Eggs - are incredible

Eggs are so fundamental to our lives we never consider that there might not be any - do we? Let's make sure that it stays that way

With the arrival of Spring the buds and budding, the bees are buzzing and - the hens are laying

Daylight levels govern everything that a hen does in its complicated life. It is fundamental to when the bird gets up, when she goes to bed, when she bathes, preens and eats. Most of all though, a hen living a natural life will only produce eggs when the daylight hours are long enough to accommodate the egg-laying 'ceremony' - it is quite a palaver

Let's learn what is involved and how you can preserve an abundance of eggs whilst they are being produced for the times when they are not