My second oldest son started an egg business when he was ten. He delivered about 50 dozen eggs every two weeks to customers for about three years. Then we took about a two year break, but with college around the corner, he has decided to start his business up again. This time he hopes to have 100 dozen eggs for customers every two weeks.
To achieve this goal, he ordered from
Stromberg Hatchery. He ordered 50 white leg horns; 25 brown leg horns; 25 Americana and 25 Rhode Island Reds. As usual, he was very pleased with his order. Upon arrival, we had no dead birds. This is normal for this hatchery. We have lost three white leg horns at this point due to the cold the other night and the heat lamps going out, but that is all. And we do have two others that arrived with leg issues. We are not sure if they will survive or not, but time will tell.
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| 100 hens for egg production | | |
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With 125 hens, they came in two boxes. One box held 100 and the other box held 25 birds. Of course, we had to make sure they knew how to drink.
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| Teaching the birds how to drink |
These birds are smaller than the Cornish X rocks, but they feather out quicker. Today they are already getting their flight feathers. We love their 'peeps'. It really is music on the farm!
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| 125 hens...four varieties |
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