01-20-2018, 12:50 PM
When we want to catch chickens we get a big wire crate dog kennel (the type that both the front and the side open), open the side, and we pour a little chicken food in there a few times a day and feed the chickens. At first just the domesticated ones go in there but after they see that nothing bad is happening the wild ones eventually go in there to. After several days so many chickens will go in there that no more will fit. That's when you close the door for the first time and trap them.
I've never had our egg's cholesterol checked, but according to what I've researched, free-ranging hens produce eggs with higher cholesterol than factory-produced eggs, however they are higher in the "good" cholesterol and lower in the "bad" cholesterol. Most chicken feed is purposely vegetarian to try to keep the cholesterol down. Free ranging hens are omnivores and will eat as many bugs, worms, centipedes, roaches, grubs, coquis, etc they can get their beaks on.
I can't remember the last time I had a store egg, but the yolk is always a sickly yellow color. Egg yolks are supposed to be orange.
I've never had our egg's cholesterol checked, but according to what I've researched, free-ranging hens produce eggs with higher cholesterol than factory-produced eggs, however they are higher in the "good" cholesterol and lower in the "bad" cholesterol. Most chicken feed is purposely vegetarian to try to keep the cholesterol down. Free ranging hens are omnivores and will eat as many bugs, worms, centipedes, roaches, grubs, coquis, etc they can get their beaks on.
I can't remember the last time I had a store egg, but the yolk is always a sickly yellow color. Egg yolks are supposed to be orange.