Comments on: Is Free Range Better for Chickens? https://thenovicehomestead.com/is-free-range-better-for-chickens/ Self Sufficiency, Gardening, Country Living Thu, 20 Apr 2023 00:07:05 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 By: Stacey https://thenovicehomestead.com/is-free-range-better-for-chickens/#comment-3114 Sat, 28 Jan 2023 19:04:44 +0000 https://thenovicehomestead.com/?p=98#comment-3114 In reply to Ted.

The main reason chickens do not lay as many eggs in the winter is that the days are shorter, with less daylight. Thanks for the tips!

]]> By: Ted https://thenovicehomestead.com/is-free-range-better-for-chickens/#comment-3097 Mon, 16 Jan 2023 03:39:11 +0000 https://thenovicehomestead.com/?p=98#comment-3097 I live in northern Illinois and it gets cold here but I know that chickens do not nearly lay as much when there feet get cold Also know from years of experience that when you crack a egg open for frying and you look inside the shell it should have a real small blister to be real fresh after1week that blister is already bigger That’s the best reason to tell if you purchased fresh eggs or older and if you want less cholesterol in the eggs feed them plenty of oats And in summer not too much corn

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