Free Chicken Coop Plans Let’s face it. The biggest start up expense if you want to start raising backyard chickens is buying or building the chicken coop. Cheap Chicken Coops You don’t have to spend a lot of money to build a great chicken coop. Keep in mind, the more chickens you have, the […]
Chicken Coop Security My non chicken coop friends kind of chuckle at me good naturedly when I talk about the lengths that I have gone to keep my chickens safe from chicken predators. These non chicken people love to watch my chickens run around my back yard and they certainly enjoy the fresh eggs […]
Buy A Chicken Coop Online Raising chickens in your backyard can be a fun and exciting venture. I have been keeping chickens in my yard for years now and I still get a thrill every year when the new chicks start arriving. They are just so darn cute! All of my chicken coops to date […]
Do Chickens Make Their Own Nests? I have been asked this question many times. Chickens DO NOT make their own nests like other birds do. Wild birds will gather materials like twigs, twine, fabric, grasses, mud etc. and will actually construct a nest in a tree or a corner of a building or any other […]
How To Build A Chicken Coop Cheaply I am assuming you are here because you need to a chicken coop and you are trying to figure out how to build a chicken coop cheaply. Anyone who has gone online and looked at chicken coops knows right away that they are not cheap. And, quite […]
Build A Raccoon Proof Chicken Coop This post is very timely and unfortunately too late for a friend of mine who just lost 6 of her chicks to a raccoon last night. We spent several hours yesterday re-enforcing her chicken coop and failed to consider the flimsy, cheap and completely un-secure latches on the doors. […]
Chicken Care In The Summer It is mid June here in Kentucky and the temperature is expected to soar into the mid 90’s this week. Most of us humans can retreat to our air conditioned homes to get out of the heat. But what about caring for backyard chickens when it is hot? While […]
How To Chicken Farm In Your Backyard Learning how to chicken farm is not difficult. You do not need to own a hundred acres of land and have millions of dollars to invest if you decide to look into how to chicken farm. There are many families, just like yours that decide to buy […]
Predator Protection – Chicken Coop Predators Predator protection from chicken coop predators is imperative as your backyard chickens could end up as dinner to any number of predators roaming around your property looking for an easy meal. It is not something that any of us want to think about but there are many chicken coop predators that […]
Chick Care Once upon a time, a family walked into a local Tractor Supply and heard the musical sound of chicks chirping. Like millions of people before them, they were filled with wonder at the site of row after row of shiny metal water troughs filled with chicks of many different breeds and colors. The […]
Start Raising Backyard Chickens I was surfing the internet this morning and ran across a great article on how to start raising backyard chickens. This article provides some excellent tips for anyone that is thinking about raising backyard chickens. Check it out below. ======================================================================= by guest blogger Jean Nick, author and sustainability expert When I […]
Spring is around the corner and now is the best time of year to consider either start raising a backyard chicken flock or add to an existing backyard chicken flock. So, where is the best place to buy chicks? My answer is “It depends on why you want to buy chicks”. Are you starting a […]
Problems Related To Raising Backyard Chickens – Rats Many people that have backyards chickens will have issues with mice or rats. They can be a huge problem when you have any type of farm animal like backyard chickens, rabbits or even goats. Raising backyard chickens is not that complicated but the majority of people don’t […]
13 Frequently Asked Questions About Chickens Curious About Raising Backyard Chickens? 1. How long does a chicken usually live? On average, your hens will live from 6 – 8 years but they can live up to 10 years. Egg production slows and eventually stops as they get older. 2. How long does it take for an egg to hatch? 21 days […]
How to Clip Chickens Wings Do your chickens “ignore” your chicken fencing and pretty much go where they want to? Are you worried that predators are going to kill your free ranging chickens that ignore their boundaries? Do you want to STOP your chickens from wandering off your property? One way to limit your flock’s […]
Most chickens lay eggs that are similiar in size and shape over their life time. Young hens tend to lay smaller eggs and older hens tend to lay larger eggs. I just ran across an article online about a jumbo chicken egg. Check it out below. It’s amazing! CLICK HERE to go to the page […]
How To Keep Your Chickens Cool Any weather extremes can be a challenge for any animals that have to live outside. We all want our animals to be as comfortable as possible, but short of installing a heater for the winter and an air conditioner in the summer, sometimes there are limits to what […]
It’s March here in Kentucky and one of my hens has gone broody. I didn’t really want her to sit on eggs this early but she refused to budge. Since the weather here is pretty warm, I ended up letting her keep four eggs to hatch. One common problem that I have when my hens go broody is that the other […]
Raising egg laying hens is a great family project that everyone in can enjoy. Most people keep hens in their backyard for the fresh eggs they provide. Chicken egg laying problems can be very upsetting for families that depend on their eggs. But it is a fact that if you are going to keep chickens, […]
Parasitic worms in chickens are more common than most chicken owners know. It is very easy for your chickens to pick up parasitic worms on the ground. These eggs then grow into adult worms inside them.
Your cute baby chicks are now almost full sized pullets that are starting to lay their first eggs. So how do you go about caring for egg laying hens to ensure that they are happy and healthy egg laying hens.
Are you raising backyard poultry and are wondering about egg production in poultry? Well you are not alone. Chicken forums are full of questions about egg production in poultry and what is normal.
So, you have a hen that has gone broody and you decide that you want to raise a few chicks. I have done this countless times and I finally have a method to the madness.
I have a chicken flock of about 40 hens and roosters and I have three chicken coops. They usually tend to congregate in one chicken coop which is fine but I have extra hen houses for several reasons.
I’m happy to report that about a week after their mother was killed, all 8 of the chicks hatched. They are so cute and active.
I was so excited. One of my bard rock hens went broody and started collecting a clutch of eggs to sit on. Everything was going great. I made sure that she ate and drank every day and she was being a good broody hen.
Keeping chickens can be a lot of fun if you are properly prepared, you have enough space, some extra money and a little extra time. I decided to start keeping chickens a few years ago and I have never regretted it.
It used to be very common for people to raise chickens in their back yard, even if you lived in the city. The hens provided fresh eggs and meat for their owners. They also had the added benefit of providing bug control.