Category: Egg Production & Laying
How to Sell Backyard Eggs Legally
In most places, a small backyard keeper can legally sell ungraded eggs directly to consumers — at the farm gate,…
Selling Backyard Eggs: The Complete Handling Guide
Yes, you can almost certainly sell backyard eggs from a small flock, but the rules, washing, grading, and cartoning all…
Egg-Bound Hen: Signs, Risk Factors, and Prevention
An egg-bound hen has an egg stuck in her oviduct that she cannot pass. It is a serious, time-sensitive situation…
Double-Yolk Eggs: Causes, Safety, and Hatching
A double-yolk egg happens when a hen releases two yolks close together and both get wrapped in one shell. It…
How to Candle Eggs: A Keeper Step-by-Step Guide
Candling an egg means shining a bright, focused light through the shell in a dark room to see what is…
How to Store Fresh Eggs from Backyard Chickens
The single rule that decides how to store fresh eggs is whether you washed them. An unwashed egg keeps its…
Why Have My Chickens Stopped Laying Eggs
When hens suddenly stop laying, the cause is almost never illness. In my experience roughly 80% of unexplained drops trace…
How to Get Chickens to Lay Eggs in Winter
If you want to keep chickens laying through winter, the lever that matters is light, not heat. Hens need 14–16…
How to Increase Egg Production: Complete Keeper Guide
If you want to know how to increase egg production, the honest answer is that it comes down to four…