by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Aug 26, 2019 | Chickens, Eggs, Homestead, Poultry, Poultry Health & Wellness
How to Tell a Laying Hen from a Non-Laying Hen Since I keep a fairly large flock of laying hens to have enough eggs to sell at my local farmers market, I cannot afford to keep too many non-productive hens around that eat feed but don’t lay many eggs. Here are a... 
by Jessica Sleasman | Aug 19, 2019 | Chickens, Eggs, Homestead, Poultry, Recipes
Chicken Chat- Deviled Eggs Still have a ton of eggs coming in and nothing to do with them? Earlier this spring, our very own Jess N. and Jen K. decided to experiment with deviled eggs. They came up with a few deviled egg recipes that would be a hit at the next... 
by Jess N | Jun 3, 2019 | Eggs, Recipes
How To Make Cured Egg Yolks There are so many egg recipes out there for your farm fresh eggs, but sometimes you want to try something a bit different. A great recipe to try, and really amaze your family and friends is cured egg yolks. Many thoughts come to mind with... 
by Cameron K. | Mar 11, 2019 | Eggs, Poultry
Egg Anatomy 101 As an Agriculture teacher and Meyer Hatchery team member one of my favorite topics to teach about is poultry. There are so many topics and discussions to cover that I could teach a year round class on poultry alone and would not be able to cover... 
by Marie - Rusty Plow Farms | Sep 17, 2018 | Eggs
Cleaning and Storing Your Chicken’s Freshly Laid Eggs This blog post comes from our guest bloggers Cierra and Lexi. They are the awesome customer service gals you see in our retail store in Polk, OH. Thank you Cierra and Lexi! Some of life’s finest pleasures... 
by Sarah | Aug 13, 2018 | Chickens, Eggs
What are Pullet Eggs? It’s always an exciting moment when your chicken lays her first egg. Unless you are warned beforehand, you probably had no idea that they would lay such a small egg. These first eggs that your hens are laying are called pullet eggs. A pullet is...