Are you preparing for chickens? I help people get started with their first chicken flocks all the time (crazy chicken-lady here!) and I want to share with you all the advice that I usually dish out in person.
One of the easiest commercial foods to replace is eggs; making chickens one of the ...
Read More about Preparing for Chickens: What you Should Know Before Getting Chickens
Latest from the Blog
Choosing Chicken Breeds for your Backyard Flock
If you're new to chickens you might want to check out the article I wrote about some of the things to consider before buying chickens. Today we're going to talk about chicken breeds and later we'll discuss which breed or combination of breeds will work well for your situation.
More often than ...
Read More about Choosing Chicken Breeds for your Backyard Flock
How to Brood Chicks
Most new chicken owners start their flock by raising chicks. It's always an enjoyable time for me when the barn is full of the happy cheeps of chicks in the brooder or under broody hens. If this is your first time raising chicks I recommend reading on to find out all you need to know to brood chicks ...
Read More about How to Brood Chicks
Chicken Terminology You Should Know
Just like any hobby or fancy, chicken-keeping comes with its very own terminology that you should learn. After all, you want to be able to accurately talk about your flock and their health without embarrassing yourself!
Life Stage and Gender Terms
Chick: a young chicken that still has all or ...
Read More about Chicken Terminology You Should Know
Breeding Chickens for Meat Production: How to Select for Bigger Birds with Faster Growth
We're now moving on to selection points to consider and cull for when breeding chickens for a meat flock. In the first part of the series we talked about general selection for a healthy flock and in the second part we discussed breeding for egg production. Now, it's time to bring on the ...
Read More about Breeding Chickens for Meat Production: How to Select for Bigger Birds with Faster Growth
Breeding Chickens for Egg Production: How to Select for Better Egg Layers
In the first part of this series, we talked about general selection and culling information to use when breeding your chicken flock. In this second part, we'll be focusing on selecting the best egg layers for you. In the third part, we discuss breeding for meat production.
What Makes Good Egg ...
Read More about Breeding Chickens for Egg Production: How to Select for Better Egg Layers
