[Ag-eq] Selling Eggs

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Susan:

Have you owned the Red Stars before?

I thought about getting a couple, but don't know much about them.

I prefer a smaller hen than the Road Island Reds.  The smaller breeds seem to
handle the heat a little better.

Nella
Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> Jody,
>
> Regarding selling egs at the farmers market.  I am going to have to purchase
> more hens this spring from Eden Farms.  They will be about 4 weeks or so
> come March and I am looking for 2 flocks, 20 to 25 hens each and 1 rooster
> for each flock.  I don't like having hens without a rooster because they are
> flighty, pushy at feeding time and generally don't seem to have the since to
> come in out of the rain.  LOL.
>
> I am going to try for Red Stars and Rhode Island Reds.  We lost our oldest
> bird, a Rhode Island Red rooster named Red, on Memorial Day and I really
> miss that old coot!  He was mean and onnery, but he was the most careing
> protecter/provider of his girls I had ever delt with.  He would sit up on
> the outside pirch next to the fencing wire and take bundles of grass from
> you through the wire.  He'd then toss each bundle on the ground and give a
> little chuck chucksound and call his hens over to eat the grass he put there
> for them.  He would not eat any of it until they had their full.  He was a
> big beautiful rooster, brick red body with a large curved tail full of
> eridessent green feathers.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 9:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Insurance
>
>
> > Hi Sue,
> >
> > I checked out the Highlands County Farm Bureau.  Membership is $55 a year
> > which is very reasonable.  Yes, it does include all kinds of discounts on
> > food, tools and even theme parks and it makes you eligible for Farm Bureau
> > Insurance.
> >
> > Oh wow, if they need more fresh eggs that is perfect for you as a place to
> > sell your eggs.
> >
> > JODY
> >
> >
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