Getting excited about those baby chicks arriving? Just a little preparation and things should go smoothly for you. Before I even get the brooder ready, I let our local farm store know when the chicks will arrive and how many I’m getting. It gives them an idea on how much starter to keep on hand for their customers. At the… Read more »
With summer coming on here in the US, I thought a little info about raising chickens in the summer would be in order. Can you imagine a hot summer day hoping for just a slight breeze to cool off a bit? If so, then most likely your chickens have or are feeling the same way. Extreme heat can stress them… Read more »
If you have a yard with lots of grass or other similar stuff growing in it, you may benefit from keeping chickens in portable chicken coops, (small chicken coop) These are just what they sound like: normal homes for poultry, only movable. This helps to keep your grass from overgrowing throughout your entire plot of land, because chickens will eat any… Read more »
We’re on our third bag of feed since we got our chickens in May this year. This is pretty good, considering that each bag is 50 lbs, we feed them kitchen scraps and we bought them a 50 lbs bag of scratch as well. We’d been really happy with the pellets we got the first couple of times, and I… Read more »
Chicken nesting boxes are very important to your overall operation of raising chickens. Nesting boxes are where your hens go to lay their eggs. If your chicken nesting boxes are not constructed and placed properly, your hens may feel stressed and this can affect their productivity. It is no secret that there are dozens of plans available for chicken nesting… Read more »
Raising chickens for eggs is one of the main reasons people raise chickens in the first place. Those who are new to raising chickens for eggs may not be aware of the special dietary needs of the hens. This lack of knowledge can have a profound effect on the quality and number of eggs that your hens lay. In this article, we are… Read more »
Raising chickens is fun for the whole family. Kids especially love collecting fresh eggs. Hen houses or chicken houses can be a messy pain to clean out. Chickens will poop everywhere: Inside nest boxes or on top of nesting structures, on chicken runs, roosts and of course on the chicken house floor. Did you know you can build your own… Read more »