Occasionally one of our hens goes broody, even though we use breeds that are not supposed to, and for that reason, I don’t trust them to follow through. I would love to let them hatch some chicks, but I don’t want to have to look after those chicks or waste the eggs if the hens […]
10 Ways You Can Keep Your Hens Protected if You Choose to Free Range
In this article, you will learn why we choose to free range our chickens even after a raccoon attack and 10 Ways to keep your hens protected when you free range.
How to keep your chickens from sleeping in the nest boxes
All winter long my chickens have been trying my patience with their sleeping in the nest box antics. I do mean all winter long! Of course you never want chickens to sleep in the nest boxes because they poop in them. Poop in the nest boxes gets on the eggs which is sorta well, gross. […]
How and why to break a broody hen
I’ve had Silkies for as long as I’ve had chickens. I had heard they were great at raising chicks but I really didn’t have a clue how determined they could get. When a Silkie goes broody she just doesn’t give up! She will decide to hatch some babies and turn into an egg stealing, cranky […]
Choosing a rooster
This might sound weird, but we let our hens chose their rooster. I better start at the beginning (although its hard to tell where that is, chicken and egg and all that). Here’s a summary of how we hatch and dispatch our roosters, and let the hens chose a few to keep.
Chicken Hot Topics Book Review
Getting chickens seems like a simple enough proposition. Give them a place to live, some food and water and bam! Fresh eggs. While raising chickens can be rather straightforward, there is a bit more to keeping them at their healthiest and happiest. just like pretty much everything in life, the details can get a bit […]
