Do chickens really NEED all their eggs?
Here's the thing. I'm vegan, so I'm immune from criticism. So don't come at me. I bought a few egg-laying hens (they're so cute with their flat beaks!) from the local big-box store where people buy supplies for their tractors. I built them a coop, and I keep them locked up tight so they can't move. And for safety or whatever. Anyway, these chickens lay a LOT of eggs! Like, way more than they should probably eat themselves. Maybe. I dunno, everything I've read says that chickens can eat eggs, but like, do they need ALL of their eggs? Wouldn't it be harmful if they ate ALL of their eggs? Surely it would be fine, and still vegan, if I were to take their eggs and eat them myself, or even sell them. For the animals. I'm sure there are studies out there somewhere that says that chickens can't eat all their eggs and it could even be harmful if they were to eat that many. I can't find any, so hopefully someone else can find them for me. I don't have a lot of time to look into it myself, I'm quadrupling the size of my coop and getting 3 dozen more egg-laying hens. I've found it can be quite profitable to sell the chickens' bonus eggs that they probably shouldn't eat themselves.
While we're on the subject, how much milk can a baby cow drink all by itself? 🤔