No more laying about: Dos and don’ts for chicken owners as egg production ramps up

Tanya Marschke
Updated September 9 2018 - 9:39am, first published September 8 2018 - 5:00pm
PREPARATION: Derek Hall from Mullion Produce Pets and Saddlery, pictured holding a silver dorking rooster, said now is a good time to make sure nesting options for hens are up to scratch.
PREPARATION: Derek Hall from Mullion Produce Pets and Saddlery, pictured holding a silver dorking rooster, said now is a good time to make sure nesting options for hens are up to scratch.

THE broods of chickens roaming Orange’s backyards are about to ramp up their egg production, sparking advice to their owners to ensure their health and safety to maximise the number of eggs in the fridge.

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Tanya Marschke

Tanya Marschke

Journalist

I am based at Orange and cover a wide range of subjects as well as the weekly business column. I've worked consistently in the the media industry since 2006 including the past seven years at the Central Western Daily. Before moving to Orange, I worked as a journalist at weekly newspapers the Beaudesert Times and the Gold Coast Sun in Queensland, as well as the Scone Advocate in the Hunter Valley. I started my career at the Ridge News in Lightning Ridge while I completed my journalism studies remotely at Charles Sturt University in Bathurst.

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