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.

What determines the eggshell color?

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

How to tell if eggs are fresh...

It's all about buoyancy, floaters and sinkers....

Counting Chicks, I mean eggs...

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