If egg prices have you clucking, you may be thinking about building a coop in your backyard and raising your own hens. Before ...

Joseph Yoder raises chickens for eggs he sells at Shepherd's Market in Big Prairie. He warns raising laying chickens isn't ...

That is a stressful time for chickens and they need extra protein, and they stop laying when they are going ... of eggs needs to be chosen, such as White Leghorns. They lay an egg almost every ...

White Leghorn produces a white eggshell, is the most economical converter of feed into ... Pullets (adolescence) from 6–20 weeks should be fed a grower ration. Laying hens should be fed a layer diet.

Last December, the average price of a dozen eggs in the state was $6.12, which was slightly higher than the national average.