by Shelley | Dec 3, 2016 | Chicken Care, Chicken Gifts, Hen Keeping
Check out our December newsletter! We’ve compiled a great list of gifts for chicken lovers.
by Shelley | Dec 21, 2015 | Caring for Coops, Chicken Care, Hen Keeping, Winter Preparation
First, know that frostbite is NOT caused by cold temperatures. Instead, it is moisture in the cold air that does the damage. The moistness comes from the hens pooping and breathing in their coop at night. Therefore, it is very important to keep the coop well...
by Shelley | Aug 10, 2015 | Chicken Care, egg laying, Hen Keeping, Winter Preparation
At this time of year, many hens begin to look rather crusty and bald. Most likely it’s because they are molting. Once chickens reach 1.5 years old, they annually replace their feathers. This molting process lasts an average of 2 months and typically begins once the...
by Shelley | Jul 18, 2015 | Chicken Predators, Hen Keeping
Today we have beautiful weather. The week-old chicks, who have been inside under a heat lamp, clamored to get out and explore, evidenced by them leaping around their crate. I let the girls into the chick yard, my fenced-off raised garden. Out in the chick yard,...
by Shelley | Jun 2, 2015 | Chicken Care, egg laying, Hen Keeping
The hatchery “warranty” states that they’ll refund money should we receive more than our fair share of roos (10%). I’ve had great luck until recently. The beautiful white and black Easter Egger girl I kept decided to be a rooster, as evidenced...
by Shelley | May 18, 2015 | egg laying, Hen Keeping
The cackling coming from the coop was deafening– well, perhaps not deafening, but louder than one might consider necessary. Three of our four layers decided to lay at the same time. Mind you, there are three nests adjacent to one another, so there is no...
