I use an old ice tray to freeze eggs for winter . I pop them out once frozen and put in a ziplock bag . as I need eggs i put what i need in small bowl and let come to room temp and have fresh eggs when i need them thanks for video
Austin I have been trying to catch up on what is happening with you as I missed some podcasts but am so thankful that you and your family are not giving up on homesteading even though you have faced many trials. Your update to the "we're leaving" podcast made it all clear. so thanks for that 😊 You are such an inspiration to my husband and I as we go through our own trials.
Good podcast episode coming out Monday probably, with all of our updates! We can't give up, we love this stuff too much. Burnout happens from time to time, but the embers can be kindled to be a big fire rather quickly!
we were up to 15 eggs before fall then they stopped, we got 2-5 a day. mid Nov to Dec. we are back way up now, Jan over 400!! we can get 20 a day. we got 7 new girls in mid Nov to meet the demand.
You can always store your bulk eggs in a tub with water and hydrated lime for around 8 months... It works great when you have more than you can keep up with... That way in the winter time you still have plenty of eggs...
I bought two mixed runs of birds in the 80s: Rhode Island Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. 25 each. So....I had 12 hens and one rooster for each of the above birds. That meant I had 12 roosters from each. I ate baked, fried, and chicken and dumplings for several weeks until I ate all those cockerels up.
Remember, your hens need 16 hrs a day in total. If there are eight hours of daylight then just supplement it with eight hours of electric lighting. Don't forget, even once! Layers need only 1.0 lumen per square foot; to give you some idea as to what that means, our henhouse has a 1W LED lamp over a 6 x 9 ft. floor ( that's 60 lumens over 54 sq. ft.) The light they need is actually quite dim.
Can start them sooner also so they start around winter and usually lay all winter. Nice to give them a break for a few months then just pumping out eggs all years. I think a few breeds are also better during winter than others
We have Red Stars. They are about the most prolific egg layer there is. But there are some caveats: 1. They must have 15 to 17 hours of light daily. I put a timer on an incandescent light. 2. They can't run out of food or water. Stress makes them stop. Be vigilant. 3. They can't get too cold. I have a device that senses the temperature and if it drops below 35 the heat lamp comes on. 4. Don't let animals or children chase them. Stress... 5. If one decides to brood, put her in a cage about 2 or 3 feet off the ground for a couple days. If they start moulting you aren't giving them enough light. The only Red Star hens we've ever had that don't lay every day are unhealthy. Except one MacMurray sent us. She was a rooster... In all fairness, he was the bonus chicken they give us when we order. And wasn't a red Star either... Hopefully I've made sense. If not, Google is your friend.
We currently buy flats of 30 from our Egg Store two towns over. Our family of 6 goes through that in a little over a week, though sometimes more or less depending on what we are cooking. I'm thinking we would need at the very least six chickens. That's what I'll be starting with anyway 😊
I really appreciate all this information it's so helpful. you should be a teacher. I'm about to sign up and become a pioneer in my area. I hope to have chickens one day. thank you homesteady you have a beautiful family. love you videos
you keep me on the edge of my seat for sure. keep the videos coming I am subscribed and I clicked the bell so I know all new videos. lol you should get a day off Sunday is a perfect day to take off. Sunday is always a family day.
Hello, Dave here to say I am enjoying viewing your videos. I am gaining. knowledge and feeling better about trying new things. So a cool thanks to you and your family. GOD'S JOY to your Homestead my friend.
It is good to add some vinegar and make water whirl and then boom strait into center!!!!!!! But every one has his own recipe:-) great video about how many chicken:-)
I'm not a mathematician but 5 eggs a day x 365 days is 1825 eggs per year. Or 152 dozen 🥚 so an average family of 4 would need 7300 eggs per year. That sounds a bit crazy town.
My dog eats 1 entire raw chicken a day on average. Add a few eggs on plus maybe 1lb of ground beef 1-2 times week There is no way I could sustain just the dogs food let alone 🍳 for the humans. It cost me about $10 a week in raw 🐔 1/4s for the dog currently. If I had to farm and slaughter a 🐔/Day it would be crazy.
hello im a farmer from nigeria ive been watching your videos educative i most say, pls i need u to help me out im thinking of crossing a rhode island red rooster and a hybrid layer what king of chicks do u think i may get in terms of meat and egg production
I know, I misspoke, I meant to say 5 a week. Tongue tied, and missed it in the edit too! Sorry, and good catch! That said, the math still is right about how many eggs per year per person etc... Thanks!
