by Texas Homesteader ~
We keep a small flock of hens her on the Homestead. Not only do they provide free pest control (and they LOVE their jobs!) but also plenty of fresh eggs. When they provide more than we can eat I make my own convenience food: Freezer Breakfast Burritos.
by Texas Homesteader ~
The most common colors of chicken eggs sold in the stores are white or brown. They taste the same and have the same nutritional content. But white or brown – how do I know what color eggs my Ideal 236 chickens will lay? Well read on for the surprising answer!
by Texas Homesteader
Back in April we bought day-old straight-run chicks. Three Black Minorcas for their larger body frames and three Ideal 236 for their larger egg-laying abilities. After the chicks grew their feathers we put them in a mobile chicken tractor and moved them to fresh grass every day. The chicks grew & grew!
When they outgrew the chicken tractor we moved them into the chicken coop in our 1880’s barn. We let them out each morning to free range and locked them securely back in the barn each night.
The baby chicks now looked like grown chickens and Interestingly enough the Black Minorca roosters have different colored cheek patches. We anticipated they would have large white patches and one of them does, but the other on has large red patches on his cheeks instead.
by Texas Homesteader ~
I’ve made our homemade mayonnaise from scratch for years. An egg, some oil, lemon juice and salt is all it takes. Sometimes I’ll flavor the mayo too, adding garlic lends an aioli flavor. It’s all so easy to personalize to your family’s tastes when you make it yourself!
