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Are Chickens Pets or Farm Animals?

I like to think of them as both!  True they are not cuddly.  Although I have had both a rooster and hen that loved to be held.  Will try to find some old pictures.  Might take a while, if at all, because they were on the farm before  cell phones and cells with cameras were. 

Do you have to refrigerate eggs?

I use to think so, but after becoming a farmer I learned differently.
Not Everyone Refrigerates Eggs...

What determines the eggshell color?

It's a little more complicated than just the color of the earlobe.
Shell Color

How to tell if eggs are fresh...

It's all about buoyancy, floaters and sinkers....
Fresh Egg Test

Counting Chicks, I mean eggs...

We have always heard not to count our chicks before the eggs hatch.  But why?
Don't count your chicks

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