In return, they laid more eggs than I could eat. In summer when insects were their chief diet—ants being plentiful, and grasshoppers in August—their yolks took on the color of a sunset and tasted good ...

As autumn set in last year, I thought Esmerelda, at age seven, had entered a well-merited retirement. For nearly six years ...

Chickens typically start laying at six to seven months old. How many eggs depends on the breed. A Longhorn may lay one a day. A Rhode Island Red may lay one every one or two days. Shorter daylight ...