New natural egg farm, starting in Corrales (homes, to buy)

[red46]

The ladies are only 4 days old now, so we have to wait about 6 months, before they begin to gift us with eggs.

I'll be sure to announce it here, when the time comes. I can't stand supporting the horrible conditions in the large egg farms and have made this decision for the sake of true nutrition.

If you could see the conditions of the hens at those so-called 'ranged' egg farms, you'd understand why this is so important to me.

You can visit my ladies, any time of the day and see for yourself, how happy they will be. They aren't quite out of the nursery yet but soon will be plowing down the weeds and taking over the homestead.

[Mike Horrell]

Looking forward to testing the initial production batch...

[Tim Rankin]

Originally Posted by red46

../..soon will be plowing down the weeds and taking over the homestead.

Red, a common weed in Albuq. is purslane. Your "ladies" will love it, as it's very nutritious and also high in the omega-3's. It has been used historically in New Mexican cooking [verdolaga].

[lalahartma]

Yay!

[rybert]

Originally Posted by red46

The ladies are only 4 days old now, so we have to wait about 6 months, before they begin to gift us with eggs.

I'll be sure to announce it here, when the time comes. I can't stand supporting the horrible conditions in the large egg farms and have made this decision for the sake of true nutrition.

If you could see the conditions of the hens at those so-called 'ranged' egg farms, you'd understand why this is so important to me.

You can visit my ladies, any time of the day and see for yourself, how happy they will be. They aren't quite out of the nursery yet but soon will be plowing down the weeds and taking over the homestead.

I'm confused. You care enough to raise your own hens/eggs, but you suggest in another post that Walmart is a suitable place to buy furniture. Pick a team!

[lisdol]

Originally Posted by red46

The ladies are only 4 days old now, so we have to wait about 6 months, before they begin to gift us with eggs.

I'll be sure to announce it here, when the time comes. I can't stand supporting the horrible conditions in the large egg farms and have made this decision for the sake of true nutrition.

If you could see the conditions of the hens at those so-called 'ranged' egg farms, you'd understand why this is so important to me.

You can visit my ladies, any time of the day and see for yourself, how happy they will be. They aren't quite out of the nursery yet but soon will be plowing down the weeds and taking over the homestead.

Oh yum. That sounds so good. One day I will have my own egg layers.

What kind of hens did you get?

[ABQConvict]

Team cheap. ;-)


ABQConvict

[berncohomes]

Originally Posted by ABQConvict

Team cheap. ;-)

[Cathy4017]

Originally Posted by Tim Rankin

Red, a common weed in Albuq. is purslane. Your "ladies" will love it, as it's very nutritious and also high in the omega-3's. It has been used historically in New Mexican cooking [verdolaga].

I enjoy purslane in my salads! It grew wild in West Texas, too, and I was glad to find it growing volunteer in my big tomato containers. When it went to seed, I scooped up soil and seed to bring with me, but left the container on the front porch...and forgot about it.

:-(

So now I have to get the seeds from a catalog company, and hope that I can get some started here!

[Towanda]

Purslane grows wild in my yard in the summer, but I am afraid to eat it because what if I am mistaken and it is some poisonous plant that just LOOKS like purslane.

The home grown eggs sound so good! We raised chickens and always ate their eggs when I was a kid, and they tasted about 100 times better than the eggs we get in the stores today. Will you have any brown eggs, or is it too soon to tell what the ladies will lay?