Specializing in helping new and future chicken owners, I help with coop options, chick rearing, health issues, feeding, and more! www.ChickensForEggs.com
I am also available for "chicken sitting" while you are on vacation!
03/30/2026
Eggs, eggs, and more eggs!
This is what happens when you hatched a few too many chicks the season before, and the daylight hours increase.
If you need and farm raised eggs for your breakfast table, let me know!
I have many dozens for sale....just in time for Easter! Just amazing colors.
08/11/2025
Support Get Growing with Farmer Fred and his annual ride to support a worthy cause! Give what you can, and lets cheer him on!
Farmer Fred's Ride for the Kids! Help Fred Hoffman raise money to support Rotary Club of Sacramento Foundation
07/17/2025
Well, that's a wrap for my day PHI inspections at the California State Fair for 2025!
The books said we had 160+ birds entered and 44+ exhibitors coming in for today, but we didn't have quite that many day-of.
Many thanks to my amazing clerk, Becky, and Garrett Pedretti, Show Superintendent for being so organized and having everything we needed ❤️
Wishing everyone a wonderful show!
07/17/2025
Waiting for folks to arrive at poultry inspections today, at the California State Fair, such a beautiful morning!
06/26/2025
Read about how AB 928 impacts the Hmong community, a culture that respects and protects roosters in thier customs, in the Fresno Bee:
Proposal to limit raising roosters is culturally deaf. Here’s why | Opinion In the Hmong community, roosters are sometimes used to retrieve a lost soul or restore spiritual balance.
Moving on up to the big brooder! Fresh shavings and more space for the win!
But something more vaulable here...is how the chicks behave.
More often than not, this is the perfect time to identify the males from the females, as they interact with one another. What do you notice happening in the video?
I spy with my little eye a couple of future roosters in the mix....
These are some mixed multi-purpose breeds I hatched for the laying yard, for more eggs next season.
Wondering why egg prices have been so high? The California Globe has excellent insights....
California Has Egg on Its Face – California Globe Organic, Free-Range, Pastured-Raised, & Cage Free eggs. (Photo: Katy Grimes for California Globe) California Has Egg on Its Face California’s supply of egg-laying hens has shrunk by 65%, an amount equal to 13 million birds By Will Coggin, May 22, 2025 1:00 pm 22 May 2025 1:00 pm Recently, severa...
AB928 Update!
Time To Make Two Calls - We Need Your Help!
Just posted on the Oppose 928 page:
"Buffy Wicks (916-319-2014) and Robert Rivas (916-319-2029) are the two people who have the future of this bill in their hands".
It's URGENT we reach out to them TODAY and say you're opposed to AB928 and ask them to "hold the bill."
They'll be making the decision to kill it or move it forward by Monday. It's ok if you talk to their staff, it's the number of calls they get that'll make a huge difference. Buffy is the Appropriations Committee Chair and Robert is the Speaker of the Assembly.
04/22/2025
Thinking about some ducks? Metzer Farm's posted a wonderful chart to help you decide which ones might be best for you!
04/19/2025
In California, we are dealing with a bill that could essentially put an end to the poultry fancy in this state, and as well as poultry shows and exhibitors. It could also put an end to many rural backyard chickenkeeping and those who hatch chicks for both their own use and for others.
While the bill aims to end criminal activities like cockfighting (which we are all against), it instead will create criminals out of those who have what the government deams to be "too many roosters" based on absure requirements such as combs and housing/coops. The bill is poorly written. And you need to let your representatives know.
Here are some key details and a link to a website that has been created to help educate the public. Please share!