I've also had lots of "conversations" with know-it-all adults about chickens and eggs, and one brief explanation of things for my 5-year old niece. She repeated the whole description of egg color, plumage, ear color, etc. for her kindergarten show-and-tell two weeks later, and got it perfect. So I guess it just shows who is listening and who is flapping their beaks....melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12252897236597700469noreply@blogger.com