Time to Collect the Eggs

Every morning after I am done feeding and cleaning the chickens its then time to collect the eggs. There are four large cages in the front of the farm that house about 100 chickens. Each one of these cages has a nesting box where the chickens nest in and lay their eggs. I always knock on the door to the nesting box to let the chickens know I am opening it to gather the eggs. As I open the door you can hear the chattering from the nesting chickens who do not want to be disturbed. To make the chickens feel more relaxed I always talk to them calmly while speaking in a reassuring tone. The chickens seem to know that my intentions are good and they allow me to collect the eggs as well as clean out the boxes. After I have collected the eggs and relined the boxes with fresh hay they jump right back in ready to start the process all over again. Next I collect the eggs from the row of twelve separate cages that house about forty chickens. These cages are set up so that you can feed and clean the chickens from the front while collecting eggs from the nesting boxes in the back. When the eggs are removed from these cages I then go to the back of the farm where there are four more large cages with another 100 chickens. The back cages are set up with the nesting boxes inside the cage so you have to enter into the cage to collect the eggs. When entering the cages I have to come in slowly because all the chickens come right over to see what I am doing but they eventually clear a path so I can get to the nesting boxes. After all the eggs have been collected I bring them to Pam and she prepares them to be sold at a few local markets. Well check back soon to see more pictures and hear more stories from the City Boy on the Farm.