When I first began hatching chicks to increase my flock of laying hens, one of my biggest questions was how to tell the roosters from the hens. I really didn’t want to feed tons of roosters that I wasn’t keeping… Read More »3 Reliable Ways to Tell a Rooster From a Hen (1 When it’s Just a Chick!)
This week we’ve been plunged into a Polar Vortex and our efforts to keep our chickens warm during the cold winter months with snow and extreme temperatures have been put to the test. Thankfully, the coop is staying warm and… Read More »How to Keep Your Coop Warm in Extremely Cold Temperatures
Do you have a hen that won’t leave to coop, no matter how hard you try? Or do you have a hen who disappeared and you assumed died, only to briefly reappear for food and water and disappear again? You… Read More »Broody Hens: What to Expect When Your Hen’s Expecting
Have you ever wondered if you can hatch chickens in the winter, or how cold is too cold for hatching eggs? While it’s not ideal to have a winter hatch, sometimes you lose all your hens to predators, a hen… Read More »What You Need to Know About Hatching Chicks in the Winter
