When I was a kid you couldn’t really find brown eggs in the grocery store. White egg-laying chicken breeds ruled the roost. Those were the days of white bread, white eggs, sugary drinks galore, and leaded gasoline. A lot has changed since then thank goodness because what we have learned since those bleached-out times is … Read more
Raising your chickens is rewarding because you get fresh eggs and fresh chicken meat, and it’s fun to watch them grow, play, and produce. But while your backyard buddies offer these rewards freely, there could be a price to pay for raising chickens if you’re not careful about how you handle them. There are health … Read more
I am very fortunate to own a small plot of land surrounded by hundreds of acres of forest. I can let my chickens free-range without too much worry. The point is that they make themselves at home on property other than my own, and nobody cares. There will come a time soon when a neighbor … Read more
This is about the essential equipment, housing, tools, and know-how to find out what you need to raise chickens. I’m including everything that you can find to make your chickens comfortable, safe, and healthy, from the baby chick stage to adulthood. I’m going to assume that you already know why you want to raise chickens, … Read more
Chickens lay eggs consistently for 2 to 3 years for most breeds. After that time, they slow down and eventually stop laying altogether. Old age is one of the reasons why chickens stop laying eggs. I want to talk about this, and some other reasons as well. I had a flock several years ago when … Read more
Chicken waterers are some of the most important components in your chicken-raising arsenal of tools. Without water, a chicken can only last for about 48 hours, tops. In very hot weather, far less. Your chicken waterer doesn’t have to be complicated, so there is really no reason for your feathered friends to go thirsty. I … Read more
Building a chicken coop is simple compared to building a house, but no less important to the chicken than your house is to you. Keeping this in mind, building plans for a chicken coop should take a few things into consideration. In fact, I’m going to lay out 8 categories for you to consider before … Read more
Along with keeping chickens warm in cold weather, it is important to know how to keep chickens cool in hot weather. Obviously, hot weather isn’t just a matter of the outside temperature. Other heat-related factors can come together to make conditions for chickens unbearable in the coop, and the run. And even free-range chickens aren’t … Read more
I had too many roosters, so I asked around to see if anybody wanted up to three of them. Sometimes you get lucky. It just so happened that there was a taker about five miles away. So, I went about the business of gathering the chickens and putting them in a cage for transport. Now, … Read more