I know this has nothing to do with chickens I just wanted to get my information to you my kids are having a blast with Uncle Jim's worms.I had to let you guys know I'm going to text Justin and fit farmer and sow the land we have done worms in the past my kids were little and don't remember we just got our first set of worms again we live in an apartment for now I am composting on my patio in Rubbermaid tubs my kids are having a blast we are even making worm popsicles for them because it is super hot in Arizona. Just thought it would be fun for your kids definitely a science experiment for homeschoolers. #askhomesteady
Ugh. 4 square feet per chicken in a coop. 10 square feet of chicken in a run. Anything less, and you're looking at stressed and overly pecked/abused chickens. The Pecking order really does exist, even in the smallest flock. I've had chickens for 11 years now, and my flock is up to 100, 8 of which are roosters. Roosters are absolutely awesome for predator alerts. If your roosters are aggressive to you- they should be culled. All of my boys focus on the flock, not me, or any other human that goes into their run (although they do alert if the human is new and strange!)
ActiveAnimals. I eat 4 eggs at 1 sitting. There is nothing wrong with eggs. That is old info. From the days when "they" said don't eat butter, eat margarine.
That's an old belief pushed by doctors that was never founded on real science. The fact is, dietary cholesterol has nothing to do with blood cholesterol levels. Eat all the eggs you want. I'm a very healthy man and eat very little red meat but lots of eggs. My blood cholesterol levels are perfect.
More. I need more chickens. That's how many.
I use an old ice tray to freeze eggs for winter . I pop them out once frozen and put in a ziplock bag . as I need eggs i put what i need in small bowl and let come to room temp and have fresh eggs when i need them thanks for video
Austin I have been trying to catch up on what is happening with you as I missed some podcasts but am so thankful that you and your family are not giving up on homesteading even though you have faced many trials. Your update to the "we're leaving" podcast made it all clear. so thanks for that 😊 You are such an inspiration to my husband and I as we go through our own trials.
Good podcast episode coming out Monday probably, with all of our updates! We can't give up, we love this stuff too much. Burnout happens from time to time, but the embers can be kindled to be a big fire rather quickly!
Love you guys.
Don't love your customers getting mad at you.
Shared this one on Facebook because I think it really applies to a huge group of people. Good information 😊
we have 26 hens and egg production was 18-20 eggs a day before dec, now it is 3-6 a day
Your baby smiling on camera so cute. Greetings from the philippines
Plus if you have too many eggs you can freeze them. Helps during that slow down during winter.
we were up to 15 eggs before fall then they stopped, we got 2-5 a day. mid Nov to Dec. we are back way up now, Jan over 400!! we can get 20 a day. we got 7 new girls in mid Nov to meet the demand.
NICE!
You can always store your bulk eggs in a tub with water and hydrated lime for around 8 months... It works great when you have more than you can keep up with... That way in the winter time you still have plenty of eggs...
I bought two mixed runs of birds in the 80s: Rhode Island Reds and Barred Plymouth Rocks. 25 each. So....I had 12 hens and one rooster for each of the above birds. That meant I had 12 roosters from each. I ate baked, fried, and chicken and dumplings for several weeks until I ate all those cockerels up.
leave a light on for 16 hours in the winter time, and you will get more eggs they don't stop laying as much
Remember, your hens need 16 hrs a day in total. If there are eight hours of daylight then just supplement it with eight hours of electric lighting. Don't forget, even once! Layers need only 1.0 lumen per square foot; to give you some idea as to what that means, our henhouse has a 1W LED lamp over a 6 x 9 ft. floor ( that's 60 lumens over 54 sq. ft.) The light they need is actually quite dim.
Can start them sooner also so they start around winter and usually lay all winter. Nice to give them a break for a few months then just pumping out eggs all years.
I think a few breeds are also better during winter than others
I shared this video with a friend. Thank you guys soo much for helping people like me :)
We have Red Stars. They are about the most prolific egg layer there is. But there are some caveats:
1. They must have 15 to 17 hours of light daily. I put a timer on an incandescent light.
2. They can't run out of food or water. Stress makes them stop. Be vigilant.
3. They can't get too cold. I have a device that senses the temperature and if it drops below 35 the heat lamp comes on.
4. Don't let animals or children chase them. Stress...
5. If one decides to brood, put her in a cage about 2 or 3 feet off the ground for a couple days.
If they start moulting you aren't giving them enough light.
The only Red Star hens we've ever had that don't lay every day are unhealthy. Except one MacMurray sent us. She was a rooster... In all fairness, he was the bonus chicken they give us when we order. And wasn't a red Star either...
Hopefully I've made sense. If not, Google is your friend.
I live in minnesota we insulated my building and leave a light on and they dont slow down in production in the winter at all
We currently buy flats of 30 from our Egg Store two towns over. Our family of 6 goes through that in a little over a week, though sometimes more or less depending on what we are cooking. I'm thinking we would need at the very least six chickens. That's what I'll be starting with anyway 😊
+Ashelly Schofield We still have a few young ones who don't eat eggs, I'm sure we'll be upping production in a year or so. Thanks for watching!
