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1. The Incredible Egg!

2. And my name
is Dustin .
Hi my name is
Brandon.

3. We chose to
study chickens because
we love to eat eggs. The
only thing is, you can’t get
eggs from just any animal.
We get our eggs from
chickens.

4. It’s not only that eggs are so tasty...

5. They are also full of
vitamins that will
make you healthy,
wealthy, and wise.

6. at the nutritious side of eggs.

7. Eggs are known as a SUPPER
food !!!
• One egg has half a carbohydrate. This is great for diabetics that
need to keep their carbohydrates low.
• The egg is a good source of B1,B2 and B12. This is important in
pregnancy to develop the brain of the baby.
• It is good for body builders because the high protein level it has.
• It is also high in zinc. Zinc improves the flow of blood to the
brain preventing mental deterioration.

8. Eggs also...
• The egg is a good source of calcium which will help keep
headaches away.
• An incredible egg will help in the fight against cancer
because of its vitamin A and vitamin D content .
• The egg is something you need to take when you are
anomic because it has folic acid.
• It also has many other vitamins such as potassium,
phosphorus, selenium, vitamin E, vitamin K, and all other
vitamins except for vitamin c .

9. Let’s see what Vitamin A
Protein
260 IU
is packed in 3.35 g
that incredible Folic Acid
32 mcg
Iron 1.04
mg
egg.
Calcium
28 mg
Magnesium
6 mg
Vitamin E
0.78 IU
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B 12 0.15 mg
0.773 mg
Vitamin D
Selenium
15.4 mcg Cystine Zinc
0.145 0.72 mg

10. Many products are
made
from eggs!

12. Eggs are used in making
hair and skin shiny and healthy.

13. Egg is even used
in dog food.

14. All of this goodness comes from
chicken eggs, but you can’t get
it from any chicken. So we had
to choose what kind of chickens
to get.

15. There are many different breeds of
chickens used for many
different things.

16. Some are used for their meat.
Cornish Australorps

17. These chickens are for incubating
Ancon
eggs. Silks
a

18. And there are chickens for
Isa brown
laying. Spangled Hamburg
White Leghorn Plymouth Rock

19. We chose Isa browns because they are
good layers, most readily available, and
don’t go broody.

20. Now we have the
chickens, but that is not
all it takes to get those
incredible eggs.

22. There is a lot of work involved, and a
lot of studying and research to do.

23. Building a house for your
chickens.
Having proper housing for your chickens is
important.
Foxes like chickens so it is important that your
housing will protect them.

24. They also need a place to get out of the
rain as chickens don’t like to be wet.
Inside your house you would
need a roosts for the chickens
to sleep on at night.

25. Nest are important..
The nest must be in a dark, and
quite place that will be warm. It
is also a good idea to have a way
to get eggs from the outside of the
house.

26. The reason we put garlic in their water is to
keep them from getting worms .
They
need
lots of
clean
water
with
garlic.

27. It is also important
to clip one of their
wings, or else your
chickens will fly
away.

28. To get good egg
production you
must feed your
chickens
properly.

29. We feed our chickens free range
layer pellets with grit. However there are several ways
to feed them, but you must remember that they can’t
eat just any thing to get their vitamins to lay eggs.

30. Chickens need vitamins, and minerals to have
the energy for laying eggs. The main things
they need is protein, and calcium. You give
them protein and calcium through the grit.
A unhealthy chicken laid A healthy chicken
this egg. laid this egg.

31. Although you need to feed your chickens layer pellets , free
range chickens get a lot of their food from the paddock.

32. Hygiene is very
important. If you
don’t have high
hygiene standards
you might kill your
whole flock with
diseases.

33. There are several
diseases they can get
that will affect their
laying.

34. Here are a few of them.
 Newcastle disease- There is no hope for the bird
if it has gotten this disease, but you can help
prevent it by keeping the feed clean, and spraying
for mozzies.
 Bumble foot disease- when
the chicken gets this disease
you can cut it out, but it
is better to clean their
house than to do surgery.

35.  Avian pox- Avian pox is transmitted by
mozzies, in direct contact, and
direct contact of the skin.
 Gumboro, Mycoplasmosis,
Ochratoxicosis, Fowl cholera, and
Histomoniasis also known as
Blackhead.
Most of these diseases can be spread to
humans as well as any other bird you may
have. The prevention of most diseases is high
hygiene standards.

36. Bugs are a
problem!

37. These are some bugs to look out for.
• Lice are a big problem and hard to get rid of
some times. There are six varieties of lice,
shaft lice, large chicken lice, head lice, wing
lice, and fluff lice.
• Mites are also a problem, there four different
types to contend with. Northern fowl, Red
mites, scaly leg mites, and Depluming mites.

38. • Bed bugs will stop egg producing.
• If your chickens have any of these bugs they
will be itching and pulling out their feathers.
The answer to this problem is to clean their
house , and dust them with one of the
following : Crumbled tobacco leaves,
Rotenone sulphur, Co-Ral, or wood ashes with
some old cooking oil.

39. Even with all of that work you might
lose some.

40. Here is were studying
takes place.
We are trying to find out
what made this chicken
die, so that we can
prevent from losing any
more.

41. now It is the
chickens’ job to
lay the eggs.

42. Watching for chickens eating
eggs.
But if you don’t get as many eggs as you think
you should, It wouldn’t be bad if you watched
you chickens for a day to see if they are eating
your eggs. If they are eating the eggs they
must be killed.

43. As you can see it is a
big process to take
care of your chickens.
With proper care they
will pick up from here.

44. Now that the
chickens have
worked hard at
laying the eggs, we
gather the eggs!

45. Secondly
we wash the
eggs.

46. We cook the eggs!

47. Now for
the best
part;
eating
the
eggs!

48. It is a lot of
work to get
the incredible
egg. But it
pays of in the
end to have
chickens.

49. References
• http://www.backyardchickens.com/
• http://www.organicvet.co.uk/DiseaseManage/DiseaseManage1.ht
m
• http://www.heritagehatchingandhens.com.au/user/33119212/web
/33119212_index.asp
• http://www.farmpride.com.au/our_egg_products.asp
• http://www.backyardchickens.com/breeds/breed-chart
• http://www.whfoods.com/genpage.php?tname=foodspice&dbid=9
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• http://www.organicvet.co.uk/
• The Encyclopaedia of Country Living by Carla Emery
• Back to Basics by readers digest.

50. WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE SPONSORS OF THE
2011 CREAM OF THE CROP COMPETITION
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