03-12-2012, 01:59 PM
I have in the past.
Most egg laying chickens have brown, white or a greenish/bluish normal sized eggs.
Bantams have much smaller and can sometimes be a little more colorful egg shells.
My brother has quite a few (town ordinance allows for four or six) and sells the eggs. With the price of feed he usually doesn't make a profit. ( you have to be careful what you give away)
Pics of free range chickens in gardens and even "suggesting" that they are good for eating bugs always crack me up. Chickens can wipe out all your fancy veggies in an afternoon. They'll eat anything. Anything.
You don't need or even want a rooster, unless you want baby chicks.
Viable eggs will have a little red splotch which a lot of people don't like.
Most egg laying chickens have brown, white or a greenish/bluish normal sized eggs.
Bantams have much smaller and can sometimes be a little more colorful egg shells.
My brother has quite a few (town ordinance allows for four or six) and sells the eggs. With the price of feed he usually doesn't make a profit. ( you have to be careful what you give away)
Pics of free range chickens in gardens and even "suggesting" that they are good for eating bugs always crack me up. Chickens can wipe out all your fancy veggies in an afternoon. They'll eat anything. Anything.
You don't need or even want a rooster, unless you want baby chicks.
Viable eggs will have a little red splotch which a lot of people don't like.