Improving Egg Production Off-Grid

Kumu Aina is an off-grid farm and improving egg production was a welcome challenge and a pet project of mine. After capturing 20 free range hens and assorted roosters and putting them in my new coop, I expected what any farmer would expect…eggs. Well, it was December, winter after all, even though it was Hawaii […]

Which Came First; the Chicken or the Egg?

Which came first, the chicken or the egg is a question that has irked many farmers. Chickens might possibly be the first barnyard animal on every farm. They don’t sound particularly hard to manage, don’t require a lot of care, and the plus side, farm fresh eggs. There wasn’t anyone to ask, no Aunt or […]