Chicken Curfews and Risks of Free Ranging Your Chickens
First of all, when we say free range chickens we have a very different meaning compared to the word free range when used to describe commercial chicken product production methods. For us, with backyard flocks or small farms, when we…
Raising Poultry for Eggs
One of the most popular reasons why people decide to get chickens is for having their own fresh eggs. I thought I’d spend some time discussing the particulars of raising poultry for eggs, something that I’ve been doing since childhood….
Is Your Bird a Boy or a Girl?
Once chickens are full grown, it becomes clear which are the roosters (males) and which are the hens (females). Roosters are larger and taller in stature than hens. Roosters also crow or Cock-a-doodle-do! They act differently than hens – being…
Safe Feeding and Chicken-Proofing your Yard
I am often asked questions regarding foods and plants that are poisonous for chickens. There is a very long lists of plants that are potentially poisonous to chickens. And I say potentially because the chickens have to actually eat these…
Bedding for Baby Chicks
What to use as bedding for your baby chicks is an important consideration. Pine wood shavings are an obvious choice, but there are other things to consider before you fill your brooder with pine shavings. I usually wait until my…
