Tips for raising chickens. Common issues and solutions. Prevent predator problems. Ways to keep chickens healthy and happy.
Does the price of store-bought eggs have you thinking about raising chickens? Looking for tips on how to own chickens and have your own supply of chicken eggs? Want to raise your own flock of chickens? Let me share some tips—some I learned the hard way, and others I got from other homesteaders who raise…
Yesterday, I found myself asking if my hen was broody or egg-bound—having trouble passing an egg. I really didn’t know much about an egg-bound chicken but had run across Pinterest pins on the topic, so I was aware that it could happen. But that was it. It’s winter here in Vermont, and my birds…
All poultry farmers will need to learn how to heal pecked chicken skin or roosters at some point. Every now and then, a chicken will be singled out to be picked on and pecked at. This can cause nasty bright red, raw skin and a loss of feathers. For hens, this usually appears on their…
Getting started raising chickens We’ve raised chickens several times. The first time was when we moved into our house in the 1980s, and since it came with a chicken coop, my husband ordered 24 layers and 24 broilers. That started our on-again-off-again journey into raising chickens. Talk about trial by fire… After quite a hiatus,…