I really appreciate all this information it's so helpful. you should be a teacher. I'm about to sign up and become a pioneer in my area. I hope to have chickens one day. thank you homesteady you have a beautiful family. love you videos
you keep me on the edge of my seat for sure. keep the videos coming I am subscribed and I clicked the bell so I know all new videos. lol you should get a day off Sunday is a perfect day to take off. Sunday is always a family day.
Hello, Dave here to say I am enjoying viewing your videos. I am gaining. knowledge and feeling better about trying new things. So a cool thanks to you and your family. GOD'S JOY to your Homestead my friend.
5 eggs a day per person? That is insane! :)
It is good to add some vinegar and make water whirl and then boom strait into center!!!!!!! But every one has his own recipe:-) great video about how many chicken:-)
Shared on Facebook and Congrats on 5k subs!
Very informative video.
I'm not a mathematician but 5 eggs a day x 365 days is 1825 eggs per year. Or 152 dozen 🥚 so an average family of 4 would need 7300 eggs per year. That sounds a bit crazy town.
Beautiful family!
enjoyed this thank you :)
My dog eats 1 entire raw chicken a day on average. Add a few eggs on plus maybe 1lb of ground beef 1-2 times week There is no way I could sustain just the dogs food let alone 🍳 for the humans. It cost me about $10 a week in raw 🐔 1/4s for the dog currently. If I had to farm and slaughter a 🐔/Day it would be crazy.
hello im a farmer from nigeria ive been watching your videos educative i most say, pls i need u to help me out im thinking of crossing a rhode island red rooster and a hybrid layer what king of chicks do u think i may get in terms of meat and egg production
Aliyu l Aliyu. How did that turn out? I might be breeding red sex links with barred rock rooster.
How many chickens do I need if I have 6 people in my family and just need to feed my family
5 x 365 = 250???
Five eggs a day?! Are you kidding me? We are a household of three and we eat maybe one dozen per week, for all three of us.
Bummer, we're a family of 6 and we live in the ' city' (rural area) and are only allowed up to 8 chickens.
your smart
you should have some seminars
I had 4 cemani ayam chickens about to hatch. I just won't know what to do with them.... Do I really want all black chickens.
Not to be a nit pic, but an average of 5 eggs per day, comes out to be 1825 eggs per year.
I know, I misspoke, I meant to say 5 a week. Tongue tied, and missed it in the edit too! Sorry, and good catch! That said, the math still is right about how many eggs per year per person etc... Thanks!
Homesteady - No worries, we still love your videos!
I know this has nothing to do with chickens I just wanted to get my information to you my kids are having a blast with Uncle Jim's worms.I had to let you guys know I'm going to text Justin and fit farmer and sow the land we have done worms in the past my kids were little and don't remember we just got our first set of worms again we live in an apartment for now I am composting on my patio in Rubbermaid tubs my kids are having a blast we are even making worm popsicles for them because it is super hot in Arizona. Just thought it would be fun for your kids definitely a science experiment for homeschoolers. #askhomesteady
I don't eat five eggs a day. LOL. Not sure where you got your info. More like 8 or 10 per week.
Goats and other livestock need company of their own to keep them healthy.Do chickens also have the same concept
Ugh. 4 square feet per chicken in a coop. 10 square feet of chicken in a run. Anything less, and you're looking at stressed and overly pecked/abused chickens. The Pecking order really does exist, even in the smallest flock. I've had chickens for 11 years now, and my flock is up to 100, 8 of which are roosters. Roosters are absolutely awesome for predator alerts. If your roosters are aggressive to you- they should be culled. All of my boys focus on the flock, not me, or any other human that goes into their run (although they do alert if the human is new and strange!)
I bought 20 chickens and my family eats around 7-10 eggs a day
I have around 30
I had ducks and they layed eggs almost every day.
Aren’t there duel purpose birds?
Great video. Question: "Shouldn't" you always fully cook eggs?
If the average American ate 5 eggs a day like you stated that would be 1825 eggs a year. I seriously doubt the American eats that many.
I would've said eight - ten because you're supposed to eat two eggs per day.
Heavy bakers.. lol !
I don't think 5 eggs a day is right seems high
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Wow, eating that many eggs is not healthy... I eat two eggs a week at most.
ActiveAnimals. I eat 4 eggs at 1 sitting. There is nothing wrong with eggs. That is old info. From the days when "they" said don't eat butter, eat margarine.
I eat three eggs every morning and use more for cooking/baking through the week - for an old hen, I'm darned healthy!
That's an old belief pushed by doctors that was never founded on real science. The fact is, dietary cholesterol has nothing to do with blood cholesterol levels. Eat all the eggs you want. I'm a very healthy man and eat very little red meat but lots of eggs. My blood cholesterol levels are perfect.
He actually meant 5 eggs per week