“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime”—Author unknown

Audley’s version “Give your in-laws eggs you have fed them for today. Give them laying hen and you feed them for a lifetime.”

I have given my in-laws a hen that actually belongs to my nephew Jon Tristan (hence the name JT for the hen), along with two additional red sex link hens, and one Rhode Island Red hen. They also have "Big Dawg", (Brad’s pet rooster) on loan as they have just completed a small coop and run. Big Dawg is on loan because, I did not have a rooster I would give them as I had four I wanted to keep (for breeding purposes) and four that needed to be processed for food (aggressive).

Any way, earlier this week Billy and Connie had four hens and a rooster move to their house. Just as planned, the following day Billy was able to collect three eggs from his four hens.