When our son Timothy was home from college for the summer, he built us an "Egg-mobile" - a chicken coop framed on top of a hay wagon running gear. We pull it with the tractor every few days, giving the 40+ hens large areas of fresh pasture full of bugs and weeds. They follow the cows, helping to reduce fly population by eating the larvae during the summer months.
We keep a variety of hens who are prolific layers, friendly, and good foragers. Some of the breeds we have had or are currently keeping: Golden Comets, Cinnamon Queens, White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, and Americaunas (green egg layers). In 2018 we got roosters, which have proven to be fantastic protectors of the flock. We have not had to fence them, making them one of the few flocks in the world who are truly free-range.
We let nothing go to waste. When these layers reach the end of their egg laying stage, we process them on site and stock our freezers with these stew hens. They make the best broth (superb in an Instant Pot). Occasionally we sell chicken feet, as well.
***We are sad to report that we no longer raise chickens for eggs to sell. This page is now for you to read for inspiration!
We keep a variety of hens who are prolific layers, friendly, and good foragers. Some of the breeds we have had or are currently keeping: Golden Comets, Cinnamon Queens, White Leghorns, Brown Leghorns, Rhode Island Reds, and Americaunas (green egg layers). In 2018 we got roosters, which have proven to be fantastic protectors of the flock. We have not had to fence them, making them one of the few flocks in the world who are truly free-range.
We let nothing go to waste. When these layers reach the end of their egg laying stage, we process them on site and stock our freezers with these stew hens. They make the best broth (superb in an Instant Pot). Occasionally we sell chicken feet, as well.
***We are sad to report that we no longer raise chickens for eggs to sell. This page is now for you to read for inspiration!
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