Free-range eggs have been praised and marketed as being healthier, and as a result, many people seek them out. But how many of us have done the research to find out what exactly passes for free-range eggs? You might be ...
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How To Identify, Prevent, And Treat Illnesses In Chicks
Raising chicks into healthy, productive adult chickens can be both fun and rewarding. The process is mostly an easy one, but you should be aware of what can go wrong. If you know what problems can arise, you can prevent ...
Read More »Raising Chicks to be Healthy Hens
Raising chickens is a no-brainer when it comes to homesteading, and it is a good choice for the beginner. They are relatively easy and inexpensive to keep and care for. They can provide you with an abundance of eggs, which ...
Read More »Preparing Your Chickens for Spring
For some homesteaders, preparing chickens for spring is as easy as throwing open the barn doors and letting them run. However, there are a lot of little things that go into getting things ready for your chickens to make the ...
Read More »Preserving Eggs for the Long Term
If you have been watching National Geographic’s Doomsday Prepper series, you’ve probably seen a few ideas that you wanted to try to implement in your own storage preparations. At least a show or two got you wondering about the feasibility ...
Read More »Using an Incubator to Hatch Eggs
It is a lot of fun to let nature take its course and have your hens hatch out a bunch of fuzzy, adorable chicks. However, if you are relying on those eggs to hatch, sometimes it is best to give ...
Read More »Raising Free-Range Chickens
Raising your chickens on open grass has several benefits, the first of which is that your production costs will be far less because the birds are eating grass and bugs, and you won’t be buying grains. Another advantage is that ...
Read More »Don’t Give the Chickens the Season Off: Get Eggs in the Winter Using Heat and Light
If you depend on your chickens for your family’s eggs, winter can be a tough time. Chickens, especially the breeds created to be dynamic egg-layers, will still produce to some degree during the winter, but the numbers will be far lower than what you got used to during warm weather. More of the chicken’s energy is going toward keeping them warm, and their production is also linked heavily toward the day’s light cycles.
Read More »Common Chicken Diseases and Their Cures
Even the best cared for flock will sometimes have health issues. Chickens are especially vulnerable to disease where their “wilder” counterparts (ducks and geese) have better resistance. Knowing what to look for and how to treat common chicken diseases can ...
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There are pluses and minuses to everything in life. In every effort, the balance between benefit and cost should be carefully weighed. Likewise, the decision to maintain chickens depends on what one hopes to achieve in the endeavor. There are ...
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