Feeding Chickens Eggs, Blood Spots, Capons, How Many Chickens Should I Get? & Introducing New Chicks

Can you feed chickens eggs? Well you're about to find out in today's podcast.   Today is the day that I take your questions, and boy I got some interesting ones this week.   If you want to submit a question, just email me at editor@thefrugalchicken.com, and I might answer it on a future episode!   This week, we tackle blood spots, whether you can keep 3 day old chicks with 2 week old chicks, how to caponize a rooster (and what the heck that means), and how many chickens is a good number to start out with.     You'll learn: Why blood spots happen (and if they're an issue) Whether it's okay to put day olds with 2 week old chicks Why feeding eggs is a good idea (and about cannibalism) Why you should never caponize a rooster (and what the heck caponizing is anyway)   LIKE THIS PODCAST? CLICK HERE FOR ALL OF THEM! Links we discuss: How to caponize a rooster (WARNING: GRAPHIC. Don't watch if you're faint of heart) Healthy Coop Boot Camp Transcript: Hi there, and welcome to session 26 of What the Cluck?!, a podcast devoted to keeping chickens for fun and self-sufficiency. I’m Maat from FrugalChicken, and today is the day that I take your questions.   Now this week, we have a diverse amount of questions, but the thing they’re all common questions that I’ve had listeners ask. I think you’ll be blown away by some of the interesting information you’ll learn today.   A million thanks to everyone who submitted, and due to time limitations, I can only take 5 questions, but if your question isn’t answered today, rest assured I’ve taken note, and will try to answer them in next Tuesday’s episode.   Just as a reminder, if you would like to submit a question, you can shoot me an email at editor@thefrugalchicken.com or contact me over social media. You can find me on Facebook at TheFrugalChicken.com/Facebook.     What is a blood spot and what does it mean? Blood spot is the terminology for those tiny spots of blood you might see in your eggs after cracking