[Highbeam]

Each healthy chicken will lay one egg per day. I have five chickens and get five eggs per day. Every day. Now I don't know about you but a guy can only eat so many eggs. I too got the animals for my kids to learn that eggs aren't born from a paper crate. CHickens are perfect since they are dirt cheap to buy, don't eat much, don't poop much, and generally are pretty disposable. Plus they produce a benefit every day.

I envy your place. With two-two year olds you must be close to my age and to have a nice hobby farm is an accomplishment. It'll only get better.